+ We're the largest community of military veterans, service members, and spouses committed + to becoming software developers with the help of mentors, scholarships, and our tech + partners. +
+- - Operation Code is a registered 501(c)3, non-profit charity helping the military - community learn software development, enter the tech industry, and code the future. - -
- -- We at Operation Code strive to provide an efficient way into a tech career for - veterans, military spouses, and transitioning servicemembers. Read about our{' '} - organization's history - to learn more! -
- -- Our volunteer team works tirelessly to provide mentorship for veterans and military - spouses interested in learning about tech careers. Dozens of software engineers, - product managers, system architects, security engineers, and various other IT - professionals act as 1-on-1 mentors to our members. -
- -- As a non-profit organization, we rely heavily on your support. If you are interested - in helping us financially, please donate here or set your Amazon Smile organization to - “Operation Code”. If you have questions about our organization, platforms, or - services, please reference our FAQ page. Otherwise, do not - hesitate to reach out to our staff. -
-- Operation Code's mentorship program connects members with seasoned software developers - to help you progress and achieve your goals. -
- , -- Operation Code's online scholarships provide you the opportunity to kickstart your - career in software development. -
-- Operation Code's career services team provides job opportunities, resume reviews, - technical interview prep, and career guidance. -
-- Operation Code partners with tech conferences around the country and offers - scholarship tickets to events throughout the year. -
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- Join one of our local meetup chapters throughout the country, and learn with fellow
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- We have a podcast! You can listen into the amazing - stories of our members. Visualize your success through others' footsteps. -
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+ Welcome to the Operation Code challenge! The goal of this challenge is to get you to + easily commit your first change to a program, see the results of the change, and leave + your mark on Operation Code itself! To do this we're going to take a look at a source code + repository, clone the repository, make a change to a file and finally create a pull + request. +
+/public{` folder`}, then the /static{` folder`}, click on the operationcode_challenge directory and click on the file called names.js. On the right-hand side, you should see Add <YOUR NAME> to challenge list. You will leave the second, large input field blank. There are two "radio" buttons below the input fields. Check the one that says "Create a new branch". Your screen should now have something like this:
++NOTE: A pull request is how people throughout the world are able to contribute to open source software - like Operation Code's website! When you submit a pull request it notifies the maintainers of the project, and runs some automated checks. The maintainers then look at the new changes, and decide if they want it merged into their repository. ++
- Welcome to the Operation Code challenge! The goal of this challenge is to get you to - easily commit your first change to a program, see the results of the change, and leave - your mark on Operation Code itself! To do this we're going to take a look at a source code - repository, clone the repository, make a change to a file and finally create a pull - request. -
-/public
- {` folder`}, then the /static {` folder`}, click on the
- operationcode_challenge directory and click on the file called
- names.js. On the right-hand side, you should see
- Add <YOUR NAME> to challenge list. You will leave the second,
- large input field blank. There are two “radio” buttons below the input fields. Check
- the one that says “Create a new branch”. Your screen should now have something like
- this:
- - - NOTE: - {' '} - A pull request is how people throughout the world are able to contribute to open - source software - like Operation Code's website! When you submit a pull request it - notifies the maintainers of the project, and runs some automated checks. The - maintainers then look at the new changes, and decide if they want it merged into - their repository. --
+ Operation Code is looking for volunteer Chapter Leaders to build local communities
+ nationwide! Tell us more about yourself{' '}
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- Operation Code is looking for volunteer Chapter Leaders to build local communities
- nationwide! Tell us more about yourself{' '}
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- An Operation Code Chapter Leader organizes meetups and events at the local level, and - establishes relationships with local companies, educational institutions, and other - organizations, in order to help build the community and support the mission. Chapter - Leaders are people who are... -
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Get involved by joing your local chapter!
+Get involved by joing your local chapter!
-- We are a decentralized community of hard-working volunteers, and we love hearing - feedback, comments, and suggestions! -
- -- The best way to reach our staff and our members is by{' '} - joining Operation Code to receive an invite to our team, - including our Slack chat. -
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- Operation Code has provided corporate training for tech employers since 2019. In order to
- break barriers and blockers for our military community, we must address the implicit and
- overt biases. Reach out to us if you would like more information on how our military
- cultural competency training works, if you'd like us to help create a military Diversity,
- Equity, Inclusion and Belonging strategy, provide ongoing professional development or set
- up a military Employee Resource Group with you: Contact the{' '}
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+ Operation Code has provided corporate training for tech employers since 2019. In order
+ to break barriers and blockers for our military community, we must address the implicit
+ and overt biases. Reach out to us if you would like more information on how our military
+ cultural competency training works, if you'd like us to help create a military
+ Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging strategy, provide ongoing professional
+ development or set up a military Employee Resource Group with you: Contact the{' '}
+
We look forward to hearing from you!
