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  Three Years Later: This Lighthouse Labs Alum is a UX Developer at Mozilla

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on February 8, 2021

  With a degree in creative fiction and plans to write a book, Erica didn’t expect to fall in love with coding as a career. But once she started learning JavaScript, she enrolled at Lighthouse Labs to learn full stack web development in Vancouver, Canada. Now, three years after graduating, Erica is a UX Developer at Mozilla in Toronto. She tells us about mentoring students at Lighthouse Labs, how...

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  Thinkful’s New Nights & Weekends Course: Everything You Need to Know

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on January 4, 2019

  Bhaumik Patel is the Program Director for Thinkful’s new Nights & Weekends web development course, a live classroom experience delivered online. The course mirrors the instructor-led classroom schedule of the full-time Engineering Immersion course but pro...

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  From Learning in NYC to Teaching in Atlanta with Flatiron School

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on January 3, 2019

  When Roniece first signed up for Flatiron School’s Access Labs bootcamp, she wasn’t sure there was space in the coding and development world for a queer woman of color like herself. Now, she’s paying it forward in Atlanta as a Teaching Fellow at the newest Flatiron campus. We chatted with Roniece about how she got into coding,...

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  2018 End of Year Coding Bootcamp Podcast

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on December 27, 2018

  As we near the end of 2018, we're rewinding and reflecting on the most interesting and impactful coding bootcamp news of the year. Come with us as we look at trends, digest thought pieces, break down the ~$175 million in new funding, and more. We’ll also look at our predictions for 2019 and our hopes for the future of coding bootcamps! 2018: Course Report in Numbers We added 89 new schools...

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  Your Holiday Coding Bootcamp Checklist: 5 Questions

  

  Nikki Carter

  Updated on April 7, 2021

    As 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 star...

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  5 Reasons to Learn Python

  

  Brandi Butler

  Updated on October 2, 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.   Should you learn Python? Many people choose their coding bootcamp based on what coding language they want to learn....

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  From Biosciences to Data Science with BrainStation

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on December 14, 2018

  As 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 international s...

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  Holberton School's Income Share Agreement: What You Need to Know

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on October 4, 2019

  With 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 for stud...

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  Advocating For Women in Tech After Lighthouse Labs

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on December 12, 2018

  Since 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...

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  Lambda School's Income Share Agreement: What You Need to Know

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on October 4, 2019

  Lambda 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 with...

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