//podcastplus.net/feed/salt-city-code~ffe6dcf4 Welcome to Salt City Code, the podcast that aims to bridge the gap and foster connections within the tech community in Syracuse, NY and beyond. Hosted by Karin Thorne and Kaitlyn Warboy, this podcast dives deep into the world of technology and coding, exploring the diverse perspectives and experiences of local tech leaders.In each episode, Karin and Kaitlyn invite a range of guests, from tech enthusiasts to seasoned professionals, to share their insights, knowledge, and stories. Through engaging conversations, they uncover the unique aspects that make technology and coding an integral part of the vibrant Salt City community.Listeners can expect to hear discussions about emerging technologies, innovative projects, and the latest trends shaping the tech landscape. They also explore the impact of technology on various industries and discuss the opportunities and challenges it brings.Whether you're an aspiring coder, a tech professional, or simply curious about the ever-evolving world of technology, Salt City Code offers valuable insights, practical advice, and inspiring stories. Join Karin and Kaitlyn as they connect with the local tech scene, provide a platform for sharing expertise, and inspire the growth and collaboration of the tech community in Syracuse and beyond. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:31:41 +0000 https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f9babf5a-1dc7-4502-b7a9-8675d686af84/ba37b64c-573a-461a-a90c-69e0bd82d8eb.mp3 “There’s got to be more meaning and more passion into the traditional tech pitching.Host Karin Thorne and guest host Max Matthews continue their chat with Seth Mulligan about tech pitching, how the Syracuse tech community has changed, and where they see it heading in the future. Seth also answers a Salt City Code favorite question when he shares his idea for a tech Meetup.Connect with Sethhttp://sethmulligan.brandyourself.com/ | StorySlab (https://www.storyslab.com/) | LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/sethmulligan/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/SyracuseSeth)MusicThis episode features "Brain Power" by Mela (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two) from the album Mela two.Follow Karinkethorne.com (http://www.kethorne.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaythorne) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karin_thorne/) | E-mail (mailto:contact@kethorne.com)JSWebb Development, LLCjswebbdevelopment.com (https://jswebbdevelopment.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/JSWebb_Dev) | Instagram (https://www.i... Tue, 16 Jun 2020 19:00:00 +0000 https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f9babf5a-1dc7-4502-b7a9-8675d686af84/ba37b64c-573a-461a-a90c-69e0bd82d8eb.mp3 https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f9babf5a-1dc7-4502-b7a9-8675d686af84/7c3333af-8582-4558-aa7d-6d1b3aca7073.mp3 Modeling a venture is related but, certainly a different discipline than inventing or creating it or coding it or improving it.Host Karin Thorne and special Guest Host Max Matthews chat with Seth Mulligan of StorySlab about smart networking, what it's like to model a venture, and where he sees Syracuse heading in the future. Connect with Sethhttp://sethmulligan.brandyourself.com/ | StorySlab (https://www.storyslab.com/) | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethmulligan/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/SyracuseSeth)MusicThis episode features "Brain Power" by Mela (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two) from the album Mela two.Follow Karinkethorne.com (http://www.kethorne.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaythorne) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karin_thorne/) | E-mail (mailto:contact@kethorne.com)JSWebb Development, LLCjswebbdevelopment.com (https://jswebbdevelopment.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/JSWebb_Dev) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jswebbdev/) | E-mail (mailto:js... Tue, 02 Jun 2020 20:00:00 +0000 https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f9babf5a-1dc7-4502-b7a9-8675d686af84/7c3333af-8582-4558-aa7d-6d1b3aca7073.mp3 https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f9babf5a-1dc7-4502-b7a9-8675d686af84/5b1604ae-64ac-492d-afcf-7eaef581e6aa.mp3 If you're gonna be part of a community of people that are like-minded, do try to show up and go be a part of the community. Contribute in some way. There's a lot of value that you can get out of it and there's a lot of value you can bring to it without even knowing that you're bringing value to it... There's been a lot of moments in my life where I've realized I've either said something or done something for someone and there's like a lightbulb that goes off, right? And you see that lightbulb go off for that person and you're like "Oh, wow, I actually helped that person get on their path to