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2020 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup
3/11/2021
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Are tech companies hiring coding bootcampers during COVID in 2021?
8/4/2020
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June 2020 Coding Bootcamp News
6/30/2020
Continue Reading →How Dani Went From Registered Nurse to Software Engineer with Holberton School
6/24/2020
When her career as a hospital nurse became too emotionally taxing, Dani Gómez made up her mind to transition into tech with Holberton School. After completing the 9-month Foundations course at Holberton School’s Medellín campus in Colombia, Dani got the chance to land her dream job as an Associate Software Engineer with HUGE. Dani shares how Holberton School gave her the mindset and confidence to pursue a tech career, plus learn how Dani gives back to the burgeoning tech community in Medellín.
Continue Reading →7 JavaScript Projects Built by Bootcampers
9/24/2020
One trademark of a coding bootcamp is the project-based curriculum, which means students build many smaller projects throughout the bootcamp and one final capstone project, graduating with a full portfolio of web applications and mobile apps. Coding bootcamps prioritize teaching what the tech industry actually uses on the job today, so it’s no surprise that Full Stack JavaScript is the most common teaching language at coding bootcamps, used in 44% of Web Development courses. At Course Report, we’ve spotlighted so many JavaScript bootcamp alumni who have built innovative applications using these languages. Here’s a round-up of some of our favorite final projects!
Continue Reading →How Rory Landed a Lockheed Martin Internship with Holberton School
5/29/2020
After years of trying different career paths as a salesman, bartender, and caterer, Rory Fahy realized that his future was in technology. When Holberton School’s New Haven campus opened up right near his home, Rory took it as a sign to enroll in the Full Stack Web Development career pathway. After completing the Foundations portion of the program, Rory landed an internship at Lockheed Martin. Learn what Rory plans to pursue next in Holberton School’s Specialization program, plus his advice for others looking to launch a tech career.
Continue Reading →How Rene Landed a Remote Internship After Holberton School
2/8/2021
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April 2020 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup
5/27/2020
Continue Reading →March 2020 Coding Bootcamp News
3/31/2020
In the face of the global coronavirus pandemic, this month has shown that coding bootcamps are uniquely prepared to deliver quality remote learning to those now staying indoors, working from home, or even unemployed. In addition to COVID-19 news, March brought a $19 million fundraise, regulatory news, several scholarships to close the gap in diversity in tech, and 6 new schools in the Course Report directory!
Continue Reading →A Guide to Low Level Programming for Beginners
3/23/2020
High-level languages like JavaScript and Python may be the most popular programming languages today, but there’s no argument that these languages are doing a lot of work for the developer, from memory management to runtime interpretation. On the other hand, low level programming has very little abstraction – you’re writing code much more closely to the computer. So why would you want to learn low level programming? In this guide, a mentor and student from Holberton School answer all of your questions about low level programming!
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