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  Alumni Spotlight: Deseanae Bluiett of Galvanize

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on October 28, 2015

  After dabbling in data science in her Analytics career, Deseanae wanted a career change without racking up debt for another degree (she already had a Bachelor’s in Engineering and an MBA). Enter Galvanize! Deseanae shares the differences between R and Python, her stellar final project and tips for other future data scientists on the...

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  Why You Should Blog Every Day at a Coding Bootcamp

  

  Ted Whang

  Updated on October 28, 2015

  I watch the clock as it hits 8pm - telling me it’s officially been 3 hours since I started debugging my assignment. The frustration I’m feeling towards my assignment immediately redirects to frustration towards myself. Three long hours without any clear signs of progress is enough to make anyone feel incompetent. I take a look around only to find one other classmate still here (a former Face...

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  9 Questions about Coding Dojo Dallas with Katie Bouwkamp

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on October 27, 2015

    Katie Bouwkamp, Director of Communications and Partnerships at Coding Dojo, discusses their new campus in Dallas and why it’s a great place for a bootcamp. Named one of the Best Cities for Jobs by Forbes in 2015, Dallas is in dire n...

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  Web Developer Jobs You Can Land After a Coding Bootcamp

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on December 4, 2024

    Have you just graduated from coding bootcamp? Check out the 6 most popular web developer job titles based on data from our...

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  Instructor Spotlight: Martha Berner of Galvanize

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on October 22, 2015

  Course Report recently chatted with student-turned-instructor, Martha Berner of Galvanize. Martha shares her experience at 3 Galvanize campuses and why she turned down outside job offers and instead joined Galvanize as an instructor after graduation. As a student of Ruby and Rails who later switched to JavaScript and the MEAN Stack,...

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  Student Spotlight: Zoe Adelman of Galvanize

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on December 3, 2024

  Zoe Adelman was working as an eCommerce Manager when she discovered her interest in web development. Now she’s  6 months into the Galvanize Full Stack Program. Zoe talks with Course Report about learning to code without prior experience, choosing a bootcamp and funding. Zoe breaks down the components of the MEAN stack and has some great advice if you aren’t sure you have what it takes to a...

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  3 Tips on Crowdfunding a Bootcamp Loan

  

  Sebastian Fung

  Updated on August 9, 2018

  You've spent the last few months researching bootcamps (on Course Report of course), applied to a few, and woke up to an acceptance email to your dream bootcamp. Congratulations! You're super excited since this is your ticket to your dream job. You're ready for the next chapter of your life. As the adrenaline wears off, a fog of fear rolls in. "How am I going to afford the tuition and the livin...

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  How to Ace the .NET Technical Interview with Coder Foundry & Course Report

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on October 21, 2015

  Today we’re diving into the .NET interview. Our guest today is Bobby Davis. Bobby ran into trouble finding fresh talent for his companies so he decided to start training developers himself, which is how Coder Foundry was formed. Bobby helps students win the technical interview because...

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  Q&A with Andrew, Coder Foundry: College Scorecard, CS Degrees & Coding Bootcamps

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on March 19, 2019

  Before becoming Director of Education and Lead Instructor at Coder Foundry, Andrew was a university professor, so he’s been on both sides of the fence. In addition, Andrew had a 12-year background as a software developer, technical writer and corporate trainer. Course Report recently caught up with Andrew to discuss his thoughts...

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  Alumni Spotlight: Sumanth Reddy of NYC Data Science Academy

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on October 7, 2015

  Course Report recently caught up with NYC Data Science Academy alumni Sumanth Reddy to discuss how being a poker player relates to data science and his experience searching for a job. Sumanth also shares the interview differences among the most popular data science bootcamp...

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