Coding Dojo Reviews
Page 10
-
Jeremy Benedik
Great experience right here in Tulsa
Read more Read less of Jeremy Benedik's review
I thoroughly enjoyed my time while at Coding Dojo. I moved up to Tulsa from Austin, and was looking into bootcamps there, but thought the curriculum was actually better here at the Dojo. The fact that you covered three whole stacks in the three months is well worth any of the depth lost in a bootcamp that only covered one stack. In reality over three months you just want to be prepared for a job, and most likely will have to learn more languages/frameworks whenever you find that job anyways, so having a wide breadth of information and coding languages to pull on makes learning that next language even easier.
Past that, the instructors and community around the dojo were superb. Often alumni would come in to play a board game, help with projects, or just do some work from the office. The instructors were readily available, open to suggestions, and helpful throughout the whole process. Really enjoyed getting to work with and learn from all people associated with Coding Dojo here in Tulsa.
My one complaint with the bootcamp would be not taking advantage of some of the advantages inherent to Tulsa specifically. There is a pretty small, but very involved developer community here with monthly meetups in all sorts of languages. I view it as a missed opportunity that more members of these organizations didn't come in regular to speak to students. Additionally it didn't feel like Coding Dojo had yet made a big splash in the hiring community here. Most interviews I went on I would have to describe what Coding Dojo was and how it prepared me. Which wouldn't have been shocking as a one off instance, but it was all but one of the 5 interviews I had in which I had to do it.
Along with being the cheapest option of bootcamp I saw out there (some in Austin were double the price), I could not recommend Coding Dojo highly enough.
-
Cody Young
Coding Dojo is a great web development program
Read more Read less of Cody Young's review
Coding Dojo is good for someone who is looking to get into web development. If that isn't your explicit desire, I'd suggest shopping around some more.
I was a contractor working as a tier 1 build engineer for a popular software company in Redmond, WA (You get 3 guesses and the first two don't count). The contract company I was working for paid poorly compared to other companies in the area and I was looking for a way out. I wanted to delve deeper into programming, so I joined this program.
I took their online program and had mixed feelings. They have the start of something great, but it needs work in a few areas.
The good: The content was extremely good and I felt it did a great job teaching. I walked away from this program a much better coder and am happy I took it. I just recently picked up a new job working for a different software company in Seattle (not as a contractor), and they put me through an extensive whiteboarding interview. I don't believe I would have passed it if I hadn't taken this program. Additionally, I have a general IT degree that wasn't in software development. The people interviewing me asked about this program and I can thank Coding Dojo for getting me this job.
The bad: I had 3 instructors over 5 months and I would say 2/3 were amazing. The other was extremely non-responsive. I even went above his head and spoke to someone I'm pretty sure was his manager and expressed my concern, but I still didn't get much else from this instructor. Additionally, the main selling point of this program to me was the job assistance after graduating. They lost their main lady who handled online students shortly after I graduated and I never felt like I got much help after. They did have someone help me with a resume, and when sought help they were responsive. However, I was receiving job notifications for new jobs very sparsely and eventually it stopped all together. I also took their C# path instead of MEAN and left the program feeling inadequately prepared to handle JavaScript (pretty important for web development).
Some work needs to be done, but the curriculum is great. I hope the program continues to improve.
-
Cooper Strahan
Coding Dojo Seattle Program
Read more Read less of Cooper Strahan's review
The program was a great experience if you are looking to start a career in technology. My teachers (Prescott and Navya) were phenomenal in providing the resources that you needed in order to become a full stack developer. The teachers here are easily the dojo's greatest asset, their willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty for the students is that of which I have never seen before.
I was able to learn more than what I thought possible in 14 weeks. Going from no web development experience to being able to create full stack web applications in just a few hours using multiple different languages and frameworks is nothing short of a miracle.
All of that said, their platform needs work. The MEAN stack in particular has quite a few gaps. This along with the somewhat repetitive assignments become a little draining by the end of your third stack. Management also seems to be in a transitional phase in which they are sending teachers from the Seattle campus to different campuses while hiring new teachers.This issue may have already been resolved, I graduated in April left the Seattle area directly following the bootcamp.
Overall the experience at the Dojo was more than I could have asked for. Being surrounded by awesome teachers as well as a large group of extremely kind, helpful, and motivated peers was an environment that I hope everyone will get to experience in their life. I would not trade my Coding Dojo experience in for anything.
-
James
Awesome Experience
Read more Read less of James's review
Coding Dojo has been an awesome experience overall. The workload is challenging at first, but if you keep putting in the time and work, you will eventually get out what you want in the end. The faculty here are really nice and caring, and the courses are set up to push you to succeed. The students here are very serious about their work, and I have had the pleasure of collaborating with them. Definitely got a lot out of all of this, and I am grateful for having been here!
-
Yamini
For everyone out there YOU ARE MISSING OUT!!!
Read more Read less of Yamini's review
I came to the states five years ago as a refugee from Burundi, my goal was to go to school and start a career however it was hard to find the right program that was also affordable. In December of 2018 thats when I first found out about the Coding Dojo of Boise through the meet up website/app, where they were offering free lessons. After I attended the lessons I found out you can become a three full stack developer in 14 Weeks. I was amazed as that is hard to find anywhere else plus the information was very intriguing. In January of 2019 I officially started the program and graduated the end of April 2019.
