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S2:E1 - How she built a mobile app to help victims of domestic violence (Alicia Carr)
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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Oct 30, 2017
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Podcast episode
Description
Alicia Carr grew up surrounded by domestic violence. So when she learned about coding, she decided to build a mobile app to help women escape domestic abuse. Her app, Pevo, got the attention of Apple, who featured her in their WWDC promo video. She shares the technical challenges of building this app, the personal challenge of learning to believe in herself, and how she learned the skills to bring this app to life. Show Links Square (sponsor) Flatiron School (sponsor) Red Hat (sponsor) Actualize (sponsor) Codeland 2019 Codeland Conf Objective C Swift Big Nerd Ranch book Alicia Carr in Apple WWDC promo (video) Pevo
Released:
Oct 30, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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