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  Why I Chose Coding Bootcamp Over Law School

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on October 21, 2020

  With an undergrad major in the humanities, your career path can often be a winding road. Bernard Lin was planning to go to law school after studying Ancient Greek and Latin, but when he saw the great work-life balance his friends in the tech industry enjoyed, he decided to go to a coding bootcamp. Bernard tells us how Hack Reactor...

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  How Holberton School Helped Me Switch Careers at 50

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on July 11, 2018

  After almost 30 years working in restaurants and agriculture, Larry Madeo wanted a career that used his brain rather than his back. He built up his Excel skills and soon shifted his goals towards software engineering. Larry moved from rural Wisconsin to San Francisco to attend...

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  Alumnae Spotlight: Liz Phillips of The Grace Hopper Program

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on July 10, 2018

  “I used to feel that artistic skills and technical skills were very separate, but in reality the work that I did as a designer is very similar to how I approach problems with engineering.” After a BFA, MFA, and the...

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  Why I Moved to Denver for Turing School

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on July 5, 2018

  Mimi Le didn’t have a technical background, but if we’ve learned anything from her journey (she moved from LA to Colorado to Phoenix for this career change), it’s that she commits to her goals. Mimi takes us through her bootcamp research process and tells us why she chose the...

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  Is New York Code + Design Academy Worth It?

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on July 2, 2018

  There are many ways to define success after bootcamp and one way to succeed is starting your own business! James Sullivan attended New York Code and Design Academy’s Software Engineering Immersive instead of college, and launched his own web development agency when he graduated! James tells us how NYCDA supported h...

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  June 2018 Coding Bootcamp Podcast

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on February 16, 2021

    In the coding bootcamp industry in June 2018 the biggest trend we saw was coding bootcamps funneling grads into apprenticeships! We also saw two big fundraises by bootcamp-adjacent organizations, we heard about some interesting new legislation which could change how online bootcamps operate, and some bootcamp alumni launched exciting new careers. We also look at the effect bootcamps are...

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  Alumni Spotlight: Caleb Wells of Code Fellows

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on June 29, 2018

  Caleb Wells enjoyed solving problems as the manager of a tech support center, but he wanted to be solving deeper technology problems as a software developer. He considered teaching himself, or studying for a computer science degree, but eventually decided to enroll in Code Fellows’ 20-week coding bootcamp in Seattle. Caleb tells u...

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  Fullstack Academy vs Grace Hopper Program: Similarities & Differences

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on June 28, 2018

  Coding bootcamps Fullstack Academy and the Grace Hopper Program were both founded by David Yang and Nimit Maru, so what is the difference between them? Grace Hopper is an all women’s program and offers deferred tuition, but what else is unique about the program? And do students from both programs have the same job placement o...

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  How I Became a Blockchain Engineer After Hack Reactor

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on June 27, 2018

  Dan Miller is a Front End Blockchain Engineer for startup Kyokan, but he began his career working in communications for NGOs. When he realized he wanted to turn coding into his career, he enrolled at Hack Reactor Remote. Dan’s first software job was at a local company on the east coast of Canada, and now he works remotely for San Francisco company Kyokan. Dan tells us how studying remotely wit...

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  Alumni Spotlight: Brittany Miltenberger of Codesmith

  

  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on June 26, 2018

  Even after Brittany Miltenberger earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science and worked professionally in software (QA, Release Engineering, and Front End Web Development), she felt she needed to go to coding bootcamp to learn more advanced, full-stack web development skills and technologies....

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