Le Wagon Reviews
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Rose-marie
Worth it!
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Convinced that the code will be a subject taught in school programs in the same way as mathematics, I decided to register for the first part-time batch of Le Wagon Montréal in the fall of 2019 to be in tune with my time and learn how to code.
I was absolutely looking for a part-time program with the specific purpose of learning the basics of coding to develop personal projects. If all the roads lead to Rome then all the good reviews lead to Le Wagon, so when Le Wagon Montreal opened the part-time program, I did not hesitate!
The resources (platform, videos, challenges, flashcards, Slack, etc.) of Le Wagon are really well suited for part-time learning (every other day we had videos to watch while the other days we were in the classroom to work on our challenges with sometimes a bonus of live code which is for me the best way to learn). The teachers and assistants are passionate and qualified! The buddy system also works quite well.
The pace is quite intense when combined with a full-time job. The program lasts 24 weeks, so it is a commitment you should think about a lot. The first 3 months were the hardest for me and I questioned myself several times. It was only during the project phase that everything fell into place!
Le Wagon Montréal is also very active in Montreal's tech and start-up ecosystem and organizes many events and talks. Le Wagon Montréal also offers numerous workshops and discussions to prepare you for the post-bootcamp.
There are plenty of free sources on the internet to learn how to code, but the benefit of learning it via a bootcamp is that you can learn the basics in a specific setting without dissipating, it saves you time and provides you discipline.
Whatever your reason, I strongly recommend Le Wagon program to you and here are the pros and cons on the part-time program if you still hesitate:
- The major positive part for me about the part-time program is that we have time to digest and assimilate the concepts over several days. The fact that the course is via video is rather practical to come back to fuzzy notions or to follow the live code (again, I strongly recommend actually doing it while watching the videos, it helped me a lot to practice). Everyone can follow at their own pace.- If you are unsure if coding is right for you but you want to learn, I recommend doing the program part time. It'll take out the after-bootcamp stress and will allow you to take your time on how you want to use your new knowledge.- The program is project oriented and that's why I wanted to follow this particular bootcamp. At the end of the program you will be able to code (back and front) and deploy in production a real web application!- The biggest negative is that it is long ... but it is the way it is! As I said, this is not a decision that should be taken lightly. You have to be ready for 6 months to put your social life aside and have only Sunday to rest. There are days when you won't want to be there and no longer look at single line of code, but most of the days go by quickly! -
Jose Carlos Juarez
Mexico #347
Excellent experience, the teachers are awesome, the course methodology really helps you to understand programming and it is supported by a great platform, I totally recommend it, it did level up my skills. -
Omar
My bootcamp experience (Mexico #335)
Before i did the bootcamp i was studying a mechanical engineer, i decided to learn to code because i wasnt fullfilled with my current career. So i enrolled in Le wagon, it was an awesome experience the instructors are extremely capable and knowledgeable in coding and in teaching. After the bootcamp i manage to land a job as a web developer -
Baud
The most thrilling learning experience ever!!
Teaching at the Wagon is the real innovation; the purest form of sharing; a nice, kind way to receive help and knowledge deliver with fun and without any judgement on the IQ or the way of doing it. I loved moving through challenges, helped by Teachers and Teacher Assistants! -
Patrick
STOP.....Fullstack time
It was a crazy ride that took us from 0 to 100 in 9 weeks. I was amazed at the end of every week how much everyone has learned. I was lucky enough to score a job right after and those 9 weeks prepared me perfectly for my role. Thank you guys <3 -
Amarjit Singh
Life Changing Experience
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Before joining Le Wagon, I was just a college student who felt that college wasn't taking me anywhere or doing enough for me. That's when I started looking into coding Bootcamps. Even without a very particularly strong technical background, I took a leap of faith and applied to Le Wagon Bali, hoping it would open up opportunities for me. Believe me when I tell you I was not disappointed.
Overall the experience was amazing; it exceeded my expectations and was even transformative for me. The entire staff was great. I didn't just gain new skills; I met and befriended many like-minded individuals and the 9 weeks went by too quickly.