In the beginning of the program I was nervous because I had zero experience with working on computers like typing but the instructors were very professional, friendly, and encouraging through out the whole process. I would work long hours everyday and they were always there to answer my questions even if it was late at night. I remember one day I was completely stuck on a problem and was getting very frustrated. I contacted my instructors and immidiatly they were there to support me and direct me in the right path.
After I graduated, I was impressed how they contacted me right away to help me further my career. I have never seen or heard of a place before that are just as invested in you when you have finished the program. The instructors helped me perfect my resume and portfolio, gave me tips on how to get a job, and go through the interview process. After everything they do for you it's unbelievable how they line you up with job opportunities.
What amazed me the most is that when you talk to different software developers and companies about your education from the Coding Dojo it is always met with positive feedback and trust. I am so thankful for the experience and longtime friendships I have made through this program. #LivingTheAmericanDream
-
Full Stack Alex Le
Learned C#/ASP.NET, Now I'm Ready to Hit the Job Market and Build My Company Simultaneously
Read more Read less of Full Stack Alex Le's review
Okay, so when I signed up for Coding Dojo, I thought, okay...another coding bootcamp (I had graduated from another bootcamp in my past experience - DevBootcamp). I've worked professionally for 5 years in tech as a Frontend and Backend web developer after gradutating from DevBootcamp, and decided to sign up for Coding Dojo because I had been away from development for a bit of time and wanted to sharpen my skills and learn new languages and technologies. During the bootcamp, I wasn't too sure about the whole program (still wondering if my payment for tuition would bring a good ROI). I graduated with three Black Belts (the top certification) in: Python/Django, MEAN Stack, C#/ASP.NET. Here are some Pros and Cons:
Pros:- The online platform is comprehensive and easy-to-use and learn from; in fact, nearly 100% of the bootcamp can be learned through the online platform.
- You learn three full stacks in languages and technologies that are popular in your geographic proximity
- They have instructors who have experience in tech (working for companies like Kaiser and Amazon), they were especially helpful when I was stuck adopting to a new language and framework
- You have access to even more learning (like learning ReactJS) after the bootcamp is over, and access to an Alumni Pass for a fairly low rate which opens learning opportunities to learn practically any language and technology that exists in web/mobile development
Cons:
- Not enough group activity or group projects; barely any pair programming which is incredibly useful when learning
- Learning three full stacks doesn't offer as much time to get deep into any one framework; there isn't much time to learn peripherary libraries or integrate interesting APIs or web products/services (the stuff that makes working in tech really fun, useful, and interesting)
- The coding exercises weren't very challenging (you won't find an exercise to build a calculator or solve a sodoku puzzle)
That being said, after graduating, I've now gained a sense of gratitude for Coding Dojo, their online platform, and their instructors. I have not received an offer yet, but I've only started seriously applying a week ago. I've been getting interviews nearly ever day and receiving calls from technical recruiters every day. The best part is: without Coding Dojo, I don't know where I'd learn C#/ASP.NET - a stack which I've learned is necessary for me in order to build a company around an idea that I had. So thanks Coding Dojo!
-
Vlad Korenovskiy
Amazing Experience
Read more Read less of Vlad Korenovskiy's review
I had an amazing time at Coding Dojo, the teachers are very friendly and engaging and my cohort was an amazing great group of people with amazing energy and chemistry who helped each other out a lot. For those looking for a coding boot camp take a serious look and consideration at Coding Dojo. The teachers are amazing and they really know their stuff, and there is an amazing team at the Dojo that is willing to help you succeed. I would though recommend taking some coding classes before hand and some computer science and algorithms. I came into the Dojo with ZERO knowledge of coding/computer science and algorithms and I had very very hard time. I had to ask for help ALOT. This is a very tough and grueling curriculum that’s why it’s called a boot camp but it worth it if you apply yourself and listen to the instructors. This journey was really hard for me but it was totally worth it. Hardest thing that I have done but it was also the most rewarding. I had an amazing experience here and met some great people that I will keep in contact for the years to come. I highly recommend Coding Dojo! But see if coding if right for you before you sign up. Take some coding classes online and learn some computer science and algorithms before you sign up it will highly benefit you. It might also make the journey a lot easier then it was for me.
-
Dmitriy Dorosh
Web Fundamentals
The amount of material that is covered is astounding. But it's the teaching style that stays with you. I have no doubt I can pick up any technology and excel at it because of the teaching style taught here. -
Lili
14 valuable weeks in coding dojo.
Read more Read less of Lili's review
I'm a stay-at-home mom with two girls.Of course, I used to work in the software development industry.Before 2012, I was engaged in software development and software testing for several years.For family reasons, I retired from the workforce to take care of my children for six years.Now, I hope to return to the software development industry and start looking for job opportunities.At first, it was confusing and directionless.Six years left me completely ignorant of the current technology.And six years of being completely out of technical work has made code feel very alien to me.So I decided to choose a bootcamp to refresh my technology.After some searching and comparison, I finally chose codingdojo.I'm glad it's the right decision.CodingDojo completely refreshed my technical field with 14 weeks of fast focused training.In these 14 weeks, I started with a basic course of web. Two weeks of learning HTML and CSS helped me regain my sense of technology and coding.I think these two weeks are also a perfect transition period for students who are not in the it field at all.Then there is a three-week stack cycle, from the foreground to the background. We have learned python, mean and c# stack.Each stack loop is a process from simple to complex, with the ultimate goal that everyone can create their own project using the knowledge learned in this installment.By the way, an hour of algorithmic time every morning is also very valuable, and the instructor will guide you from simple data structures like single-linked lists to complex graphs.We'll talk about basic algorithms like sorting and finding.As a former computer major graduate, I understand how important these theoretical foundations are in practical application.Of course, in the interview will also be the focus of attention.I also need to share that this 14-week course is very intense, with a lot of content to learn and a lot of homework to finish.My advice is that the first stack is usually very hard for people to do, but don't worry, it is normal, because you are in the beginning stage, when you stick to it, you will find that all the technology is by analogy, stick to it, you will find that the 14 weeks will bring you changes you can't imagine.Now that I have finished my fourteen weeks of study, I am on my way to find a job.Today I will go back to CodingDojo for career service. I hope I can find my ideal job as soon as possible.Anyway, I'm more confident now than I was 14 weeks ago.Wish me luck.
