Code, Community, and Opportunity: Making Tech Accessible for Everyone (#85)

Episode 85 of the Foojay Podcast. All info, show notes, and links are available at https://foojay.io/today/category/podcast/. What if the future of Java depends on who we invite to learn it today? In this Foojay Podcast, we're diving into something that affects all of us in the Java community: How can we inspire the next generation of developers, and how do we make the developer world more inclusive? You'll hear four incredible guests who are actively working to make tech more accessible and inclusive. First, Daniel De Luca talks about Devoxx for Kids and how they support underprivileged students in IT education. Then Kenny Schwegler shares his insights on how we can actively promote diversity and inclusion in tech. Cassandra Chin, the youngest Java Champion and author, talks about inspiring young coders through hands-on projects and making technology fun. And finally, Igor De Souza discusses his mission to bring Java into Raspberry Pi education and bring more Java into coding clubs worldwide. These conversations share one message: Talent is everywhere, but opportunity isn't. And we have the power to change that! 01:19 Daniel De Luca https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieldeluca/ Founder Devoxx4Kids Activities of Devoxx4Kids How to inspire children of all ages to get interested in technology 14:24 Kenny Schwegler https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenny-baas/ How to build inclusive, diverse teams How the IT industry became male-focused because of IBM marketing Books: https://www.manning.com/books/collaborative-software-design https://learningsystemsthinking.com/ 26:07 Cassandra Chin https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassandra-chin-developer/ Inspiring children and parents into technology Fun projects to introduce engineering to children Book: https://www.amazon.nl/Raising-Young-Coders-Teaching-Programming/dp/B0DVBQZ483 20% Discount code on the Springer website "APAUT" https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/979-8-8688-1393-1 32:45 Igor De Souza https://www.linkedin.com/in/igfasouza/ Java in code clubs like CoderDojo Java in space Collecting Java tutorials and courses for children Java Catalog on Foojay GitHub https://github.com/foojayio/java-education-catalog Pi4J library https://www.pi4j.com/ HelloWorld magazine: https://downloads.ctfassets.net/oshmmv7kdjgm/6jGvFLH86Ems5AJR84Krsk/3888c571ddc1543c9cdb01ce5eff616d/HelloWorld28.pdf 55:27 Conclusions