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Caleb Salt
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I am a mostly self taught programmer who is passionate about Python and
mentoring.

I spent 6 1/2 years programming in a proprietary mainframe scripting language
using the best programming practices of the 1980’s. Finding myself being leached
of a love of code, I changed my career to join a webdev software company, picked
up Python, and have been loving it.


MENTORING

In high school I spent a lot of time in the computer lab. Entering college I was
eager and excited to learn more programming, only to be confronted by professors
who loathed students and obviously despised the curriculum. It was soul crushing
being constantly surrounded by a barrage of negativity. I ended up leaving the
CS department and eventually got a degree in another field (Political Science)
that I found interesting and enjoyable. I still had an interst in programming
and continued spiking around on personal projects the whole time.

I often wonder what my life would have looked like if I had had a mentor or
someone to coach me through the tough times. I had opportunities, but either
didn’t recognize them or take advantage. Would I have another decade of
experience in my current field? I don’t regret the experiences that I’ve gained
by taking a different path, but there are certainly costs associated with it.

I hope that I can spark that love of programming in others who are interested. I
love to see the excitement of someone’s first program that they wrote all by
themselves. Perhaps I can help someone through the tough times where nothing
seems to execute right, the language is becoming more complex, or burn out is
setting in.

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TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS

I have greatly enjoyed sharing the things I am learning.


TEACHING YOUTH TO CODE

Talk I gave at Pyowa about my experiences teaching youth to code. I wander
around a lot, and the camera went very red. Sorry.

Slides for the presentation

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SO YOU WANT (SOMEONE ELSE) TO LEARN TO CODE

Given at Iowa Code Camp, fall of 2017.

Slides: low resolution    full resolution

My first programming classes in college were so bad that I withdrew from school
and worked for a couple of years before regaining a love for programming. Since
then I’ve had a number of opportunities to mentor youth wanting to learn
programming, teach a class for homeschoolers, give presentations at high
schools, and mentor new hires fairly fresh to professional programming. Two
years ago I made a radical shift in my professional career and once again had
the opportunity to be reminded of what is is like to go back to the beginning
and learn afresh.

Discussion items:

 * Inspiring love of programming
 * Experiences of what has worked and not
 * Tools, learning materials, teaching
 * Mentoring others

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM : Room 109 : So you want (someone else) to learn to code
(Level: 100)

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SO YOU WANT (SOMEONE ELSE) TO LEARN TO CODE (VERSION II)

Given at Chadev.

This is a slightly updated version of the talk that I have given before.

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 * Mentoring
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   * Teaching Youth to Code
   * So You Want (Someone Else) to Learn to Code
   * So You Want (Someone Else) to Learn to Code (Version II)


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