-
Qianye Zhang
Graduate
Read more Read less of Qianye Zhang's review
My education background is Finance and I have 2.5 years working experience in the finance industry. What made me decided to do career change is that I move to a new city where IT is the main industry. The main reason that I decided to join Coding Dojo is that it offers 3 full-stack tutorials in only 3 and a half months. Compared to other boot camps, Coding Dojo has a higher reputation. During the courses, instructors were patient and willing to help u solve any tricky problem you met. Also, they taught algorithms every day which is a great help for doing job search after graduation.
-
Mason Brewer
Overall Great Experience
Read more Read less of Mason Brewer's review
The Coding Dojo is, overall, a great bootcamp if you are looking for an immersive, web-based coding program. The instructors were very knowledgeable, but for the most part don't help a lot unless you really need it. It worked well for me because it forced me to figure stuff out on my own and work with classmates (which is their goal), but it might not be right for people who need more help than most, and I saw a few people drop out because they couldn't hack it. By far the best part is the learning platform, which I have used constantly since graduating. It has the right balance of lecture videos and do-it-yourself exercieses. I believe their job assistance is good, though I didn't actually utilize it much at all, but rather did my own job hunting with only minimal help from the learning platform.
-
Xiaoyu Lin
Such a Wonderful Journey
Read more Read less of Xiaoyu Lin's review
As a person who didn't have any coding experience before went to Coding Dojo, I did have a suffering but good time there. It may be struggle during the studying period, but overall everything worth it. As my own experience, the more people get together to study, the more you will get. Except the coding, I also know a lot of new friends there. People are passionate, friendly. We encouraged each other to carry on when we felt depressed. Our batch was like a big family, these people are awesome. And thanks to Coding Dojo gave us this platform to have this chance to study together and know each other.
-
Jenny
Pursuit of happiness
Read more Read less of Jenny's review
I was working as a therapist and I wasn't happy where I was in my career. I didn't enjoy it as all my other colleagues were and I felt like there was something more out there for me. I ended up quitting and took a break for 6 months trying to figure out what I wanted to do. I stumbled upon Coding Dojo and saw that I could have a new career, be a full stack software engineer in 3 months! And the pay?! Amazing. I went to the open house and everyone was incredibly friendly and informative. It was geek heaven for me! I signed up and I'm so glad that I was able to go through the course. It's extremely full of hard work but the end result is so worth it. All the instructors are so kind and patient- they really really help you through your struggles and come out the other side as a better developer. I couldn't have asked for a better support system than the one at Coding Dojo.
-
Pete Jung
Definitely a good choice!
Read more Read less of Pete Jung's review
Before I started to code, I would do a lot of manual number / data crunching on Excel, and after I started tinkering with VBA to automate my work, I decided I should learn more about coding to launch not only a career change but a chance to impact lives on a larger scale.
Coding Dojo supplied me with a friendly environment to delve more than 10 hours a day being able to help and ask for help. Being able to write clean, consistent code, reading through documentation, and having good testing habits are only a few of the valuable skills that I obtained from going to Coding Dojo. If I had the choice to go back in time and decide to attend or not, I would definitely attend again.
Thank you Coding Dojo!
-
Grant
Best Decision.
Read more Read less of Grant's review
Before I talk about this coding Bootcamp, I want to tell you a bit about myself and what I do. I am currently studying and is majored in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. I had some experience in coding C++ and PLCs. You might think, "Why's an EE student studying software?". The reason is simple, it's because studying software allows me to create virtually anything, only limited by my imagination with little to none capital. This idea is what really draws me to learn to code even though I don't really enjoy coding that much.
If you are a beginner like me in coding, Coding Dojo is a great place to start. Instead of jumping straight into programming Android or IOS hardware, I think, learning web development is the more versatile choice for starters since a website can be accessed in both Android and IOS as well as computers.
Expect hard work and having to stay late if you are a beginner. This Bootcamp requires the student to be serious in the course, but don't worry if whether or not you'll be able to grasp the concepts. The onsite instructors are very helpful and you can ask them to explain difficult topics.
What I like best from this coding Bootcamp is its learning platform. For those who don't know, the learning platform they have in Coding Dojo is a website for students to follow through day-by-day. In that platform, they have assignments, videos explaining topics, and the best part of the platform is that they take you step-by-step for each stack. Coding Dojo has a selection of stacks you can choose from: MEAN, Python, C#, Java, Swift. Each stack takes about a month to complete, then you move onto the next one.
