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Liz EgglestonUpdated on February 27, 2015Since Course Report is based in New York, so we try to attend as many bootcamp hiring days and student presentations as possible. A couple weeks ago, I went to the Fullstack Academy hiring night at their new classroom in New York's Financial Dist...Continue Reading →- Liz EgglestonUpdated on February 27, 2015What makes for the ideal coding bootcamp student? Experience? Perserverence? Natural Skill? We've compiled advice from instructors and founders at top programming bootcamps like gSchool, Dev Bootcamp, Wyncode, and Fullstack Academy- aka the folks making admissions decisions every day. Read on for the 8 qualities that bootcamps tell us they look for in potential applicants. [As of December...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on February 26, 2015Jeff was working in sales, but looking for a career change. He started using online resources like Codecademy to learn the basics, but he hit a wall in his learning and was looking for an immersive experience. LearningFuze was the closest bootcamp to Jeff’s home in Orange County and after talking to founders Fabian and Bill, ...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on February 25, 2015Marlon Doomen was a visual designer who wanted to expand her skillset and add UX Design to her toolbox. So she enrolled in the online, mentored UX Design course at CareerFoundry. Marlon tells us about her experience communicating with her mentor, balancing a full-time job with the course, and what she's been able to accomp...Continue Reading →
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- Liz EgglestonUpdated on February 25, 2015Coding Dojo provides an immersive 12-week onsite and online coding bootcamp for aspiring web developers in Seattle and Silicon Valley. The team recently hosted a Tech Talk for Coding Dojo students at their Silicon Valley bootcamp, featuring Mark Otto and Connor Sears, for...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on February 23, 2015Sagar received his Bachelor’s degree in business finance and worked in the financial industry prior to attending law school. After trying several online learning platforms and even completing the early stages of Dev Bootcamp’s Phase 0, Sagar shifted gears and started at CodeUnion, the online programming bootcamp run by Jesse Fa...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on February 19, 2015DevPoint Labs is an 11-week, full-time, immersive bootcamp with campuses in Salt Lake City, Utah and Las Vegas, Nevada. DevPoint Labs’ full-stack bootcamp features an intensive 80 hours per week learning Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and more. We’re breaking down the DevPoint Labs Women’s Scholarship, a unique and comprehensive...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on February 8, 2021Greg Oppman worked in design and animation in Los Angeles before deciding to return home to Indiana. Greg read about Eleven Fifty and saw an opportunity to start coding again and improve his current job skills as a digital marketer. With his company footing the bill, Greg attended Eleven Fifty’s week-long JavaScri...Continue Reading →
- Aaron FazulakUpdated on May 26, 2023Why tap into this potential group of bootcampers? Aaron Fazulak, co-founder of DESIGNATION (now part of Flatiron School) in Chicago, explains why veterans make great tech bootcampers! As of 5/1/19, Designation is now Fla...Continue Reading →