Working together with my team, we each got to apply all of our newly acquired skills by building an awesome final project that we were proud of.
Now that I have completed the Bootcamp, I feel like I have developed a passion for coding that I can use to even further fuel my passions and progress as an individual. I am no longer the same person I was before this program and highly recommend Le Wagon Bali to anyone considering joining a Bootcamp. -
Tim Vierboom
Really enabling environment
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After working in consulting I was pretty tired of only talking and got involved in a little automation process where I only scratched on the surface of coding. That’s where I decided that I wanted to work as a developer to actually build something myself.
I chose LeWagon because it is the biggest boot camp out there and i must say that I’m so happy I did this and chose LW. The setup, the teachers and the learning environment was really perfect and encouraging each and everyone to develop at their own pace.
I had hoped to get a bit more out of the career week, but that said it was exactly where corona virus had hit us so LW has to quickly schedule some digital career week events. -
Mark Muller
Web Development at Lewagon Bali
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I have been part of the startup community for almost 5 years, working with companies in Paris, Berlin, and London. For over 4 years, I have been employed as a recruiter for ACELR8, a Recruitment-as-a-Service company specialised in scaling startups. There, I gained exposure to Software engineering, it being a big part of our mission to find the very best engineers for our clients.I have always found it interesting interviewing engineers, as they seem to have a very different approach to solving daily challenges.
As my experience and interest in engineering developed, I decided to learn to program. The difficulty here was learning complex concepts from scratch, on one's own, as well as putting time aside to practice (very hard in the startup world!). Every week I would come back to my programming challenges to find that I had forgotten what I had done the previous week. I was stagnating and frustrated!Having a foot in the Parisian Tech system, I had already heard of this great coding bootcamp. The Le Wagon Alumni seemed to be thriving, following their 9-week coding experience, so I decided to give it a try.
A typical day at Le Wagon would start with breakfast, followed by coffee with the teachers and classmates. We would continue with a 2-hours lesson covering specific concepts (these classes would follow a well-thought-out Web Development course, split into topics throughout the weeks). After the lesson, we would then be paired with a randomly assigned classmate to work on daily challenges. Our day would end with a "live" coding session, as a group, with teachers and classmates.
The teachers play a key role in our learning process, as they break the complex concepts down into small digestible blocks. When you hit a wall, the teachers were there to offer tips and clarification on specific things you could not fully grasp. Not only were they patient and good teachers, but also friendly and inspiring people.
Bali is a fabulous place to visit; being able to live there for almost 3 months was incredible. I would go to the beach before classes for a walk or surfing and visit other towns on the island on the weekend.Canggu is perhaps the most famous digital nomad spot, so you meet very interesting people - from all over the world - during your stay.
Le Wagon Bali was truly a life-changing experience!
The 9-week Web Development Bootcamp has taught me a whole new set of skills and changed my perception of the digital world. It gave me an understanding of how apps are built and how to use the language and technologies to interact with computers. During the course, I was not only able to build and ship two Web Applications from scratch in an entrepreneurial manner, I also discovered a new country and culture, whilst making new friends from all over the world at the same time.
Thank you Le wagon! -
Yasmin Jones Sheahan
Yasmin Jones Sheahan - Part Time Bootcamp
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Before Le Wagon, I had settled into a nice routine of teaching Pilates in the mornings, which gave me lots of free time. I decided I wanted to do something with it, learn something new. I’d started teaching myself to code back in University and I’ve always wanted to pursue it, but always felt I was missing so much, so I started looking into bootcamps.
Le Wagon was the only one that offered on-campus part-time learning, which was perfect as I could keep working and it would also give me more time to digest the material. All the reviews were glowing, everyone seemed to love it and most found jobs in the industry soon after. I went along for an interview, met some of the team, took a look around and I was sold.
