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  How FlexCode Combines Remote + In-Person Learning at We Can Code IT

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  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on October 21, 2020

  We Can Code IT’s goal is to increase inclusion and diversity in tech, so the team is always trying to make coding education more accessible. The new, FlexCode™ program incorporates remote and onsite learning so that students can fit their learning around their commitments (like childcare or full-time jobs)....

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  Instructor Spotlight: Corey Greenwald of Fullstack Academy

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on April 13, 2018

  With a background in neuroscience, machine learning, web development for Rolling Stone, and college teaching (plus standup comedy and game development on the side!), Corey Greenwald is now combining his talents as an instructor at Fullstack Academy. Corey tells us the differences between teaching at college versus a coding bo...

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  Why Atria Senior Living Hires from The Software Guild

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on April 10, 2018

  In Louisville, Kentucky, recruiting quality junior developers is not an easy task. Amanda Marburger, who directs the software team at Atria Senior Living, has tapped into a new recruiting pipeline with The Software Guild. She has now hired four graduates from The Software Guild’s .NET Bootcamp who are working on apps that are cr...

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  5 Steps to Ace The Lighthouse Labs Interview

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  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on October 21, 2020

  The interview can often be the most intimidating and stressful part of the bootcamp admissions process. At Lighthouse Labs in Canada, interviews are intended to identify a student’s readiness and fit for the programs. Through the thousa...

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  Alumni Spotlight: Max Johnson of Holberton School

  

  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on April 5, 2018

  After studying psychology and criminal justice, Max Johnson found himself living paycheck-to-paycheck and jumping between jobs as a mental health therapist, delivery driver, and physical trainer. He wasn’t satisfied and wanted a more viable career path. So he took a risk and drove across the countr...

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  Why CloakHire Hires Remote Grads from Thinkful

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on April 3, 2018

  CloakHire co-founder Max Miller had only hired junior developers straight out of top-tier universities, until he discovered a breed of more mature and workplace-savvy junior developers – coding bootcamp grads. Now Max has hired TWO graduates from Thinkful’s Remote Engineering Immersion Program! Max tells us how his new hires are p...

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  What is Artificial Intelligence? A Primer with Lambda School

  

  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on April 2, 2018

    Artificial Intelligence encompasses computer science, machine learning, and data science, but what does it all really mean? We spoke with Lambda School’s Director of Machine Learning, Thomson Comer, to get the details. Learn about the history and growth of artificial intelligence, how AI is commonly used today, and see what it...

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  How Pair Programming with Codesmith CSX can Prepare you for Bootcamp

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on March 30, 2018

    The Codesmith team understands that the best way for people to learn is alongside a community. So when they launched Codesmith CSX, a free online learning platform to prepare people for coding bootcamps, user interaction was front and center....

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  March 2018 Coding Bootcamp News Podcast

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on December 4, 2024

  In our March 2018 technology bootcamp news roundup, we discuss all the industry news that we've been talking about at Course Report! We have some fun celebratory announcements, we looked at news about the positive impact bootcamps are having on individuals and companies, and the debate continued between coding bootcamps and computer science degrees. We heard about some great student experiences...

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  5 JavaScript Books You Should Add to Your Reading List

  

  Jonathan Martin

  Updated on August 6, 2019

  Ah, books—the time-tested technique for ingesting knowledge. Programming literature may not be as engaging as Codecademy or CodeCombat, but it will help reinforce concepts and provide perspectives you’d be hard-pressed to find in an online course. Here ar...

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