Salt City Code

Gus Cost: There is No Perfect Thing

Episode | February 18th, 2020 | 36 mins 11 secs

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Hosts Karin Thorne and Kelly Corey chat with Gus Cost, programmer at Density and Careers in Code instructor, about using hardware to win a hackathon, lessons learned from teaching at a tech bootcamp for the first time, and his surprising recommendation on where to start your own programming journey.

Doug Crescenzi: Network Effects

Episode | February 11th, 2020 | 37 mins 55 secs

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Kelly and Karin chat with Doug Crescenzi, co-founder of Hack Upstate and Upstate Interactive, about his journey from academia to entrepreneurship, how he helped launch the Careers in Code program, and the importance of connecting with your local tech community.

Kelly and Karin: Life After Bootcamp

Episode | February 4th, 2020 | 28 mins 12 secs

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It's been about six months since hosts Kelly Corey and Karin Thorne graduated from Careers in Code. We catch up on adjusting to life after class, getting more involved in the tech community, and what it's like to start a podcast.

Amanda Darcangelo: Documentation Saves Lives

Episode | January 28th, 2020 | 47 mins 11 secs

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Karin and Kelly chat with Amanda Darcangelo, leader of the Syracuse chapter of Women in Machine Learning and Data Science, about her group's upcoming career fair, the importance of collaboration in the tech community, and what it means to be a tech resource in 2020.

Ashley Oliver: Cybersecurity, Cash, and You

Episode | January 21st, 2020 | 31 mins 54 secs

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Karin and Kelly continue the conversation with Ashley Oliver and discuss cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, and potential changes to consumer banking in the coming decade. We also talk about a fun emanation experiment, and Ashley teaches us about Faraday cages and Van Eck phreaking.

Ashley Oliver: Cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert

Episode | January 14th, 2020 | 31 mins 45 secs

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Kelly and Karin chat with Ashley Oliver, Syracuse's resident cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert, about her AVR of choice, the upcoming 5G network in Syracuse, and how to get started on a career in cybersecurity.

Mike DeMaria: Upstate Dreamin'

Episode | January 7th, 2020 | 40 mins

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Kelly and Karin sit down with Mike DeMaria, founder of the Syracuse Developers Community Group/co-founder of Upstate Dreamin', and discuss working with Salesforce, what it's like to run a community Meetup, and launching a brand new conference in upstate New York.

Podcast Goals 2020

Episode | December 31st, 2019 | 21 mins 47 secs

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Kelly and Karin discuss their New Year's resolutions for their personal coding journeys and for Salt City Code.

Code for the Holidays

Episode | December 24th, 2019 | 25 mins 38 secs

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Kelly and Karin share some of their favorite coding resources in this special 2019 holiday episode feat. lots of JavaScript, a handful of online courses, a sprinkle of social media, and a pinch of other podcasts.

Melissa Schmitz: A Giant Debugging Rubber Duck

Episode | December 17th, 2019 | 42 mins 15 secs

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Kelly and Karin sit down again with Melissa Schmitz as she shares more stories and advice about hackathons, her experience in a data science bootcamp, and how she leveraged her hackathon wins into a full-time career in tech.

Melissa Schmitz: From Hackathon Winner to Working Professional

Episode | December 10th, 2019 | 41 mins 27 secs

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Karin and Kelly chat with Melissa Schmitz about what it's like to win a hackathon, her experience working with virtual reality, and her decision to pivot from natural science to data science.

Kelly Corey: Being My Best Self

Episode | December 3rd, 2019 | 43 mins 57 secs

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Karin interviews Kelly Corey, co-founder of Salt City Code, about her journey into tech as a recent graduate of a coding bootcamp.
Topics discussed include: restoring old tech, finding a sense of community, and encouraging creative types to get into code

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