The Course Report Blog

All Articles

Read every interview, guide, and spotlight on our blog!

• 

  Founder Spotlight: Harrison Spain of Redwood Academy

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on October 21, 2020

  With 16 years experience as a software developer and a hiring manager, Harrison Spain saw first hand how hard it was to hire competent software developers. To help fill this talent gap, Harrison decided to launch Redwood Code Academy in Orange County, CA. Harrison tells us where traditional education falls short, why he chos...

  Continue Reading →
• 

  Alumni Spotlight: Jessey Eagen of RefactorU

  

  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on September 23, 2016

  Jessey was a second-grade teacher in Jordan and a church children’s director before learning to code at RefactorU in Boulder, Colorado. Unfulfilled in her job, she packed up her family and moved from Illinois to Colorado for the 10-week coding bootcamp. But her famil...

  Continue Reading →
• 

  Community and Culture at Dev Bootcamp

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on September 23, 2016

  As of December 8, 2017, Dev Bootcamp will no longer be operating. The DBC staff cultivated and grew their culture and community of students and alumni. In fact, the Dev Bootcamp culture was so integral to the school’s success that they even had a Director of Teaching, Learning, and Culture! We spoke to the man leading th...

  Continue Reading →
• 

  Instructor Spotlight: Wesley Reid of Galvanize

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on September 21, 2016

  With a background in nonprofits, Wesley has paired his love for coding with a longtime passion for helping people, to become an instructor at Galvanize’s six-month coding bootcamp in Denver, CO. He is really enjoying seeing students succeed and find their dream jobs, just like he has. Wesley tells us about the difference between 12-wee...

  Continue Reading →
• 

  Alumni Spotlight: Jasmine Nguyen of Coder Camps

  

  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on September 20, 2016

  Jasmine was a junior college student studying elementary education before she took a semester off to attend Coder Camps’ 12-week full-stack bootcamp in Houston, Texas. Coming from a family of programmers, she decided to leave university to see if she would enjoy learning to code. Check out how Jasmine enjoyed learning alongside lots...

  Continue Reading →
• 

  Cracking the Bootcamp Interview: Holberton School

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on September 19, 2016

  After interviewing Holberton School students, we noticed a trend: they actually enjoyed the application process for the San Francisco-based bootcamp! We wanted to find out what makes the Holberton application special and unbiased, so we sat down with co-founder Julien Barbier to get...

  Continue Reading →
• 

  Outcomes Spotlight: Juha Mikkola of Wyncode

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on October 21, 2020

  In this series, we’re spotlighting coding bootcamps that have released Outcomes Reports. This week, we talk with Juha Mikkola, co-founder of Florida coding bootcamp Wyncode. Not only has Wyncode recently released a verified Outcomes Report, but they’ve also built...

  Continue Reading →
• 

  From CPA to Software Engineer: A Grace Hopper Academy Success Story

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on June 16, 2025

  Starting college right after the recession, Jane* chose accounting as a safe and stable career path, even though she originally wanted to study engineering. After working for two years at a big accounting firm, Jane realized she had to go back to her original passion and started teaching herself to code. A friend recommended coding bootcamps, so she enrolled at...

  Continue Reading →
• 

  Alumni Spotlight: Chris Andrikanich of Tech Elevator

  

  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on September 15, 2016

  Chris taught himself to build websites during his 18-year career as a Cleveland book publisher. Knowing that his background in marketing and sales wasn’t his most favorite part of his job, he realized it was time for a career pivot, and enrolled at Tech Elevator. We chatted with him to learn why he chose...

  Continue Reading →
• 

  Alumni Spotlight: Pedro Martin of General Assembly

  

  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on September 14, 2016

  Pedro was a political rights advocate imprisoned in Venezuela, an environmental science teacher, and a rope-access technician before finding his love for code in London. We sat down with this General Assembly Web Development Immersive graduate to learn more about his unconventional path to software development. Find out how Pedr...

  Continue Reading →