Before the course begins, I had some doubts if this three-month course is going to be too tough for me since programming is not my area of interest. I was worried if I can't do it, but then I thought to myself: "If I can just go through this and tough it out just for three months, then the result would be rewarding". And so, after completing the three-month onsite course, I feel like I can create anything I want. It is honestly a really good thing to learn for everybody since coding can be applied everywhere. The future for coding looks very promising with more and more IoT devices being introduced. Going to Coding Dojo is one of the best decisions I did. It provided me with a very powerful skill that not all people have. -
Greg
Great School
Read more Read less of Greg's review
Had a great time while at the Coding Dojo. For one, they take the GI Bill, which for me was the only way I was able to go. The culture there is cool, laid back, yet tight knit. The instructor staff (including teaching assistants) are very engaged, knowledgable and prepared.
Being able to learn 3 separate languages was a really great experience. It has given me confidence that I am able to learn any technology, as well as helped me realize which language I really enjoy working in and why.
I would highly encourage anyone considering a boot camp to strongly consider Coding Dojo.
-
Dorian Latchague
A great way to kick off your new career
Read more Read less of Dorian Latchague's review
The Coding Dojo is an excellent way to introduce yourself to the programming world. I come from a musical background and went into their web development course with very little knowledge of programming. Yet the teachers made sure that every student would succeeded. If you come into the bootcamp with a positive attitude and you put in the hours, you will be rewarded. The triple full-stack aspect of the web development course really prepares you for the coding world, providing you with the knowledge, flexibility and independence that is vital to any good programmer.
-
Dylan Thierbach
Coding Dojo is great!
Read more Read less of Dylan Thierbach's review
I had a really good experience with my Coding Dojo course over the past 6 months. There's a lot of information that they teach you and it gives you a solid foundation to build upon your programming skills, whether you're brand new or have some exposure already. The instructors are fantastic and engaging. Plus the instructors and TA's are always around and happy to answer any questions you might have, so the support available to you is invaluable. That's not to say it's an easy ride and all you have to do is attend; you will definitely have to put some time into it to get the best results. What you put in is what you get out, but if you're driven to learn, then you will get a lot out of this course.
-
Brian
Coding Dojo review
Read more Read less of Brian's review
I completed the Coding Dojo on-site web development bootcamp in an effort to change career directions. I came into the program with a background in quality assurance testing in an IBM mainframe environment and only had some early HTML 2/3 and Java experience from the long past epoch of GeoCities pages with embedded MIDI files and too many animated GIFs so this course ended up being quite the catch-up experience for modern web standards and practices.
The course takes a very wide and shallow approach to various web technologies including HTML and CSS, then moves on to Python, JavaScript, and lastly C#. JavaScript, Python, and C# are introduced in a general fashion for each leg of the course with students learning how to write algorithms and solving computing problems with them and then later learning how to use common frameworks with those languages. Angular and Express.js were covered for JavaScript. Django and Flask were utilized for Python. C# was used within ASP.NET MVC. Learning these languages and frameworks is done via reading materials and lectures from instructors.
Even though the approach is wide and shallow the curriculum is aggressively paced and taking this course is effectively a full-time commitment. If you are not able to devote 40-50 hours a week to the program you probably aren't going to have a good time.
The course also includes several "project weeks" where a theme will be presented for students to create coding projects around. There is a lot of flexibility for students to create anything they want even using technologies that aren't necessarily covered in the normal curriculum.
I found the instructors to be friendly, helpful, and extremely knowledgeable about the technologies. One gripe is that some of the teaching material is presented in the form of videos rather than written word which I personally do not like, but video content is the direction everyone is going so I guess I should get used to it. As of this writing I'd estimate only about 15-20% of the material is in video form.
The post bootcamp job hunting materials were also useful and based on real world experiences with useful tips on what to do and also what to avoid in resume writing, LinkedIn management, and actual interviews.
Overall, I would recommend this course for people looking to get into web development (front or back end) and aren't really sure where to start. For the more experienced coder or someone with a specific technology in mind Coding Dojo does offer courses more focused on certain areas that may be of interest.
-
Joseph
Perspective
Read more Read less of Joseph's review
Coding Dojo...
If you don't have any coding experience i encourage you to learn on your own especially if you have an idea of what languages you may or will be learning while at the bootcamp(you should).I was in the bottom half in terms of coding skills in my cohort, but the great thing about onsite learning is you have intelligent and very hard working cohort mates that are happy to help aswell as the instructors who are great too. My only regrets is that i didn't come in to the coding dojo with more of a foundtational set of skills it would of made my bootcamp time better as well as keeping my work ethic and motivation high through out the bootcamp which was like a rollercoaster. It's alot better to be ahead than to be on track or struggling to stay afloat.It relieves pressure which allows you to code more efficiently and work on projects during project week.If you're looking to be a FULLSTACK developer coding dojo is the way to go.
-
Ralph Romero
Dedication is key!
Read more Read less of Ralph Romero's review
I really enjoyed my time at the Seattle campus of Coding Dojo. A huge reason for that was because of the great staff and my amazing cohort! While attending this bootcamp I really understood what it meant to be a self-sufficient web developer. I came into this bootcamp having little to no experience in web development, but if you really dedicate your time to learning the curriculum and live by their mantra, "Strength through struggle" I can guarantee that you can become a great web developer.
The staff/instructors were really great in their own ways, they were helpful, caring, and steered you in the right direction. They really care about each student and making sure that they fully understand what is going on in the curriculum, they are always there for you whenever you are stuck in your code and dont know what to do.
-
Vidisha Tindolia
"Great Learning Environment"
Read more Read less of Vidisha Tindolia's review
I came to Coding Dojo with a little bit of experience in computer science. I gained a lot of knowledge and learned a lot from there within 14 weeks. The instructors are really helpful and knowledgeable.
