From artist to teacher to community manager for a consulting and software engineering company.
I found this conversation inspiring in a way related to persistence and giving more than you get. The thread through this episode is continuing to build skills, yet being open to what comes up. Pat woke up early every morning to learn to code, but was open to the opportunities which called for his communication and people skills.
This is my favorite line that embodies Pat’s spirit of being willing to get involved in the tech community: “…and then I just kept raising my hand for things.”
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Topics Mentioned:

Merion Art & Repro Center
This is what a monthlong hackathon looks like by Pat Woods
Pat’s blog with many posts during 2016 when he was learning how to code
What is SQL? (link from Bill)
Automate the Boring Stuff with Python
Codecademy JavaScript
Codecademy Git
Design Brew
Leverage: a project Pat volunteered and helped build
Pat’s opinion on his helpful thing: “scheduling time in my day to build new skills even if exhausted”
Next most helpful: “putting myself out there and being willing to get involved”