Learn to Code and Do Something Big
On October 15th, Tech Talent South will launch an immersive, eight-week adult coding program in nearby Grant Park. Both full-time and part-time classes will be held in the mornings and evenings at NEX Atlanta, accommodating for any schedule. The goal of the classes is to help adults learn invaluable web development skills to keep up in an increasingly technological world, enabling them to better run their own business or launch a new career. Among skills taught: coding in the popular Ruby on Rails framework, modeling domains to work with database backed applications, designing and building out websites in HTML/CSS, adding interactivity using JavaScript and AJAX, and integrating websites with APIs such as Facebook and Google.
Native southerners and start-up entrepreneurs Betsy Hauser and Richard Simms are launching this first set of adult classes after a series of highly successful kids’ coding camps that ran over the summer. Tech Talent South’s mission, according to Hauser, is “to help put the South on the map as the next big tech hub and start-up epicenter. Everyone knows that having the right talent is absolutely crucial in order to move things in that direction.”
As a popular, trending center of activity among professionally minded individuals and entrepreneurs, Virginia-Highland and Grant Park are the perfect base for the hub that Hauser and Simms envision. Simply being surrounded by skilled programmers and developers is not always enough for innovative minds, however. As Simms puts it, “We really believe that everyone can and should learn how to code. Learning to code teaches you a whole new way of looking at the world and a whole new way of thinking about solving problems – which is important for anyone looking to build their own business and leave a mark on the world.”
Additionally, Simms and Hauser hope to boost the local economy of the place they call home by bringing in talent that will be starting companies and buying houses as well as shopping local, small businesses.
The adult program will be held October 15 to December 7, 2013. Applications are due by September 7, 2013.
Click here to view a YouTube video of a recent kid coding camp held at Atlanta Tech Village.
To learn more about Tech Talent South or apply online, visit the website at www.techtalentsouth.com or follow them on Twitter @TechTalentSouth.