Their 20 minutes rule is training us to become independent and self-sufficient developers since we have to figure out how to fix the bugs and how to improve our codes on our own by reading documents online when we work in tech industry. I highly recommend Coding dojo to future developers who are willing to learn and put efforts.
-
Andrew
Alumn Initial Feedback
Read more Read less of Andrew's review
I recently graduated from Coding Dojo taking the full time online course with stacks in Web Fundamentals, Python, and MEAN. For background information my first programming boot camp experience was as a resident student at Skill Distillery in Colorado with a four month boot camp focusing on Java 8 using Spring, MySQL, and AngularJS 1.5. I also entered the bootcamp scene with a Bachelor Degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering from UT in Austin with my first two years as a Computer Science Major. I graduated from Skill Distillery's boot camp in 2017 and decided to attend another boot camp after getting a job at The Washington Post as a Software Developer because they were using Python, MongoDB, ReactJS among other technologies I had no exposure to.
What led me to Coding Dojo is their advertisments of five full stacks, online courses, and physical location near my geographic area in Northern Virginia. I should also note in addition to working while attending Coding Dojo's full time online course, I was also in my first year as a graduate student pursuing a Master degree in Software Engineering from George Mason University.
I will save a true review of my experiences and some comparative analysis of the two boot camps including online versus resident after I hopefully recieve a response from someone at Coding Dojo about taking additional stacks. I hate leaving a cliff hanger like this but since Coding Dojo advertises five stacks and partially why I chose their program, it is only fair I defer until I get the full monty. Coding Dojo, as an alumn I have made multiple attempts in getting information in how to gain access to advertised resources, if I do not receive a response within a resonable amount of time, I will write a full review based on my own assumptions.
-
Rabin Gora
almuni
Read more Read less of Rabin Gora's review
I have a good experience in Coding dojo, seattle. All the instructor are very nice. they give us mission assignments to complete within a day. It was just a lot of assignments and learnings which i enjoyed a lot and gave my full commitment to complete the assignements. The TA s are very experienced over there epecially Prescott. Prescott was alwyas there to help students and we can tell he loves helping students.
-
Matt
Overall good, but still searching
Read more Read less of Matt's review
(This is coming from someone with a CS background)
Overall good experience from the coding dojo. I already knew a few programming languages prior to the bootcamp so the overall experience wasn't too difficult.
As for people who didn't have any coding experience, the initial phase seemed to weed out those who didn't prepare for the bootcamp effectively. I would highly recommend doing the pre-bootcamp work before the bootcamp starts if you do not have any coding experience.
Make sure to go to algorithms in the morning, even though many people seem to think that it is not important. When interviewing, you are guaranteed to be given alogorithm questions.
Also, make sure to invest quality time on your end-of-stack project. These projects are going to be critical for your resume so dont skip doing the projects just because they dont get graded. In my opinion, a strong project is much more important than getting a black vs a red belt.
I have not found a job yet, but I have only started searching recently. The seattle location is currently looking to hire a recruiter to work at the dojo and help alumni, so I will be utilyzing that option once it becomes available if I need to.
-
Gilberto
Full Stack Development
Read more Read less of Gilberto's review
I came into the coding dojo with already a background in Computer Science,(I have a mscs) and a goal in mind to refocus my career towards development as well as to learn new technologies.
I have to say I enjoyed every day I attended, the instructors were super helpful and cheerful, you can tell they like their job by the passion they demonstrate during lessons and the immediate willingness to help with any problems you may have. That being said, it is a very demanding curriculum and you're expected to not just look at the instructors for answers, but to challenge yourself to research and solve it first.
I won't say the bootcamp is for everyone, it is meant to teach you the basics of 3 fullstacks so that you can take that knowledge and build on it on your own.
If you're in a similar situation to mine, or if you want to learn coding but don't want to be confined to one technology, I would no questions recomend this course. If you're, however, looking for a course to teach you a particular techonoly very in depth, I don't think this would be your best bet.
-
Greg Friedlander
Great Experience If You Put In The Work
Read more Read less of Greg Friedlander's review
I highly recommend the onsite-bootcamp that Coding Dojo offers. Before I began the course, I spent years working odd jobs with no real career path. I had always been good with computers and was curious about programming. After doing some research and attending a couple of free intro classes at Coding Dojo, I decided to enroll. It has been one of the best descisions I have made.
If you put in the time and do all the work the way you are supposed to, you will be in a great position to find a job a few months after graduating. I was easily spending 10 hours a day on campus...but it wasn't hard to maintain those hours. The curriculum was engaging and very practical. You always had the sense that you weren't learning anything you didn't need to know, and were being put in a position to master the skills employers are looking for. The instructors are all extremely knowledgeable and are always there to help. Don't be afraid to ask questions!
Post bootcamp, Coding Dojo offered guidance throughout the job search. It is important to note that the program doesn't actual place you, but if you take their advice and learn through their experience in the field, you will be in a great position to land your first developer role. Don't expect to land something right away though. It took me almost 7 months to land my current job, but I ended in a position where I'm truly happy -- which was the whole point of the career change! You need to keep working as hard as you did during the bootcamp on your own -- building out your portfolio and sharpening your skills. If you do this, the hardwork will all be worth it.
If you're not prepared to work extremely hard, this is not the path for you. This is all about commitment. You have to put in the long hours and want to learn the material. No job is going to hire you just because you went to a bootcamp. You must put in the work.
The Dojo had a wonderful staff all around. I truly enjoyed my time there and couldn't recommend it enough to any prospective student who's seriously looking for a career change. Good luck!
