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  • Instructor Spotlight: Brad Johnson, Code Fellows

    Instructor Spotlight: Brad Johnson, Code Fellows

    Liz Eggleston
    Liz Eggleston
    Updated on May 21, 2014
    After graduating from the Code Fellows iOS Dev Accelerator, Brad Johnson decided to combine his interest in education with his new programming skills and join Code Fellows as a co-instructor. He's currently teaching his second cohort alongside iOS Developer and instructor John Clem, and took time to chat with Course Repo...
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  • Software Craftsmanship: Are Bootcamps Enough?

    Software Craftsmanship: Are Bootcamps Enough?

    Liz Eggleston
    Liz Eggleston
    Updated on May 19, 2014
    "Code Review not only improves the code, it improves the developer." That’s what a client said recently when I told him how few people raised their hand when I was speaking at TriAgile and asked how many had ever pair programmed or regularly have their code reviewed. Less than 5 hands went up out of a room of about 100 people, most of whom had identified themselves as developers and...
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  • Bloc vs. Thinkful

    Bloc vs. Thinkful

    Liz Eggleston
    Liz Eggleston
    Updated on December 14, 2018
      Thinkful and Bloc are both online programming schools that employ mentors to propel their students to success. Both schools offer full-time and part-time bootcamps that take students from beginner to job-r...
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  • Founder Spotlight: Jeff Casimir, Turing

    Founder Spotlight: Jeff Casimir, Turing

    Liz Eggleston
    Liz Eggleston
    Updated on November 27, 2024
    Jeff Casimir is a well-known name in the bootcamp world; he worked with LivingSocial in 2012 to start the Hungry Academy, then went on to partner with Galvanize to create gSchool, and he's continuing the evolution with Turing School, a 7-month coding school in Denver, Colorado. Jeff shares his thoughtful ph...
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  • Founder Spotlight: Harsh Patel, MakerSquare

    Founder Spotlight: Harsh Patel, MakerSquare

    Liz Eggleston
    Liz Eggleston
    Updated on May 12, 2014
    Harsh Patel began the first MakerSquare cohort in June of 2013 with three friends who wanted to create a programming school with an emphasis on great teachers and a project-based curriculum in Austin. With his Teach For America experience and background in startups, Harsh has an intentional approach to coding education, and it shows when he describes MakerSquare. We talked with him about...
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  • Webinar Series: Startup Institute

    Webinar Series: Startup Institute

    Liz Eggleston
    Liz Eggleston
    Updated on May 8, 2014
    In our webinar with Startup Institute, CEO Aaron O'Hearn walked us through the curriculum and different tracks, Kailey talked about tips to get a job at a startup, and a recent graduate, Jerome, shared his own story! As promised, you can watch and share the whole webinar on demand by following this link. Switching you...
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  • Student Spotlight: Omari Wallace, Fullstack

    Student Spotlight: Omari Wallace, Fullstack

    Liz Eggleston
    Liz Eggleston
    Updated on May 6, 2014
    Omari Wallace attended Fullstack Academy in 2014, and he told us about what convinced him to join the Fullstack program, how he pushed through tough times, and what he created for his final project (hint: think Tinder for Cheap Eats).    What were you up to before deciding to go to Fullstack? I wor...
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