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jeromehardaway/README.md

Jerome Hardaway

Founder & Lead Engineer, Vets Who Code • Air Force Veteran • Google Developer Expert
I engineer the platforms, AI systems, and curriculum that turn veterans into software engineers.

Vets Who Code

Founded in 2014. Veteran-led 501(c)(3) software engineering accelerator.

  • 300+ veterans trained
  • Troops now ship code at Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Home Depot
  • $20M+ in collective alumni earnings
  • 100% remote, 100% free to veterans

I lead the org and engineer the systems that run it.

What I Engineer at VWC

🌐 vets-who-code-app — The TypeScript/Next.js platform behind vetswhocode.io and the accelerator.
🪟 windows-dev-guide — The complete Windows web developer setup guide.
🔌 api-list — Free, fun APIs for troops to build with while learning JavaScript.
🎖️ Prework — The on-ramp every prospective VWC troop completes.
📐 hashflag-skills — The skill map behind the Hashflag Method curriculum.
🧠 J0dI3 (closed source) — VWC's AI career intelligence platform for veterans.
🧰 vetswhocode-extension-pack + VS Code theme — The VWC developer environment, out of the box.

📋 Open Source Project Board — Contributions welcome.

Tech Stack

Languages:     Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, SQL
AI/ML:         LangChain, LangGraph, LangSmith, RAG, agentic systems, MCP,
               Hugging Face, T5, Transformers.js, PyTorch, DeepSpeed
Backend:       FastAPI, Node.js, Pydantic
Frontend:      React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion
Cloud:         AWS, Azure, GCP (Vertex AI, BigQuery), Firebase
Infra:         Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions
Data:          PostgreSQL, Redis, BigQuery, Delta Lake

Recognition

  • Google Developer Expert
  • GitHub Star (alum)
  • White House workforce development recognition
  • Microsoft Global Hackathon winner
  • Master.dev (Frontend Masters) instructor: Getting a Software Engineering Job
  • LinkedIn Learning instructor
  • Stack Overflow Blog contributor

Featured In: Wired • Business Insider • HuffPost • Black Enterprise • GitHub ReadME • Stack Overflow

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  1. Vets-Who-Code/vets-who-code-app Vets-Who-Code/vets-who-code-app Public

    TypeScript 56 81

  2. Vets-Who-Code/Prework Vets-Who-Code/Prework Public

    Prework for Prospective VWC Troops

    150 48

  3. Vets-Who-Code/vetswhocode-extension-pack Vets-Who-Code/vetswhocode-extension-pack Public

    Extension Pack For New veterans learning Javascript at Vets Who Code

    10 1

  4. Vets-Who-Code/vetswhocode-vs-code-theme Vets-Who-Code/vetswhocode-vs-code-theme Public

    4