-
Sanofer
My Journey into Software Development
Read more Read less of Sanofer's review
I came into the Coding Dojo bootcamp with very little prior coding experience. However, I found out that becoming a good developer is possible even if that person had totally different background. I also came from a different background and decided to change my career to Web developer after taking a basic Python course from online. One of the reasons I want to become a web developer is that I can create whatever I can think of with coding. In order to learn more and improve my coding skills, I decided to attend a coding bootcamp.
The reasons I chose Coding Dojo were that it offers 3 full stacks and also has a great curriculum. I gained a lot of knowledge and learned a lot from there within 14 weeks. The instructors are really helpful and knowledgeable. Their teaching strategies are really helping us to become efficient developers. Their 20 minutes rule is training us to become independent and self-sufficient developers since we have to figure out how to fix the bugs and how to improve our codes on our own by reading documents online when we work in tech industry.
I also like their career advising since the advisor is really helpful and provides us a great source of strategies and tips in networking and interview processes.
I really recommend Coding dojo to future web developers who are willing to learn and put a lot of efforts in order to become a self-sufficient developer.
-
Grace Jansen
Review for Coding Dojo
Read more Read less of Grace Jansen's review
Before Coding Dojo, I was looking for a career switch. I had a degree in Chemical Engineering, but had realized that I had no passion for a career as a process engineer. I was introduced to Coding Dojo through reviews and blogs online, and decided to go for it. After 14 weeks of the program, I came out with 2 job offers, a portfolio of functioning web applications, and a new found passion and knowledge for software engineering. Coding Dojo was an intensive program that you get what you put into; the instructors were always available and amazingly knowledgable. Not only did they always assist and provide guidance for the required projects and assignments, they also aided with side projects and technology stacks and concepts that were beyond the scope of the course, but were of interest of myself and other students. I am so grateful for my experience and knowledge I have gleaned from this program.
-
Daniela Bizgu
Experience that changed my life.
Read more Read less of Daniela Bizgu's review
I am a Coding Dojo alumni, completed the program in 2017. I had the best and the most challenging time of my life. If you trust the program and the platform you’ll be amazed at what you get out of it and what you’ll know and be capable of at the end.
When you’re being told you’ll become a self sufficient developer, that it most certainly true.
One thing thought, it is challenging but I feel it’s also up to you as well at how deep you want to get into a language or tool and completing all the optional tasks, which I highly encourage.
About the program itself, I would suggest to spend a little bit of time on focusing on test driven development and some on code quality/cleanliness but I do understand it won’t be a short program anymore.
I never regretted picking up this Bootcamp specifically, I got out of the bootcamp knowing 3 full stacks (and I actually took the 4th optional for myself) honestly on my everyday job I am coding in all 4 languages 🤪, got pretty lucky they offered exactly these stacks.
Thank you to all the instructors and founders and whoever supports the program!
-
Moe
CodingDojo Online review
Read more Read less of Moe's review
As many, I was very skeptical entering an online bootcamp that costs over $5000, after doing some research I found out that they allow for scholarships. I applied for the diversity Scholarship and was awarded $500 off, and they were also running a sale at that time so my total for tuition came out to $4000. Not bad taking into account the fact that they also were very flexible with my installment plan dates.
Upon entering their started courses I was a bit overwhelmed, but was quickly helped by one of the instructors on where to find my course material, what to study, and how to properly prepare for the Python course (lots of precourse algorithms to get your mind prepared). They also had a Mattermost group where you can find live help from instructors and tutors, all of which I found as a great tool.
The initial course was a web development fundamental course which was very easy and straight forward as I have experience in Frontend Development, and ended up passing that with 98%. The next course however was a whole new world for me as it dealt with Python, Django, Flask, Jinga2, and MySQL very heavily, none of which I had worked with prior. I must say I really enjoyed Python, as it was loosesly typed just like JavaScript, yet so powerful for a severside programming language. Passed that course fine as well. Then came the MEAN Stack course (MongoDB, Angular, Express, and Nodejs). The beginning was great and easy to pick up on if you know a bit of JavaScript, however as the course progressed I felt things started moving fast, I ended up only having weekends to do assignments which was a big regret later. Ended up passing the course on my 2nd try and got a Red belt (2nd highest belt).
Pros: Overall my goal was to learn more about MEAN stack and be able to comfortably build fullstack applications, I gained the knowledge to do so, and then some. I am very satisfied with the results. I do wish they went over more on Object Oriented Programming on an advanced level, as that's what most employers seek these days.
Cons: Some of the coursework moves too fast, if you don't practice prior or do your own research, you will be left behind (however there is Mattermost and instrucors to help). It's best to be prepared at all times in order to be successful with your learning goals.
-
John
Great experience
Read more Read less of John's review
Attending Coding Dojo was a great experience for me. I wanted to get some practical experience with web development, and the curriculum and instructors were really top notch. With an emphasis on doing, I was able to to create simple websites with a small backend and database in three different tech stacks. The daily emphasis on algorithms and data structures was excellent interview preparation. The teachers were knowledgeable, talented, and very helpful. Only complaint would be that there isn’t a formal internship or employer hiring pipeline, but they do teach you how to find a job.
-
Folami F
Challenging! - Focus on Algorithms and Projects!!
Read more Read less of Folami F's review
If you are coming into this bootcamp with absolutely no programming experience (like I did), I highly recommend taking a few free online courses beforehand, in the languages you will learn. For a brand new person who may not be very tech savvy, it is exTREMEly challenging and frustrating. You should expect to spend at least 10 hours a day (including a weekend day) on the massive amount of coursework. Now if you have any programming experience, you may not find it to be this way. It may be much easier for you, for it was for a couple of my classmates who had personal, not professional, experience.
