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Rick Wolter

CodeNewbie

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Majora Carter

Chris Palmer

Ben Orenstein

Kanika Tolver

Kristy Tillman

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Laura Elizabeth

Lara Hogan

Mina Markham

Rachel Nabors

Andrew Chen

Ryan Hoover

Linda Liukas

Jerod Santo

Ashe Dryden

OwlTail

In this episode, we talk about about going from convict to coder with software engineer, Rick Wolter. Rick talks about being sent to prison for murder as a teen, deciding to learn to code while being locked up, and what it takes to land that first job with a felony on your record. Show Links AWS Insiders  (sponsor)  Rick Woltx The Last Mile Python Bucky Roberts Tutorials Khan Academy Adobe Dreamweaver Free Code Camp Big Nerd Ranch FIU (Florida International University) Swift C# .NET Java Object-oriented programming Rails Rick Wolter

In this episode, we talk about about going from convict to coder with software engineer, Rick Wolter. Rick talks about being sent to prison for murder as a teen, deciding to learn to code while being locked up, and what it takes to land that first job with a felony on your record. <h4>Show Links</h4> <ul><li><a href="https://link.chtbl.com/awsinsiders?sid=podcast.codenewbie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AWS Insiders </a> (sponsor) </li> <li><a href="https://www.rwoltx.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rick Woltx</a></li> <li><a href="https://thelastmile.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Last Mile</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.python.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Python</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/buckyroberts/Source-Code-from-Tutorials" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bucky Roberts Tutorials</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.khanacademy.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Khan Academy</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Dreamweaver" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adobe Dreamweaver</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.freecodecamp.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Free Code Camp</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bignerdranch.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Big Nerd Ranch</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.fiu.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FIU (Florida International University)</a></li> <li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/swift/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Swift</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sharp_(programming_language)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">C#</a></li> <li><a href="https://dotnet.microsoft.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">.NET</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Java</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-oriented_programming" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Object-oriented programming</a></li> <li><a href="https://rubyonrails.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rails</a></li> </ul><h4>Rick Wolter</h4>

S14:E1 - How to go from convict to coder (Rick Wolter)

Rick Wolter spent the majority of his adult life in prison. When he read about a program at San Quentin that was helping inmates prepare for life on the outside by teaching them how to code, he went about teaching himself through any means necessary.Now that he's employed as a programmer, he's helping other formerly incarcerated and underprivileged individuals gain traction in the industry by building a community of experienced professionals as mentors and teachers.Rick discusses the mindset, poor choices and environment that led to his prison sentence, the habits and relationships that helped him turn his life around and the steps he's taking to minimize the stigma of a criminal record to help people contribute to a better world.

Rick Wolter spent the majority of his adult life in prison. When he read about a program at San Quentin that was helping inmates prepare for life on the outside by teaching them how to code, he went about teaching himself through any means necessary. Now that he's employed as a programmer, he's helping other formerly incarcerated and underprivileged individuals gain traction in the industry by building a community of experienced professionals as mentors and teachers. Rick discusses the mindset, poor choices and environment that led to his prison sentence, the habits and relationships that helped him turn his life around and the steps he's taking to minimize the stigma of a criminal record to help people contribute to a better world.

Rick Wolter - How He Changed The Trajectory of His Life With Programming

Rick Wolter talks about the path to prison &amp; the path to redemption Twitter: @therocsworld Twitter: @RwoltX Twitter: @UnderdogDevs Site: https://www.rwoltx.com   SUBSCRIBE Itunes: https://apple.co/2ZXCDwN GooglePlay: https://bit.ly/367W4qT YouTube: https://bit.ly/3hV6Xyp

Rick Wolter talks about the path to prison &amp; the path to redemption Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRocsWorld" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@therocsworld</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/RwoltX?s=20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@RwoltX</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UnderdogDevs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@UnderdogDevs</a> Site: <a href="http://amzn.to/33ovatt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.rwoltx.com</a> SUBSCRIBE Itunes: <a href="https://apple.co/2ZXCDwN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2ZXCDwN</a> GooglePlay: <a href="https://bit.ly/367W4qT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/367W4qT</a> YouTube: <a href="https://bit.ly/3hV6Xyp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3hV6Xyp</a>

Talking $*** About Prison & Second Chances w/ Rick Wolter (Full)