Code Youngstown Podcast: Recent Episodes
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This month, Joe, Chris, and Neil talk to Garrett Huggins (organizer) and Antonio Cotto (participant) about this year's HackYSU Hackathon.Highlights: HackYSU, Game Development, Tinderbots, ChatGPT, Scarsella's, and Oven Fresh Pizza.Joe's HackYSU Blog Post: https://joeduncko.com/blog/hackysu-2022HackYSU Site: http://hackysu.com/Recorded: April 23, 2023Published: May 1, 2023
This month, Joe and Neil talk to Gaven Rudiak, software developer at JuggerBot3D.Highlights: 3D Printers, Microcontrollers, Hamburgers, and Gas Prices on Meridian.Recorded: March 16, 2023Published: April 1, 2023
This month, Neil, Joe, and Chris are joined by Chandler Fiffick, Director of the EVOLVE Technology Entrepeneurship Program at the Youngstown Business Incubator.We discuss Chandler's background before diving into a discussion of the YBI's mission, what to do if you have a business idea, and how Incubators work.Highlights: YBI, Incubators vs Accelerators, What is a startup anyway? and mediterranean food.The YBI Website is at https://ybi.orgRecorded: February 8, 2023Published: March 1, 2023
This month, Chris, Joe, and Neil discuss technical conferences, with a focus on the recent Code Mash.Highlights: Code Mash, Megaconferences, and the Eastwood Mall.This podcast is recorded, produced, and published by Code Youngstown - More information is available at codeyoungstown.com, or join the community through slack.codeyoungstown.com.Recorded: January 19, 2023Published: February 1, 2023
This month, Chris and Neil talk to Joe Duncko and Nicholas Serra about the successes and milestones of Code Youngstown over the last year.Highlights: The Code Youngstown community, Joe's devotion to JavaScript, Westside Bowl, Cedars, Shoegaze, and Dev Youngstown.Joe's blog post on the history of Code Youngstown: https://joeduncko.com/blog/code-youngstown-a-retrospectiveDev Youngstown: https://youngstown.devThis podcast is recorded, produced, and published by Code Youngstown - More information is available at codeyoungstown.com, or join the community through slack.codeyoungstown.com.Recorded: January 4, 2023Published: January 6, 2023
This month, Chris, Joe, and Neil talk to Michael Walker, a lead Android developer with Robert Half (and adjunct professor at YSU) regarding his history and career.Highlights: Java vs Kotlin, Prototypical Inheritance, and Teaching.Code Youngstown Winter Mixer: https://www.meetup.com/code-youngstown/events/289774946/This podcast is recorded, produced, and published by Code Youngstown - More information is available at codeyoungstown.com, or join the community through slack.codeyoungstown.com.Recorded: November 17, 2022Published: December 1, 2022
This month, Joe spends some time answering questions from Chris and Neil regarding the difficulties and successes of planning HackYSU and Code Youngstown events.Hightlights: HackYSU, Trello boards, LAN parties, Banana costumes, Westside Bowl's delicious pizza.This podcast is recorded, produced, and published by Code Youngstown - More information is available at codeyoungstown.com, or join the community through slack.codeyoungstown.com.Recorded: October 25, 2022Published: November 1, 2022
This month, Chris and Neil talk to Anthony Hake, Director of IT at Oak Hill Collaborative. We discuss his background in tech, his history in the Mahoning Valley, and more.Highlights: Makerspaces, 3D Printers, CNC Machining, The Federal, and semi-spicy buffalo sauce with carrots.This podcast is recorded, produced, and published by Code Youngstown - More information is available at codeyoungstown.com, or join the community through slack.codeyoungstown.com.Recorded: September 22, 2022Published: October 1, 2022
This month: Chris, Joe, and Neil talk to Ben Rinehart, a Software Engineering Manager at AVI Foodsystems. We discuss his background in tech, his history in the Mahoning Valley, and more.Highlights: Hiring and being hired for remote roles, C#, Javascript, Uncle Nicks Greek-fried Chicken, and Center of the World.This podcast is recorded, produced, and published by Code Youngstown - More information is available at codeyoungstown.com, or join the community through slack.codeyoungstown.com.Recorded: August 17, 2022Published: September 1, 2022
Mike Helmick, Principal Software Engineer at West Monroe, joins Joe and Neil to discuss his experiences in the tech world.
Highlights include WWE Wrestling, Aqua Pazzo in Boardman, learning new programming languages, and Pokemon.
This month, Lindsay joins Neil and Joe.
She talks in depth about how the role she's played in Turning's transformation into an agile shop, the different workflows they've attempted, and what exactly Agile and Scrum are.
In addition, Lindsay discusses her role regarding the local Atlassian User Group.
Turning Technologies: https://www.turningtechnologies.com/ Turning Technologies Career Page: https://www.turningtechnologies.com/careers/ Atlassian User Group / Atlassian Community Events: https://ace.atlassian.com
This month, Joe speaks with Chris Harwell, a non-native of the Youngstown area. The discuss what has brought Chris to Youngstown, his history with technology, and his upcoming start at Lambda School.
The inaugural episode of the Code Youngstown Podcast.
Joe and Neil discuss their backgrounds in tech, Youngstown, and where they see the podcast going in the future.