Add'l words of advice:
Become strong on algorithms! Those technical interviews are important. I recommend beginning algorithm study before the bootcamp (in addition to what is in the bootcamp pre-coursework).DO Strong projects during project week!! Otherwise, after you have graduated you will be trying to get strong projects together.
Start STRONGLY looking for jobs at the beginning of your third stack. Networking is PARAMOUNT in this endeavor.
-
Nathan Diehl
A Bootcamp Experience
Read more Read less of Nathan Diehl's review
After a taking a winding path through life I was drawn to Coding Dojo by the lure of the programming world. It was time, I realized, to embrace a mindset oriented around strategic growth. There were a myriad of accelerated learning courses to choose from. I chose the Dojo. I set out across the counry to attend the course in person hoped the days ahead would be transformative.
There was no way of knowing, at this point, that I would meet so many fantastic people in the months to come. There was no way of knowing how much I would walk away knowing. But that's beside the point, because I know now.
In four months -- too short -- we went from command line illiterates to command line innovators. We learned how the web and its Domain Name Server works (the phonebook analogy is simple, but oh so accurate). We were introduced to frontend and learned the importance of HTML, CSS, and Javascript in crafting client-side webpages. After the fundamentals were hammered into us it was time to progress to true, monolithic coding languages: Python, Java, MEAN, C#, Swift... we learned the importance of setting up our coding environments correctly. Some languages won't run without the proper sandbox. We dove into Object Oriented Programming, creating models that instantiated model managers in order to implement stored functions. We wireframed, built, and deployed full applications.
I can go on. The scope of information that Coding Dojo whisks its students through is vast. It's easy to feel lost in the information at hand. But clever students will realize that this is a lesson too. Few skills are more important to a programmer than the ability to parse information quickly and effectively. No matter who you are, as you go through this course you will fall into a love triangle with two omniscient programs: Google and StackOverflow. They are exponentially more intelligent and well read than you. Ask them questions. Use them as the tools they are. It's critical to your success.
Looking back I have nothing but a deep gratitude for the instructors and the students who, to a (wo)man, inspired me to learn more by being so hungry to learn more. Four months of eleven hour days and at the end of those days a new world entire, for each of us, built by the effort.
Here's to a fall in Seattle devoted to the pursuit of incremental success, strategic growth, ping pong duels and top pot feasts. Here's to instructors like Ray and Noelle, for putting in the long hours to help those struggling with new concepts and cheering us up with snippets from Hamilton. Here's to my classmates, my friends. Rachel, Evan, Franz, Andrei, the Maces...salud. And long live the Dojo.
-
Saranda
Coding Dojo Online Bootcamp
This online course was best thing that happened to me. It helped me to understand the core of programming, and after this course I got my first job. I recommend it.
-
Isaac
My study at Coding Dojo LA
Read more Read less of Isaac's review
Hello, my name is Isaac. I attend Coding Dojo in Feb 2018, graduated in May. I am here to share with you my experience at Coding Dojo.
Choosing a Bootcamp:
Quitting my previous career and going to coding bootcamp was a very big decision for me, I know it was the turning point in my career, even in my life. I was taking this move very seriously. The first question was which bootcamp should I chose.
I believe if you did any research at all, you already know Coding Dojo’s curriculums, offering three different stacks, allowing you to work in different languages. I don’t have to share things you already know, I just want to share with you my experience on choosing bootcamp.
I spent lots of time researching, comparing bootcamps and attending a few bootcamps’ open houses. I have to say Coding Dojo’s open house gave me the best impression, not because they provided very delicious sandwiches during the event, but most importantly, I had some very good conversations with the instructors and career advisor. Moreover, I even talked to the students directly, asked them about the studying experiences. Almost every student was very enthusiastic, they shared with me their backgrounds, their projects, why they attend a bootcamp and what they had learned and etc. I felt a very motivated, positive, friendly and energetic atmosphere.
I also have many IT friends from Silicon Valley because I went to college in the Bay Area. I asked them about coding bootcamp, I felt Coding Dojo has a good reputation. Most of my friends are recommending Dojo, some of them even had colleagues that were Coding Dojo graduates.
In terminus of tuition, I don't Coding Dojo’s is the most expensive bootcamp. Actually, after my research and comparison, I felt all bootcamp tuition is not much different from each other, they are all in the same range. When I applied Coding Dojo, there were different scholarships opportunities. I applied one called “Career Change Scholarships” (sth like this) and I got approved. There was also an early enrollment discount. So, I think I saved almost 2k in total. (Yeah~~~)
Bootcamp market is very competitive nowadays I guess. There are more and more bootcamps now than before. I believe most bootcamp are teaching students great skills. However, I think the most important factor is ourselves. Success requires hard work, otherwise, even attending the best bootcamp (if there is one) will NOT make anyone success.
My Experience at Coding Dojo:
It has been a year and a half since my graduation, I miss my study at Coding Dojo a lot. I had some very good time and learned lots of incrediable skills that are still benefiting me at my work. I am still connected to some of my cohort mates because we became good friends.
