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Turning Criminals Into Coders: the Brilliant Life Story
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- Can coding literally save someone's life? Can it change America's broken prison system? The non-profit, Brilliant Life, will discuss how they're teaching juvenile delinquents to code, how to work on a software development team, as well as how they’re providing opportunities to work after their prison time ends.
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- Is software development really hard to do? For that matter, do you need a degree to write code?
- Can criminals really be software developers?
- How much training does it take to turn a criminal into a coder?
- Do juvenile or adult offenders, the homeless or displaced workers even want to learn how to program?
- How is Brilliant Life working with community organizations to find people to train?
- What happens after a candidate has been trained by Brilliant Life? Are they on their own, or do they have a place to land?
- Quality and security are important, so how can we ensure that both are still emphasized?
- How is a good software development team like a good military unit?
- How can software processes and techniques like agile, TDD, and the like create an environment where underserved populations can thrive?
- Has this actually been done yet and, if so, is it working?
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Category:
- Digital Divide, Economic Concerns, Education, Non-Profits, Social Networking
- Type:
- Dual
- Event:
- Interactive 2010
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