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  Founder Spotlight: Jake Hadden, DigitalCrafts

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on July 9, 2015

  DigitalCrafts is a new programming bootcamp offering a full-time immersive in the heart of Atlanta’s growing startup scene, right next door to the Atlanta Tech Village. We sit down with co-founder and Student Services Director Jake Hadden to discuss the motivation for creating a 16 week program, what drew them to Atlanta for...

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  Debugging the Interview: Land a Junior Developer Job with Startup Institute

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on July 7, 2015

  So you're ready for your first job as a Junior Developer! Now you just have to ace the technical interview, crush a coding challenge, and woo the hiring manager in a culture-fit test. Luckily, we've got Startup Institute founder Shaun Johnson, and technical hiring manager Jake Adams of ...

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  How Skill Distillery got VA-Approval to Accept the GI Bill

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on July 7, 2015

  Since the White House Department of Veterans Affairs hosted the first coding bootcamp roundtable in September 2014, it's been clear that the use of the GI Bill for bootcamp tuition is on the minds of both educators and government. Recently, Skill Distillery, a 19-week Java Coding Bootcamp in Denver, Colorado, was VA-Approved a...

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  Angela Stugren on Job Placement after Coding Dojo

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on July 6, 2015

  Angela Stugren has 15+ years of experience in the recruiting and consulting world and is currently VP of Career Development and Employer Partnerships at Coding Dojo. That means she is building out the Coding Dojo career development and core partner programs, and is also the perfect pers...

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  Watch: Q&A with DevPoint Labs Hackathon Winners!

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on May 30, 2024

  Check out Course Report's Q&A with DevPoint Labs Full-Stack Web Development students Rosie, Hector & Megan. Learn why they chose DevPoint, diversity in their cohort (their class is 50% women!) and get a demo of their Hackathon-winning project Sixxer! In this video, you'll learn:  How Rosie, Hector & Megan made th...

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  June 2015 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup

  

  Harry Hantel

  Updated on December 4, 2024

  Welcome to the June News Roundup, your monthly news digest full of the most interesting articles and announcements in the bootcamp space. Do you want something considered for the next News Roundup? Submit announcements of new courses, scholarships, or open jobs at your school!   Coding Bootcamps In The He...

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  Leave a Coding Bootcamp Review & Win Tech Gear!

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on June 30, 2015

  Over 500 coding bootcamp graduates entered our first giveaway by reviewing their coding bootcamp experience on Course Report. We catch up with the winner of Course Report's first Review Raffle, Jennifer!  Check out Jennifer's winning review here and be sure to enter our current Review Raffle to...

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  My Journey from Biz Dev to Web Dev (including 16 Coding Bootcamp Applications)

  

  Perrin Clarke

  Updated on May 10, 2024

  So you’ve decided to pursue a coding bootcamp. All that it takes is a cursory review of Quora, Reddit, or even here on Course Report, and the uninitiated can locate a range of opinions on almost every bootcamp in existence. The key point to remember is that your reasons for beginning your coding journey are yours. Let your goals and background be the filter in which you read...

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  Landing a Job After Thinkful with New Career Path Courses

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on June 17, 2015

  In this Live Q&A, we’re joined by Derek Fogge, the Front-End Development Career Path Program Manager at Thinkful, and Cynthia Kellog, a student in the course. We learned so much about the Career Path courses, including: How the course was developed and what you'll learn as a student (...

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  Why We Hire from Wyncode: MDLIVE

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on June 17, 2015

  Patients turn to MDLIVE for on-demand healthcare, and MDLIVE turns to Wyncode for stellar Ruby on Rails developer talent in Florida. Enter Bryan and Darin, the Chief Solutions Officer and Chief Technology Officer, respectively, at MDLIVE, who have hired several Wyncoders and plan to hire more. We t...

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