"Do you want 100 dollars? Can you teach the code?" Secret story that homeless succeeded in application development

ByIngmar Zahorsky

In the USAAs of 2012, the homeless population is about 630,000In Silicon ValleyAmerica's largest homeless camp called "jungle"Homeless is becoming a social problem in the USA as far as it is. Leo Grand was also one of the homeless people, but with the help of one male, the application was developed and released, and its development confidential story is released.

Homeless Coder's Trees for Cars App - Business Insider
http://www.businessinsider.com/homeless-coders-trees-for-cars-app-2013-12

Homeless Coder - Business Insider
http://www.businessinsider.com/homeless-coder-2013-9

When Grand Mr. Grand who has been living homeless ever since losing her job in 2011 has spent her everyday life as usual, I encounter a person who will change my life significantly.

That person suddenly gives you "100 dollars (about ten thousand yen) or JavaScript expertise, but if you get a JavaScript expertise, cheap laptops are also handed in and every morning 1 I will propose lessons on time programming ". After suffering, Grand decides to accept a man 's proposal of studying with a JavaScript expert rather than 100 dollars.


Patrick McConlogue, a programmer living in New York, decided to change his life. In fact, Mr. McConlogue has long believed that some of those engaged in service business such as homeless and waiter have some great talent,Suggesting to Grand in your own blogAbout writing.

Grand has Mr. McConlogue's expertise on elementary, intermediate, and advanced JavaScriptSamsung ChromebookTwo days of special training started from that day.

ByVernon Chan

Grand taught McConlogue 1 hour programming every morning while studying the code using JavaScript's specialist at other times. Mr. Grand talks with McConlogue in 4 weeks after starting programming study life and will start developing the smartphone application. Approximately three months later the application is completed. The app developed by Grand is "Trees for CarsIt's an application that looks for a carpooling partner by the name of "car owners.

The application allows you to search for a car or a partner who can join a registered user, and you can check consumption of carbon dioxide saved by joining together. I can not use it in Japan, but Trees for Cars is currentlyITunesWhenGoogle PlayYou can purchase at.


Mr. Grand says, "Even if it gets 100 dollars, I can only survive for a few days, but I thought that there are many more things to get if I taught programming, so I had plenty of time to study," McConlogue and I am looking back on the day I first met.

Among many homeless people in America, Grand Mr. Grand Meet McConlogue has a considerable fortune. However, despite choosing short-term 100 dollars, even if it becomes homeless, the attitude of trying to grab another opportunity is not Grandpa's own luck but the power of Grand himself.