The daily study is pretty intense and the pace is fast, but it is totally acceptable. There were group algorithms work every morning, then followed by morning lecture, the instructor will lecture on the new concept. There was afternoon lecture in most days. Where the instructor will go over some of the challenging assignments to make sure everyone is understanding the concept. The rest of the day, we were studying on the platform. (The platform is very well designed I think, I even subscribed the whole year alumni pass after my graduation.) There are readings and videos supporting students to understand the knowledge, as well as assignments to practice. Every day, we had our end of day goal (EOD), in order to achieve the EOD, it required hard work. My advice to you, work hard, be focused, do NOT waste time, finish all the lectures and assignment and keep up the pace. This is very important!!!
After each stack, we will have the exam. Taking the exam is NOT mandatory or required. Students are allowed to postpone the exam if not ready. The exam result is not going to affect anything. However, just from my personal opinion, I highly recommend to take the exam and get a good result. It proves that you have learned and mastered the knowledge you learned from bootcamp. Falling to pass the bootcamp exam is NOT a good evidence to prove that you are qualified for a professional developers’ job. (Well, if your goals are not to be a professional developer/engineer, please disregard my words. ) We have time to work on group projects after the exam. The project is basically whatever you want to build. Normally students can come up with very brilliant ideas and develop some amazing projects. Some people say projects are more important than exams. I personally think they are equally important. Getting black belts (Grade A) from all exams could make you stand out on your resume. You can prove that you are a top student from your bootcamp and you are ready and qualified for the professional career.
Like I said previously, Coding Dojo provides a very energetic, motivated, positive and friendly study environment. Instructors are answering questions patiently at any time. My cohort mates are looking out for each other, we help each other, we learn and grow together. Even though the study path wasn’t easy, but it was full of fun.
Job hunting experience:
Now, I am a full-time software developer working at an awesome IT company in Orange County, CA. I love my job, I love development work.
Job hunting could be very stressful. Coding Dojo offers two weeks of career training. There will be resume evaluation, technical interview questions, interview skills training, mock-up interview and etc. The career advisor will share all possible hiring leads. The training session could be very helpful.
No bootcamp can guarantee any job. Someone can get very lucky, some are not. I know some graduates from my previous cohort got hired from good companies right after their graduation. However, some super smart graduates have to wait for their offers. Job hunting is NOT easy. I started my job hunting in early September and received my offer two months later. During that time, I went to many job fairs, applied average 30 - 40 jobs per week, complete my online profile on many job searching sites. I have also finished a few cool projects which I always show to my interviewer during interviews. Again, job hunting is NOT easy, You have to be positive, confident, motivated, full of hope and eager for success.
Conclusion:
I think I made a good decision of going to coding bootcamp, I love my job. I am happy.
-
Tom
Prepared for Programming
Coding Dojo as an educational institution is remarkable. It boils complex technologies down to their essence so that elaborate concepts may be learned quickly and efficiently. You are truly prepared to tackle programming in the world in a short time due to the intense thought and preparation that Coding Dojo has done building their curriculum.
-
Yllka Gojani
Online Bootcamp Review
Read more Read less of Yllka Gojani's review
Before starting the Coding Dojo online bootcamp, I was on my final year of studies for Computer Sciences. I was interested on learning other programming languages and that is when I decided to apply for the full-stack web developer course at Coding Dojo.
The curriculum was just what I wanted. It contained the front end part of web developing, and two stacks for the back end development, Python and MEAN. The instructors were very dedicated on teaching us the best practices and get the most out of the online bootcamp experience, including here the online meetings, the assignments, the algorithm challenges etc. And what is more important, they were very determined to watch us succeed that they were willing to hold one-on-one online meetings and help us with whatever difficulty we had.
The knowledge that I gained during the Coding Dojo course has helped my carieer. Since then, I have worked as a web developer.
-
Dave
My coding bootcamp experience
Read more Read less of Dave's review
What did you do before Coding Dojo?
I was a CNC operator at a architectural designs shop creating parts for homes.
Why did you decide to join Coding Dojo?
I wanted a change and a challenge of learning something new and I found a coding boot route and from there lead me to Coding Dojo where they had a huge amount of alumni that have jobs across the board in the tech field that was one plus for me then I did the tour and met the instructors and then i was ready to make that career change.
What did you get out of Coding Dojo?
I got the base knowledge to learn any programing languages and how to attack any problem that arises from being a self-sufficient developer which is the best trait that team leads are looking for. I’m also at program language number 6 working on C as my 7.
What do you do now?
I’m working as a Full stack Web Dev at AT&T creating telecom and business applications . It's been a blast never not a day of learning with a great senior dev environment to learn from and to hone my skills.
-
Dhurata Kamberi
My journey in Coding Dojo
Read more Read less of Dhurata Kamberi's review
Before I started Coding Dojo, I was pursuing my last year of bachelor studies in Computer Science. During that time I was looking for an Internship programme. Meanwhile, I saw the announcement from Coding Dojo for their call for the new cohort and I immediately applied and luckily I've got accepted.
Being part of Coding Dojo was the best part of my career seeking phase. I pleasantly would say that it was the most beautiful thing that could happen to me! The curriculum seemed pretty comprehensive, I liked how it really covered the full stack.
During this boot camp, I developed projects in a vast range of technologies, starting with front-end development and the Python stack, then moved on to MEAN stack. Instructors and TAs were willing to help at any time and I really appreciate it. I've noticed how my confidence increased in programming, every time I passed the exams and that was the best feeling ever!
Now, I lead my own tech startup which I co-founded with a friend from this boot camp except this, I also work as a freelance developer in a tech company.
I would recommend every girl to be part of Coding Dojo, to be more inspired than ever to give coding a shot and learn the feeling of building something. I promise you won’t regret it! :)