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  • Alumni Spotlight: Pedro Acosta of Flatiron School

    Alumni Spotlight: Pedro Acosta of Flatiron School

    Lauren Stewart
    Lauren Stewart
    Updated on November 20, 2017
    Pedro Acosta was a security guard training with the NYPD when he realized a career in software development would allow him to really excel and stimulate his mind like never before. Pedro quit the NYPD training and chose to learn part-time with Flatiron School’s Online Web Developer Program so that he could continue working full...
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  • Why Allstate Hires Designers from Designation

    Why Allstate Hires Designers from Designation

    Imogen Crispe
    Imogen Crispe
    Updated on April 30, 2019
    Allstate Product Design Manager, Dustin Hamilton, started mentoring Designation (now Flatiron School) UX and UI students, and soon realized that many of them would be great additions to his team. He has now hired six Designation graduates, and continues to mentor and get to know many of the designers as they go through the program. Dustin tells us why Designation is his first port of call...
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  • Java: Everything a Beginner Needs to Know

    Java: Everything a Beginner Needs to Know

    David Wintrich
    David Wintrich
    Updated on October 14, 2024
    What are the benefits of learning Java as your first programming language? Is Java just too hard to learn in 14 weeks? When starting out in tech and choosing a coding bootcamp, it’s difficult to know which language to focus on....
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  • Alumni Spotlight: Philip Percesepe of Sabio

    Alumni Spotlight: Philip Percesepe of Sabio

    Imogen Crispe
    Imogen Crispe
    Updated on November 13, 2017
    As Philip Percesepe was transitioning out of the Marine Corps he came up with an exciting tech startup idea. He realized he needed more specialized technical skills to build the idea, so he used the GI Bill to enroll at Sabio coding bootcamp in Los Angeles. Since he graduated in February 2017, Philip has continued to work on his startup,...
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  • What Does Full Stack Mean?

    What Does Full Stack Mean?

    Liz Eggleston
    Liz Eggleston
    Updated on May 20, 2021
    One of the first questions we hear when someone starts researching coding bootcamps is “which programming language should I learn?” You hear these terms floating around like full stack vs front end vs back end – but what should you make of them? Today we’re diving into everything that goes into the application “stack” – from how each piece works together to the skills and tools you need to le...
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  • Building Diversity in Coding Bootcamps ft. Flatiron School

    Building Diversity in Coding Bootcamps ft. Flatiron School

    Liz Eggleston
    Liz Eggleston
    Updated on November 9, 2017
    One of the challenges that bootcamps face and have really taken head-on is building diverse classrooms. If you’ve looked at demographics research, you know that tech is not diverse – and that means everything from a lack of racial to gender to cognitive diversity. But a lot of bootcamps are doing interesting things in this realm, around scholarships, community outreach, and partnerships with l...
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  • Alumni Spotlight: Timur Meyster of App Academy

    Alumni Spotlight: Timur Meyster of App Academy

    Imogen Crispe
    Imogen Crispe
    Updated on April 7, 2021
      Timur Meyster always dreamed of becoming an entrepreneur. When he realized his finance degree wasn’t going to help him actually launch his own business, Timur decided to build his technical skillset to create his own products. Since graduating from App Academy in 2015, Timur has flourished as a developer, working as a Full-St...
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