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  How Meghan Became a Digital Nomad with Lighthouse Labs

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on September 21, 2020

  For a decade, Meghan Hein traveled the world and learned many life skills, but when she was laid off from the service industry due to COVID-19, Meghan turned to Lighthouse Labs to guide her way into tech. Meghan shares how their COVID-19 Scholarship Fund made her career change possible, and what sets Lighthouse Labs remote Web De...

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  How Madelyn Launched a Tech Career After Devmountain

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on September 18, 2020

  Madelyn Arsenault was a disheartened college student who wanted a career that she was passionate about. After speaking with satisfied Devmountain alumni and their family, Madelyn enrolled in the immersive Web Development bootcamp in Dallas, Texas. Madelyn explains how Devmountain helped her transition from student to Junior Front End...

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  Virtual Classroom Tour: Hack Reactor Remote

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on September 17, 2020

  Many bootcamps are moving online in 2020, but Hack Reactor has actually offered their immersive bootcamp, Hack Reactor Remote, since 2014! Today, Jonathan Lewis from Hack Reactor walks us through...

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  Virtual Tour: General Assembly's Online Classroom

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on May 16, 2024

  Editor’s note: General Assembly stopped accepting new consumer enrollments on April 28, 2026. This article describes programs and experiences from before that change. Read General Assembly’s official notice. What does General Assembly’s...

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  How is Python Used for Data Science?

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on July 19, 2021

  In 2018, 66% of data scientists reported using Python every day, which makes Python the number one language for data science! But how much Python do you need to know for a data science bootcamp? Kim Fessel, Instructor at Metis’ online Immersive Data Science Bootcamp breaks down what Python is actually used for in data science, exactly how...

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  Meet Brainstation’s “Stay at Home Hackathon” Winners Jung and Nick

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on May 30, 2024

  This summer, BrainStation hosted their first Stay at Home Hackathon in partnership with Microsoft. We caught up with two members of the winning team, Data Science alum Nick Mahon and UX Design alum Jung Oh, so they could walk us through their app FocusBuddy. Plus, Jung and Nick share what it was like to work remotely with UX design...

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  Cyber Security Analytics vs Cyber Security Engineering

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on July 19, 2021

  What’s the difference between Cyber Security Engineering and Cyber Security Analytics? From skills to certifications to the job market, we’re breaking down these two career paths with the help of two experts, Flatiron School instructors Andrew Mandula and Stephen Barnes. How do you learn Cybersecurity Engineering and Cybersecuri...

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  Meet Neha: From Chemistry Teacher to Web Developer Through Penn Boot Camps

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on September 10, 2020

  Neha Nautiyal’s love for learning led her to enroll in the web development program at Penn Boot Camps. Although Neha loved teaching chemistry, she found a new passion and talent for web development that eventually inspired her to switch careers. Neha explains how the instructors at...

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  Instructor Spotlight: Eric Scott of The Coding Boot Camp at UT Austin

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on September 14, 2020

  Should you enroll in a Computer Science degree program or an intensive coding program like The Coding Boot Camp at UT Austin? We caught up with instructor Eric Scott to find out the differences between college and a coding boot camp, the programming skills taught at The Coding Boot Camp at UT Austin, and real-world jobs grad...

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  From Teacher to Remote Software Engineer: Why James Chose LearningFuze

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on September 3, 2020

  James Dinh didn’t have the confidence to pursue his love for technology until he discovered LearningFuze. After spending years in college to become a history teacher, James enrolled in the Full-Immersion Coding Bootcamp at LearningFuze. Within three months of looking for a job amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, James landed his first rem...

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