John Calloway, Author at Live Oak Code Consultants LLC

Code Education Doesn’t Have to Be a Lecture

John Calloway / September 7, 2026

Live Oak Academy is breaking the mold of building code training — no lectures, no war stories. B1 prep starts Oct 5. Enrollment closes Sept 28.

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