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Nikki CarterUpdated on April 7, 2021As the new year approaches, you might be thinking about the big things you want to accomplish next year – namely, getting accepted to and completing a coding bootcamp. Although it’s tempting to spend the holiday period relaxing and indulging, there are a number of low-stress things you can start doing to...Continue Reading →- Brandi ButlerUpdated on October 2, 2024Should you learn Python? Many people choose their coding bootcamp based on what coding language they want to learn. Python is becoming an increasingly popular teaching language at both coding bootcamps and data science bootcamps, so we asked General Assembly Python Instructor Brandi Butler to explain the top ...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on December 14, 2018As he was finishing his degree in Biotechnology and Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto, Nadim realized he wanted a more technical career. He tried sales, then heard that BrainStation was launching a Data Science Diploma Program in Toronto. As an internatio...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on October 4, 2019With the aim of making education as accessible as possible, Holberton School has offered income share agreements for students since it launched in 2016. We wanted to find out exactly how the ISA works, and whether it is a good deal fo...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on December 12, 2018Since Jenny Chan graduated from Lighthouse Labs in 2015, the lack of women in tech has become increasingly apparent to her. Her first developer job was at a company where women only held 10% of technical roles. Now Jenny is a freelance developer, and runs a Women in Web Development group where women support each other’s ca...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on October 4, 2019Lambda School offers an income share agreement where students pay nothing up front, and don’t pay until they land a job. It sounds almost too good to be true, so we sat down withContinue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on December 10, 2018Impressed with a new hire who had graduated from Hackbright Academy, VP of Engineering at Sharethrough, Rob Slifka, was inspired to get involved with the all-women’s bootcamp. Three years later, Rob continues to mentor students and guest lectures about how new engineers can find jobs ...Continue Reading →
- Beth D'AmatoUpdated on December 7, 2018So you’ve been seeing jQuery as you research coding bootcamp curricula – but what is jQuery? It’s a JavaScript library that has been widely used for more than 10 years, but there is some debate around whether or not it’s worth using in 2018, since modern web browsers can now perform some of the same functions.Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on December 7, 2018Over 900 tech bootcamp graduates entered our sweepstakes competition to win a $500 Amazon Giftcard just by leaving a Verified review for their school on Course Report. This time, our lucky winner was Byron Chang from Epicodus! We caught up with Byron to find out what he's up to today. Want to be our next Reviews Sweepstakes Wi...Continue Reading →
- Lauren StewartUpdated on December 5, 2018As The Tech Academy prepares to open a new campus in Austin, Texas, we sat down founders Jack & Erik to get the specifics. Read on to learn about the blended online coding bootcamp, why they’re excited to teach students in Austin, what companies are hiring developers in Austin, and what will stand out about the Austin...Continue Reading →