achieving something that they wanted to achieve" and that's really cool. It's really rewarding, and I would encourage anyone to go out and just be a part of a community even if it's not programming.Hosts Karin Thorne and Kelly Corey chat with Joey Buczek about his experience balancing family, work and teaching at a coding bootcamp along with his work ethic philosophy and how he started the SyrJS Meetup. Joey also shares hi... Tue, 19 May 2020 20:00:00 +0000 https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f9babf5a-1dc7-4502-b7a9-8675d686af84/5b1604ae-64ac-492d-afcf-7eaef581e6aa.mp3 https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f9babf5a-1dc7-4502-b7a9-8675d686af84/cab30236-e06e-4b8a-b35a-b95f68785bfb.mp3 I would say using teaching as a way to get better at something is a really good approach. And I would say that if you don't have a lot of knowledge, you shouldn't think you can't teach. I'm very much a proponent of ... being able to take ideas you have and using them to kind of affect your surroundings. And I think that teaching is a great way to do that.Hosts Karin Thorne and Kelly Corey chat with Ryan Gaus about choosing to work for a software company instead of going to college, his experience teaching at Careers in Code, and his journey as a self-taught developer. Ryan also shouts out some past attendees of the OpenHack Meetup and talks to us about a cool project he's working on with his mom.This episode is part V of our series: Catching Up with Careers in Code! We chat with founders, instructors/TAs, and students of the first CiC cohort about their experience and where they'd like to see the program go in the future.Connect with Ryanrgaus.net (https://rgaus.net/) | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/r... Tue, 31 Mar 2020 21:00:00 +0000 https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f9babf5a-1dc7-4502-b7a9-8675d686af84/cab30236-e06e-4b8a-b35a-b95f68785bfb.mp3 https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f9babf5a-1dc7-4502-b7a9-8675d686af84/62133c3b-a15f-48c7-8477-8d75ed95d808.mp3 We are all experts in our own different fields...I may be great with something like Gatsby or livestreaming but if you go tell me, "Hey, can you cook me a very professional meal and serve it up?"...I'm probably not going to be able to do that well.Hosts Kelly Corey and Karin Thorne chat with Ben Lannon about livestreaming on Twitch, how he got involved with the GatsbyJS and open source communities, and he shares a big announcement with us at the end of the show! Ben also mentions his favorite computer game and tells us a great idea for a potential Syracuse tech Meetup.Tech Note We've shifted all recordings from in-person to online via Zoom. Please be patient with us as we adjust to using virtual recording tools. We apologize for the glitchiness of spots in this episode.Connect with Benlannonbr.com (https://lannonbr.com) | Twitch (https://twitch.tv/lannonbr) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/lannonbr)The Live Coders Conference OnlineGet ready for the first online conference from The Live Coders team! Over 10 hour... Tue, 24 Mar 2020 21:00:00 +0000 https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f9babf5a-1dc7-4502-b7a9-8675d686af84/62133c3b-a15f-48c7-8477-8d75ed95d808.mp3 https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f9babf5a-1dc7-4502-b7a9-8675d686af84/1563368c-be9b-494f-a7d1-bfa39310710a.mp3 My big advice is...work backwards. Because it's so easy to learn all these tiny little concepts in programming. And it's cool and you're excited while you're doing it but at the end of the day, it's not an end result. And so, my big advice is have your end goal. Figure out where you want to end up and then work your way backwards from there.Hosts Karin Thorne and Kelly Corey continue their conversation with Max Matthews and take a deeper dive into his experiences teaching at Start Fast Code and Careers in Code. Max shares his advice for someone looking to get started in programming and how to find a mentor to help along the way.This episode is part IV of our series: Catching Up with Careers in Code! We chat with founders, instructors/TAs, and students of the first CiC cohort about their experience and where they'd like to see the program go in the future.Connect with Maxmaxmatthe.ws (https://maxmatthe.ws) | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxzmatthews/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/@teckno101) | Mediu... Tue, 17 Mar 2020 21:00:00 +0000 https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f9babf5a-1dc7-4502-b7a9-8675d686af84/1563368c-be9b-494f-a7d1-bfa39310710a.mp3 https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f9babf5a-1dc7-4502-b7a9-8675d686af84/4ac30ccc-e3d8-496f-897f-8ec9ece63122.mp3 Sometimes I really miss AIM. I used to leave away messages all the time and so did all my friends. Update people with what you're doing or put song lyrics in the away messages...I'm just not going to do that on Slack.Hosts Kelly Corey and Karin Thorne chat about their experiences with various social media accounts over the years. They also share the results of a recent listener poll and reminisce fondly about AIM.MusicThis episode features "Brain Power" by Mela (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two) from the album Mela two.Follow Karinkethorne.com (http://www.kethorne.