Building Software in the Mountains: Inside the Appalachian Software Factory

What happens when you combine startup spirit, enterprise-grade engineering, and a deep love for the mountains of West Virginia? You get the Appalachia Software Factory. In this episode of Human Coded, host Quinn Brewer sits down with Cody Childers, leader of M&S Consulting’s Customer Development team, to talk about how this innovative initiative is helping launch and sustain powerful custom software projects—from government dashboards to internal tooling, startup MVPs to high-impact enterprise systems.

Cody shares the origins of the ASF model, why Appalachia is an underestimated tech hub, and how the team is fostering a new kind of talent pipeline—one where local craftsmanship meets world-class code. They also touch on Cody’s favorite part of the dev process, the clipboard of the future, and a greenhouse management platform changing the way growers do business.

If you’ve ever wondered what it looks like to build impactful, imaginative software right in the heart of Appalachia, this one’s for you.

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