S8E3: From Prison to Programming: How Nikkole Spurgeon Learned to Code While Incarcerated

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nikkole Spurgeon has been through a lot - domestic violence, drug addiction, and even imprisonment. She knew that things should change, and that’s where coding came into the picture.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Nikkole talks about her life before prison, difficulties with learning in prison, adapting to COVID-19, her motivation for learning, transitioning to the outside world, and what her day-to-day life is like right now.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To learn more about Nikkole Spurgeon, Laurence Bradford, and today’s key takeaways, visit</span> <a href="http://learntocodewith.me/s8e3"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">learntocodewith.me/s8e3</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thank you to our sponsor this season, Linode. Host your app, website, or service on the cloud from just $5 a month, plus get $100 in credit when you create a new account at</span></em> <a href= "https://linode.com/learntocode"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">linode.com/learntocode</span></em></a><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em></p>