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaythorne) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karin_thorne/) | E-mail (mailto:contact@kethorne.com)JSWebb Development, LLCjswebbdevelopment.com (https://jswebbdevelopment.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/JSWebb_Dev) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jswebbdev/) | E-mail (mailto:jswebbdevelopment@gmail.com)Follow Kellykell.dev (https://kell.dev/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/thisiske... Tue, 03 Mar 2020 23:00:00 +0000 https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f9babf5a-1dc7-4502-b7a9-8675d686af84/4ac30ccc-e3d8-496f-897f-8ec9ece63122.mp3 https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f9babf5a-1dc7-4502-b7a9-8675d686af84/405110e2-211a-464d-8e89-49906a607983.mp3 I think a hacker is defined as someone that has a passion for a particular topic or a particular subject field. Whether it's computers or electronics, whether it's history or art, we can all consider ourselves hackers of our own passions.Hosts Karin Thorne and Kelly Corey chat with Mo Morsi about founding the Syracuse Innovators Guild and his journey from working at Red Hat to starting his own XRP blockchain company. We also pitch a couple of new ideas for Syracuse tech community Meetups and Mo shares why Ruby is still his favorite programming language.Connect with Momo.morsi.org (http://mo.morsi.org/) | Presentations (http://mo.morsi.org/presentations/) | GitHub (https://github.com/movitto/) | Syracuse Hackers (https://www.meetup.com/Syracuse-Hackers/)Dev Null Productionsdevnull.network (http://devnull.network/) | NYC XRP Meetup (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-XRP/) | XRP1ntel.com (http://xrp1ntel.com/)Episode ReferencesNetHack (https://www.nethack.org/) | iogames (http://iogames.space/) | Sonic Pi (https://soni... Tue, 25 Feb 2020 21:00:00 +0000 https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f9babf5a-1dc7-4502-b7a9-8675d686af84/405110e2-211a-464d-8e89-49906a607983.mp3 https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f9babf5a-1dc7-4502-b7a9-8675d686af84/30e1f4dd-60b1-444a-95e1-bdd9d8273aac.mp3 I would say go for it. ... Learning any of anything is gonna help you more than wondering what to learn or trying to pick the perfect thing. Spoiler alert: there is no perfect thing. Everything has huge problems with it that are gonna cause you a lot of frustration. But if you just have perspective, well, you're able to do some really amazing things that you couldn't without it.Hosts Karin Thorne and Kelly Corey chat with Gus Cost, programmer at Density and Careers in Code instructor, about using hardware to win a hackathon, lessons learned from teaching at a tech bootcamp for the first time, and his surprising recommendation on where to start your own programming journey. This is our most technical episode so far and features mentions of QBasic, Logo, Lisp, and PyTorch.This episode is part II of our new series: Catching Up with Careers in Code! We chat with founders, instructors/TAs, and students of the first CiC cohort about their experience and where they'd like to see the program go in the future.Connect ... Tue, 18 Feb 2020 20:00:00 +0000 https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f9babf5a-1dc7-4502-b7a9-8675d686af84/30e1f4dd-60b1-444a-95e1-bdd9d8273aac.mp3 https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f9babf5a-1dc7-4502-b7a9-8675d686af84/7140b248-f01a-4b02-8846-b7b6250cce8d.mp3 If we risk messing with things too much...I think we could risk reducing some of that community building side, right? And I think if we wanna get more of these outcomes, we need to really value and do whatever we can to amplify the network effects that come from the community we're building.Kelly and Karin chat with Doug Crescenzi, co-founder of Hack Upstate (https://hackupstate.com/home) and Upstate Interactive (https://upstateinteractive.io/), about his journey from academia to entrepreneurship, how he helped launch the Careers in Code program, and the importance of connecting with your local tech community. We also talk about making opportunities available for people to advance in their tech journeys and suggest a couple of ideas for future Syracuse tech meetups.This episode is part I of our new series: Catching Up with Careers in Code! We chat with founders, instructors/TAs, and students of the first CiC cohort about their experience and where they'd like to see the program go in the future.Audio NoteThis... 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