Breaking into Tech & Wealth w/ Alexandra Holien of ADA Developers

While Black

REVOLT

Self-improvement, Education

4.1 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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The tech industry not only needs more black and brown folks but it is also creating pathways toward significant income and wealth for those who break in. On this episode we sit with Alexandra Holien, Deputy Director of ADA Developers, as she provides context on the what, why, when, and how of breaking into tech. She takes care to show you how to get the right education and experience for those truly interested in enriching their life position inside of this industry. She goes in detail with the programs and work options that ADA Developers offers to help folks change their position and trajectory. One call out - pay attention to the average income increase graduates of their program receive!!! If tech is for you....if coding is for you....or if you are even remotely interested in the industry then this is the episode for you. To learn more on Alexandra please feel free to reach out to her via email - HERE or go learn more about ADA Developers on their WEBSITE. Don't forget to get social with While Black IG: WHILE_BLACK; TWITTER @whileblackpc; FB @whileblackpodcast or email: whileblackpodcast@gmail.com Recorded @ drsatl.com Theme song Produced by Wahid Gomes and licensed through Verde Music Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	There's this command in software engineering called the slave master command.
0:05.0	I don't know if y'all heard of it.
0:07.0	Yep.
0:08.0	So the slave master command, it's just like, you know, if I wrote like, you know, when you're
0:12.0	using Excel and you write like equals and then it makes the, and it makes a little equation
0:17.0	for you.
0:18.0	So it's just a command in a code that makes one thing do another thing.
0:22.0	This big tech company had never had a black software engineer in the room when he said this.
0:29.0	And he was like, you know, it's a slave master thing.
0:31.0	As soon as he said it, he's like, look, it's just like, oh my gosh.
0:34.0	And he realized in that moment, we were changing tech just by being sitting in the seat.
0:38.0	This guy came to us and was like, I think I've said something offensive.
0:42.0	And we're like, okay.
0:43.0	And we're like, yeah, but now it's the next step of how you're going to take this.
0:46.0	Like, you said something that is industry standard.
0:48.0	But what do you get?
0:49.0	And he goes, okay, I actually have the power to change this language.
0:52.0	Am I company?
0:53.0	Am I company?
0:54.0	Am I company?
0:55.0	Am I company?
0:56.0	Am I company?
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