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  Why Stack Overflow Hires from The Grace Hopper Program & Fullstack Academy

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on June 16, 2025

  After successfully completing Stack Overflow’s in-house apprenticeship program, two graduates of Fullstack Academy and The Grace Hopper Program are now working as full-time developers for the world’s largest online programming community. So wha...

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  Alumni Spotlight: Larisa from Launch Academy

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on March 28, 2017

  Larisa Bainton was about to graduate (with degrees in Vocal Performance and Brain & Cognitive Sciences) when she started researching coding bootcamps. As a recent college grad, Larisa wasn’t ready to commit to another degree, but 10 intensive weeks at Launch Academy in Boston offered a more reasonable path to learning full-s...

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  Alumni Spotlight: Mason Fish of Holberton School

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on March 28, 2017

  Mason had been a musician for five years when he taught himself to build a website for his guitar ensemble. He really enjoyed the process, and realized that coding could complement his music career. Living in San Francisco, Mason had a lot of coding education options, but chose Holberton School for its length and depth. W...

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  Instructor Spotlight: Elie Schoppik of Rithm School

  

  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on October 21, 2020

  Elie Schoppik is a self-taught developer, and after teaching at two coding bootcamps, he decided it was time to start his own. Along with two co-founders, Elie started Rithm School in San Francisco to provide smaller class sizes and a greater focus on the student expe...

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  Scholarships We Love: #YesWeCode Fund

  

  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on May 8, 2023

  [As of October 13, 2017, The Iron Yard will no longer be operating.] We’ve got the scoop on the new #YesWeCode Fund, a scholarship fund led by The Iron Yard, Code Fellows, and We Can Code IT...

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  Alumni Spotlight: Sarah Abbett of The Software Guild

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on March 23, 2017

  Sarah has been a flight attendant for 20 years, but taught herself to build websites as a hobby. After the birth of her son in 2015, she realized that she needed a more flexible career, so she decided to pursue her interest in web development and enrolled in The Software Guild’s online coding bootcamp. Sarah tells us how sh...

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  How to Get Work Experience Before You Graduate from Coding Bootcamp

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on December 4, 2024

    How do you get a job after coding bootcamp if you have no relevant, real-world work experience? Only 1.4% of bootcampers have worked as developers in the past, but most career-changers have little – if any– client experience when they start looking for a developer job. Some bootcamps...

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  Student Spotlight: Dan Svorcan of Hack Reactor

  

  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on March 14, 2017

  How does a Financial Intelligence Analyst become a Software Engineer? For Dan Svorcan, it took thorough research, self-confidence, and a lot of prep work before he even started the Software Engineering Immersive at Hack Reactor. After being surrounded by engineers in Silicon Valley and realizing he wanted to pursue his childhood t...

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  Campus Spotlight: Sabio Seattle

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on March 14, 2017

  After successfully establishing Sabio’s second campus in Orange County, Aaron Gibson is moving to Seattle to launch the coding bootcamp in a third city. Meetup events have already started at Sabio’s Seattle campus, and the first cohort is due to start in late May 2017. We asked Aaron why the Sabio...

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  Alumni Spotlight: Susan Gleason of Startup Institute

  

  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on March 13, 2017

  With a computer science degree and over 15 years of industry experience, Susan Gleason left the workforce to dedicate time to her family. When she was ready to return, software development had changed. Interested in getting back in the action, Susan chose to re-skill in the...

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