+- Operation Code runs all operations and programs based on donations. We need your help! - Your donations go directly towards helping our members by maintaining our open source - software and infrastructure where an immersive learning environment helps members grow - their skills while contributing to code repositories. We also provide free learning - licenses, develop hiring pipelines, and provide professional training and development - for mentors and volunteers. -
- -- Your donations also helps our community reduce the risk facing our transitioning - military, military spouses and military veterans by growing social connectedness, - building camaraderie and teaching tangible technical and personal skills that combat - chronic unemployment, homelessness, and suicide. You're providing members with the - opportunity to learn software development, enter the tech industry, and Deploy The - Future! -
- -- As the largest community of military veterans, service members, and military families, - we are over 8000 strong and have both the technical and military transitioning - experience and helped thousands of members enter into the tech occupation and industry. - As we continue to grow at an average rate of 33% annually, we cannot reach our mission - to help our military community without your help! -
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- We pride ourselves in transparency, making sure that our community knows what their
- contributions are going towards. This pride is validated by receiving the{' '}
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+ The first line of code for the Operation Code site was pushed on August 21, 2014. + Operation Code formally became a 501(c)3 nonprofit on May 4, 2016. ++ +
+ Operation Code was founded in Portland, Oregon by ex-Army Captain David Molina, who took + action and built operationcode.org to petition Congress to expand the New GI Bill to + include code schools. ++ +
+ Yes. Operation Code was granted tax-exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service, + functioning as a charity under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, effective 4 May + 2016, with retroactive status to 15 June 2015. Donations to the organization are + deductible as charitable contributions. ++ +
+ Operation Code, much like software, is built from anywhere with an internet connection, + and is not based in one location. While we're headquartered in Portland, the entire + organization is decentralized, including the board of directors and the core team. This + allows us to more effectively serve the entire military community, whether they're + veterans or military spouses, whether they're OCONUS or in-country. We have chapters all + over the nation. Use Slack chat and join the closest town to you! ++ +
+ Operation Code serves our nation's finest who've worn the uniform and their families who + are interested in coding and software development. Our programs are offered at no cost to + the military community, including veterans, transitioning service members, and military + spouses and families. ++ +
+ First off, you will need access to a solid computer, a good browser (ex. Chrome), and a + strong internet connection. It costs nothing to start learning to code and receive + software mentorship through Operation Code, you just need a positive attitude, persistence + and grit, and a thirst for new knowledge. We have over a dozen channels, from Ruby to + JavaScript, iOS to Android, and from Free Code Camp to edX study groups. ++ +
+ Our friends at the New York City-based, The Flatiron School created + [Learn.co](https://learn.co/), + an online platform to get introduced to web development and the popular web framework, + Ruby on Rails. Request an invite + [here](https://learn.co/join/operation-code) + and then join the #learn-dot-co channel in our Slack. Another resource is + [learnhowtoprogram.com](https://www.learnhowtoprogram.com/courses), + a resource maintained by Epicodus. ++ +
+ While we do not have a long-term mentorship program, mentors are available for 30-minute + sessions to assist you with things like mock interviews, code reviews, or general + guidance. To request a mentorship session, type "/mentor" in any of our + [Slack channels](http://operation-code.slack.com) + and fill out the form. ++ +
+ Operation Code is different in that we don't have regular business office hours. The team + can usually be found in, our + [Slack channel](http://operation-code.slack.com), + or on + [GitHub](https://github.com/OperationCode/operationcode), + fixing bugs and implementing new features. ++ +
+ In addition to requiring financial support, we also need + [volunteers](http://op.co.de/volunteer) + and interns. The larger our community, the more we can spread the word about our work. + Also, remember that every [donation](/donate), no matter how modest, + brings us closer to our goals. ++ +
+ We primarily use + [Twitter](https://twitter.com/operation_code) + and + [Facebook](http://facebook.com/operationcode.org) + to put out updates and news since it's faster to put out info and respond. Given our + chosen craft, we don't do regular emails as often. ++ +
+ If you have a question that isn't listed here on our FAQ, write to + [staff@operationcode.org](mailto:staff@operationcode.org?subject=Question Not On FAQ), + and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. ++ +
+ The fastest way to make a donation is through our secured online form + [here](/donate). ++ +
+ It's less administrative work to accept online donations. Get in touch so we can assess + your situation and contribution commitment. ++ +
+ When you make a donation to Operation Code online, you will receive an receipt by email. ++ +
+ Our goal is to direct 100 percent of online donations for programs and services, and keep + administrative costs low while our annual fundraiser, grants and services fund operations. ++ +
+ As a program-based nonprofit organization, Operation Code welcomes in-kind donations to + directly benefit the organization, transitioning military, citizen-soldiers, veterans and + their families in learning to code and building software to change the world. Items that + are needed, include (but not limited to): frequent flyer miles, Adobe Cloud, used or new + MacBook Air's, and grant writers. ++ +
+ Get in touch, and we'll make an announcement in our Slack, tweet and/or write a blog post, + and find a veteran to take your spot. Even then, travel and lodging is often a barrier. ++ +
+ [Please get in touch with us directly,](mailto:staff@operationcode.org?subject=Donating Directly) + so we can ensure we find a good match. ++ +
+ When you visit + [https://smile.amazon.com](https://smile.amazon.com/ch/47-4247572), + you continue to have the same shopping experience as the same and most products + available on amazon.com but you help Operation Code realize it's mission. Once you've + selected "Operation Code" everything else functions the same. Shop for your favorite + products or the perfect gift. Most products are eligible on Amazon Smile, if not, you'll + be notified. You can checkout normally as well. No extra cost is passed onto you--Amazon + will donate 0.5% of your purchase to Operation Code! After you've successfully completed a + purchase on AmazonSmile you can share the news with your friends on Facebook, Twitter or + via email. This option appears on the confirmation page after your order is complete. ++ +
+ If you would like to become a volunteer, please apply + [here](http://op.co.de/volunteer). ++ +
+ Currently, fundraising, community leaders, and grant writers are our current needs. ++ +
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