> Canonical URL: https://codingcat.dev/podcast/2-22-building-connections-for-the-underrepresented # Building Connections for the Underrepresented ![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/hfh83o0w/production/9d453ae001323bf88b6e10676c5557fe00e08a0c-1920x1080.jpg?w=1920&h=1080&q=82&fit=max&auto=format)[![Alex Patterson](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/hfh83o0w/production/a606dfaa381aab08ddbe16a33fe1d3e1fb37c927-400x400.jpg?w=96&h=96&q=82&fit=max&auto=format)Alex Patterson](/author/alex-patterson)[![Brittney Postma](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/hfh83o0w/production/f25e504779cb6ebb7c0dd7df367f2c7490e17784-735x735.png?w=96&h=96&q=82&fit=max&auto=format)Brittney Postma](/author/brittney-postma)[![Nick DeJesus](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/hfh83o0w/production/b8a1fa2d0f802bcd820660855ea74eb5377d1ad8-400x400.jpg?w=96&h=96&q=82&fit=max&auto=format)Nick DeJesus](/guest/nick-dejesus)[![Pariss Athena](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/hfh83o0w/production/4175cbb2ed39d2fe264c29ec8027ca7655a4da07-400x400.jpg?w=96&h=96&q=82&fit=max&auto=format)Pariss Athena](/guest/pariss-athena)May 11, 2022 ## Listening Options [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6QRl4DJaj6fFjXg9emXiFR)[Apple](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2-22-building-connections-for-the-underrepresented/id1491655542?i=1000566575303)[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw)[Pocket Casts](https://pca.st/episode/83ea7a2b-99f9-40ef-b835-43f928e8b191)[Castbox](https://castbox.fm/episode/id2508485-id505154132)[Castro](https://castro.fm/episode/corrlX)[Overcast](https://overcast.fm/itunes1491655542)[RSS](https://anchor.fm/s/115b203c/podcast/rss) ## Sponsors [![CodingCat.dev tutorial cover image](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/hfh83o0w/production/e355e7e90e37726637596011069c154ae515da9f-1200x675.png?w=1200&q=82&fit=max&auto=format) ### Builder.io Empower your entire team to visually create and optimize high-speed experiences on your sites and apps. Provide whole-team autonomy with a platform that is developer approved.](https://www.builder.io?utm_source=codingcatdev) **Building Connections for the Underrepresented ** is a CodingCat.dev podcast episode featuring Nick DeJesus and Pariss Athena alongside Alex Patterson and Brittney Postma focused on AWS, Builder.io, GitHub. We chat with Pariss Athena and Nick DeJesus about building Black Tech Pipeline. How Black Tech Pipeline is building connections for the underrepresented. Watch the full video breakdown on [**YouTube**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw) or explore the architectural notes, chapters, and official documentation links below. ## Questions - Pariss and Nick, can you give us a quick intro about yourselves. - Can you give us a brief intro and some background on how [Black Tech Pipeline](https://blacktechpipeline.com/) got started? - How does the recruitment process work? - What are the requirements for job listings?[Job Board](https://blacktechpipeline.com/jobs) - What's the best way to get involved? - Equal Pay, how is this affected? ## Technical Overview: Building Connections for the Underrepresented 2.22 - Building Connections for the Underrepresented: We chat with Pariss Athena and Nick DeJesus about building Black Tech Pipeline. How Black Tech Pipeline is building connections for the underrepresented. https://codingcat.dev/podcast//2-22-building-connections-for-the-underrepresented Sponsors: https://Builder.io Empower your entire team to visua When applying the concepts from **Building Connections for the Underrepresented** in a production codebase, teams working with AWS, Builder.io, GitHub, React should align their implementation with the [**AWS Documentation & Builder Center**](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/) (Cloud architecture, serverless compute, IAM, and managed services). Structuring your workflow around repeatable patterns, automated verification, and clear separation of concerns helps prevent regressions as your application scales. ### Key Engineering Takeaways - **Core Topic Focus: ** Practical strategies for AWS, Builder.io, GitHub, React covered in "Building Connections for the Underrepresented" (We chat with Pariss Athena and Nick DeJesus about building Black Tech Pipeline. How Black Tech Pipeline is building connections for the underrepresented.). - **Production Implementation: ** Combine the architectural patterns demonstrated in this podcast with the official [AWS Documentation & Builder Center](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/) for type safety, performance, and long-term maintainability. - **Hands-On Video Walkthrough: ** Follow along with the live coding demos and discussion on [YouTube (Building Connections for the Underrepresented)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw) and subscribe to [CodingCat.dev on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@CodingCatDev?sub_confirmation=1) for weekly deep dives. ## Video Chapters & Timestamps Jump directly to any segment of [**Building Connections for the Underrepresented**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw) on YouTube using the timestamped chapters below: - [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw&t=0s): PM (EST) - [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw&t=0s): Intro - [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw&t=0s): Pariss and Nick Intro - [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw&t=0s): Building Connections for the Underrepresented - [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw&t=0s): Pariss intro - [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw&t=0s): Nick intro - [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw&t=0s): When did the hashtag start? - [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw&t=0s): Tech Twitter - [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw&t=0s): What are some of the goals of Black Tech Pipeline? - [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw&t=0s): How do you get involved? - [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw&t=0s): Black Tech Pipeline site - [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw&t=0s): Do people come to the site for job? - [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw&t=0s): Stack for BTP - [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw&t=0s): Hire me for my skills - [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw&t=0s): How do you find jobs? - [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw&t=0s): Do you train people on how to hire? - [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw&t=0s): Sponsor builder.io - [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw&t=0s): Overview - [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw&t=0s): Are you mentoring people? - [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw&t=0s): Community growth ## Resources, Links & Official Documentation - **Watch on YouTube: ** [Building Connections for the Underrepresented Full Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw) (plus [Subscribe to CodingCat.dev](https://www.youtube.com/@CodingCatDev?sub_confirmation=1)) - **builder.io: ** [https://Builder.io](https://Builder.io) - **Twitter space: ** [https://twitter.com/whitep4nth3r/status/1504418399857881093?s=20&t=1nZljNadwvxgDheocx3o6Q](https://twitter.com/whitep4nth3r/status/1504418399857881093?s=20&t=1nZljNadwvxgDheocx3o6Q) - **:45: ** [https://www.quordle.com/#/](https://www.quordle.com/#/) - **:40: ** [https://jakearchibald.github.io/svgomg/](https://jakearchibald.github.io/svgomg/) - **:00: ** [https://react-svgr.com/](https://react-svgr.com/) - **:15: ** [https://www.refactr.tech/](https://www.refactr.tech/) - **:55: ** [https://www.renderatl.com/tickets?gclid=Cj0KCQjw4PKTBhD8ARIsAHChzRK8fTvRZ9VQzRCSXtnsN-mcYVmfdNXIYIpqbD1BoaK16LqoGGRQsuMaAkYeEALw_wcB#/](https://www.renderatl.com/tickets?gclid=Cj0KCQjw4PKTBhD8ARIsAHChzRK8fTvRZ9VQzRCSXtnsN-mcYVmfdNXIYIpqbD1BoaK16LqoGGRQsuMaAkYeEALw_wcB#/) - **:00: ** [https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Elden+Ring+Wiki](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Elden+Ring+Wiki) - **Show Pick: ** [SVGOMG (picked by Alex Patterson)](https://jakearchibald.github.io/svgomg/) - **Show Pick: ** [SVGR - Transform SVGs into React components (picked by Alex Patterson)](https://react-svgr.com/playground/) - **Show Pick: ** [Refactr.tech (picked by Alex Patterson)](https://www.refactr.tech/) - **Show Pick: ** [Women of Jamstack (picked by Brittney Postma)](https://womenofjamstack.com) - **Show Pick: ** [Quordle (picked by Brittney Postma)](https://www.quordle.com/) - **Show Pick: ** [Render ATL (picked by Brittney Postma)](https://www.renderatl.com/speakers) - [**Nick DeJesus Guest Profile & Episodes on CodingCat.dev**](/guest/nick-dejesus) - [**Nick DeJesus on GitHub**](https://github.com/Dayhaysoos) - [**Pariss Athena Guest Profile & Episodes on CodingCat.dev**](/guest/pariss-athena) - [**Episode Sponsor: Builder.io**](https://www.builder.io?utm_source=codingcatdev) - [**AWS Documentation & Builder Center:**](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/) Cloud architecture, serverless compute, IAM, and managed services - [**Builder.io Developer Documentation:**](https://www.builder.io/c/docs/developers) Visual headless CMS, SDKs, and design-to-code workflows - [**GitHub Documentation:**](https://docs.github.com/) Pull requests, GitHub Actions CI/CD, and repository security ## Related CodingCat.dev Tutorials & Podcast Episodes - [**Automating Infrastructure with Digger.dev**](/podcast/2-27-automating-infrastructure-with-digger-dev): We sit down to chat with Igor from http://Digger.dev how to automate all of your infrastructure needs on AWS. The goal of Digger is to make AWS simple! - [**Using No-Code with Builder - Part 2**](/podcast/2-2-using-no-code-with-builder-io-part-2): Alex and Brittney sit down with Steve Sewell, Co-Founder and CEO of http://builder.io/, to understand how http://builder.io/ is different from other no-code sol... - [**Using No-Code with Builder - Part 1**](/podcast/2-1-using-no-code-with-builder-io-part-1): In this first part Alex sits down with Steve Sewell to understand how http://builder.io/ is different from other no-code solutions. ## Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) ### What are the main takeaways from Building Connections for the Underrepresented? We chat with Pariss Athena and Nick DeJesus about building Black Tech Pipeline. How Black Tech Pipeline is building connections for the underrepresented. 2.22 - Building Connections for the Underrepresented: We chat with Pariss Athena and Nick DeJesus about building Black Tech Pipeline. How Black Tech Pipeline is building connections for the underrepresented. https://codingcat.dev/podcast//2-22-building-connections-for-the-underrepresented Sponsors: https://Builder.io Empower your entire team to visua Throughout this podcast, Nick DeJesus and Pariss Athena breaks down real-world implementation details for AWS, Builder.io, GitHub so developers can apply these patterns directly in production. ### How do you implement AWS best practices in production? When adopting AWS and Builder.io in a production stack, start by validating your configuration against the [**AWS Documentation & Builder Center**](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/) (Cloud architecture, serverless compute, IAM, and managed services). Focus on incremental adoption, automated testing, and observability so your team can measure performance and developer velocity improvements at each stage. ### Where can I watch the full Building Connections for the Underrepresented walkthrough and find related code resources? You can watch the complete video session for [**Building Connections for the Underrepresented**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyweDG8qLw) on the [**CodingCat.dev YouTube channel**](https://www.youtube.com/@CodingCatDev?sub_confirmation=1). For a deeper dive into AWS, check out our related guide: [**Automating Infrastructure with Digger.dev**](/podcast/2-27-automating-infrastructure-with-digger-dev). ## Episode Summary 2.22 - Building Connections for the Underrepresented: We chat with Pariss Athena and Nick DeJesus about building Black Tech Pipeline. 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