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  Student Spotlight: Dan MacDonald, Lighthouse Labs

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on June 17, 2014

  Lighthouse Labs is an immersive coding school in Vancouver that focuses on modern open source web frameworks and tools. Lighthouse Labs graduate Dan MacDonald tells Course Report about his experience and his favorite instructors! ...

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  Student Spotlight: Slav Kurilyak, Lighthouse Labs

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on June 16, 2014

  Slav Kurilyak had a sharp entrepreneurial spirit, but wanted to learn to program, so he joined Lighthouse Labs in 2014. A current student, Slav tells us why he decided on Lighthouse Labs and his plans after graduation!...

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  Hack Reactor Launches New Remote Beta Coding School!

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on June 11, 2014

  Hack Reactor is renowned as a top programming bootcamp, and they just launched their Remote Beta Coding School. Applications are now open and the inaugural cohort begins July 21st. Course Report got the scoop from Shawn Drost, cofounder of Hack Reactor and the developer of the Remote Beta program.    Wi...

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  Course Report + Turing School Present: How to Succeed at a Coding Bootcamp!

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on June 10, 2014

  Register now for our FREE webinar with coding bootcamp rockstar, Jeff Casimir! Are you thinking about attending a developer training program? Jeff Casimir has trained thousands of aspiring developers and he knows what it takes to succeed at an intense training program. While a background in programming is undoubtedly helpful, you can make choices before and during the early weeks of t...

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  Instructor Spotlight: Cris Ewing, Code Fellows

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on June 10, 2014

  In addition to teaching a continuing education course in Python at the University of Washington and being an independent Python contractor, Cris Ewing teaches the Python Development Accelerator and the Foundations II: Python course at Code Fellows. Not only are we impressed with his experience in education and his tim...

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  Founder Spotlight: Erik Trautman, The Odin Project

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on October 4, 2019

  After teaching himself to code through online resources and attending App Academy in San Francisco, Erik Trautman created The Odin Project, an online, open-source education program that teaches aspiring web developers to code and become job-ready. We talk to Erik about his views on education and technology, tactics to build online communit...

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  Python Books for Beginners: Where to Start

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  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on September 18, 2026

  Ready to learn Python? Python is a powerful, open-source, multi-paradigm programming language used to build websites, access databases, and build software and games. We've asked bootcamp instructors and career changers which books they love to read and recommend. The original recommendations below include beginner introductions,...

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  The Best Books to Learn Ruby

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on August 6, 2019

  Want to learn Ruby? Ruby (most often paired with Rails) is an object-oriented programming language with features like dynamic type and automatic memory management. Ruby is praised for minimizing confusion for new developers, so pick up (or download) one of these acclaimed Ruby books and get to work! ...

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  Student Spotlight: Derek Kaknes, Metis

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on May 27, 2014

  Derek Kaknes was sold on Metis because of their association with thoughtbot. A recent graduate, Derek tells us about what drove him to learn to code, the teaching styles that worked best, and how Metis taught him to write code he's proud of.    What were you up to before deciding to go to Metis? Before Metis I was worki...

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  Student Spotlight: Adam Patterson, Metis

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on May 22, 2014

  Adam Patterson knew he wanted to make a career change, and turned to Metis, a 12-week Ruby on Rails bootcamp in Boston (and New York), to learn the skills to make the switch. In this Student Spotlight, Adam shares his experience, including what made the instructors effective, how he got support from classmates, and the value of an i...

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