As a nonprofit tech organization, Code the Dream relies on software development volunteers to make our program a success. We are grateful for every single volunteer that works to support our students and apprentices in the many ways they show up: mentoring, leading workshops, reviewing assignments, pair programming, project coaching and more! But some go […]
From the newsletter: DECODED Winter 2022
From the newsletter: DECODED Winter 2022
I’m Nick Santiago. I’m a proud veteran — I served for ten years in the US Marines. But after I left the Marines, I wasn’t sure what to do. I knew I was interested in tech, and I tried to teach myself — I bought books, I watched YouTube videos, I learned enough to build a game — nothing fancy, but I was proud of it. I went back to school to start learning Computer Science, and that’s where I heard about Code the Dream.
Magnus-Aryitey: To solve complex problems “we need people from diverse backgrounds deeply involved at every step of the way to help build new technology that makes a difference”
Magnus-Aryitey: To solve complex problems “we need people from diverse backgrounds deeply involved at every step of the way to help build new technology that makes a difference”
Code the Dream’s Daisy Magnus-Aryitey discussed her path to a coding career, her new position as Co-Executive Director, and CTD’s recent growth and exciting future in this Q&A with WRAL’s TechWire. When asked about the importance of diversity in tech, Magnus-Aryitey responded: “We know that if we want to solve complex, real-world problems we need […]
Code the Dream announces Magnus-Aryitey as new Co-Executive Director
Code the Dream announces Magnus-Aryitey as new Co-Executive Director
Code the Dream (CTD) is proud to announce Daisy Magnus-Aryitey as the organization’s new Co-Executive Director. Most recently Code the Dream’s Director of Partnerships, Magnus-Aryitey will join Executive Director Dan Rearick in leading day-to-day operations and mapping the path for the fast-growing non-profit. Magnus-Aryitey is uniquely suited for the position, having been a student in […]
Article in Southerly and Enlace Latino NC features Code the Dream
Article in Southerly and Enlace Latino NC features Code the Dream
A new article — available in Spanish and English — details CTD developer Kevin Arevalo’s journey to a tech career, CTD’s work creating farmworker outreach apps, and the new tech cooperative Radiate Consulting NC. Read the piece in English here, lea el artículo en español aqui.
New Tech Consulting Cooperative Founded by CTD Graduates
New Tech Consulting Cooperative Founded by CTD Graduates
The six member-owners of Radiate Consulting™ North Carolina decided that their tech expertise combined with a collective-ownership model was their best route to business ownership and a rewarding career trajectory. After working for months, supported by Code the Dream and the Democracy at Work Institute (DAWI), they launched the new business at an event on […]
CTD Graduate: Selamawit Shibru
CTD Graduate: Selamawit Shibru
Selamawit Shibru joined Code the Dream as an intern in October, 2020. In September, she left after getting a job as a Front End Developer at Tata Consulting Group. What led to your career in software development?I started developing back home in Ethiopia, where my background is in civil engineering. I got the chance to […]
CTD Labs expands access to reading instruction app for children with learning differences
CTD Labs expands access to reading instruction app for children with learning differences
Code the Dream salutes programmers Andrea Hernandez Guzman and Mariandrea Maldonado, whose work with CTD Labs is helping to bring a reading instruction application for children with learning challenges to teachers and students across the country. Hernandez Guzman and Maldonado have been working on the interactive Hill Reading Achievement Program (HillRAP) for CTD Labs’ client […]
CTD Graduates Form NC-Based Collective to Offer Tech Expertise and a Pathway to Business Ownership
CTD Graduates Form NC-Based Collective to Offer Tech Expertise and a Pathway to Business Ownership
The member-owners of Radiate Consulting™ North Carolina, a new tech cooperative founded by six entrepreneurs with a wide range of expertise, will introduce themselves and their business at an online event on Thursday, September 2. Radiate Consulting™ is a worker-owned and run small business specializing in building high-quality websites and custom web applications that help […]
CTD Co-Founder Magnus-Aryitey Returns as Director of Partnerships
CTD Co-Founder Magnus-Aryitey Returns as Director of Partnerships
Code the Dream (CTD) is happy to announce that Daisy Magnus-Aryitey, co-founder and former board member, has returned to Code the Dream as the first Director of Partnerships. A native of Ghana, Magnus-Aryitey moved to the US when she was four and came to North Carolina in 2009. She enrolled in an early version of […]