Batch 317 was a really diverse group; it was great to see so many women on the course! Le Wagon also have a buddy system, meaning you work through the challenges with someone new every day. This really helped build a community, you made friends, encouraged you to talk through your solutions and also made you feel better if both had no clue what to do (very rarely, of course). The support from the staff was superb. The fact that the entire team had completed the bootcamp was reassuring that the process works. They were understanding, encouraged any questions and were really light-hearted in their approach, which took a lot of the stress off.
My favourite thing about the bootcamp was building the final project. It was incredible to see everything come together, you realise how far you’ve come in such a short amount of time.
My group’s final project was creating one place that you could browse over independent bike workshops and book appointments easily through the app. If you asked me before the bootcamp what sort of project I’d like to build by the end, I don’t think I would have come up with something half as complex as that. I’m blown away by how much I’ve learned at the bootcamp, I couldn’t recommend Le Wagon more! -
Maciek
Le Wagon teaches very good how to code
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As a Le Wagon London graduate I highly recommend this two month learning experience, were people from diverse backgrounds learn how to code from scratch. As a major in humanities I never thought I would learn some much practical knowledge in only two months. True, it is very intense. Five whole days per week for two months. But worth every hour and every money invested. The teaching method designed by Le Wagon is superb. Theory and practice are uniquely combined to get practical results very fast. I would say that it is the best "learning by practice". The program is well structured, where every day of learning and practice is an element from which the students, divided in teams in the later stages of the bootcamp, learn how to build a working mobile app, which is the end project of the course. In this way finishing the bootcamp, graduates are not only theory rich in knowledge, but also in practice. Also I very highly value the teaching staff. They were eager to help all the time, very kind to the students, and created a good atmosphere. This all led to a positive atmosphere- well suited for learning. The bootcamp experience was also enriched by the after classes activities like meetings with industry specialists, networking events and fun actives. This all created a very well connected alumni network after the bootcamp. To sum up, Le Wagon is the place to be if a person wants to learn how code. -
Jonas Vanbuel
Best investment in myself I can remember
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Before starting Le Wagon’s software development bootcamp in London I was working in Fine Arts. I decided to start the course to drastically accelerate the pace I had started learning software development skills, which I think has become increasingly important in our (professional) lives. I chose their part-time program in London so I could continue to work while going through the 6-month course, and in retrospect it definitely feels like the best investment I’ve made in myself that I can remember!
Le Wagon’s learning structure is a combination of home study by way of video lectures and every week 3 in-person sessions with other students and teachers. Since the pace of the course is high and consistent it takes some dedication, though it’s difficult to believe how much you managed to learn in 6 months, and how far you’ve come by the time you finish your final project! -
Vince
Reached another level
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As a freelance e-commerce consultant, I was looking to build out my technical skills in that regard which is undoubtedly the most sough-after added skill in the field.
Le Wagon seemed the most complete and well reviewed course, so I decided to join it in the wonderful island of Bali. A great decision in the end, as it allowed for a good balance between highly intense learning sessions and then toning down to enjoy paradise.
The teaching style is the best I have experienced in my life. Very fast-paced and quick, yet very supportive to the individual.
In the crucible of the final project weeks it all comes together, and the pressure to then deliver a final product is truly an embodiment of the whole program: it teaches you hands-on, readily applicable skills that allows you to actually build things.
Couldn't be happier for taking this course and it was most definitely a worthwhile investment. -
Ameya
The most effective way to learn web development...
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The Le Wagon Full Stack program is an excellent all-round bootcamp to build a solid foundation of web development skills.
You'll be ready to build production level web apps after just 9 weeks.
Great tech stack, effective program design, real-world applications.
There are some aspects that aren't covered in as much detail as you'd like, but that's to be expected from any 9 week bootcamp.
Overall, it certainly exceeded expectations. -
Rich C
Amazing 9 weeks
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Prior to joining Le Wagon, I worked as an E-commerce Manager, among other roles, for a US manufacturer. Over the years I had taken the usual online, self-paced courses, which I felt provided a peripheral overview of web development, but I felt like I wanted to develop a deeper understanding and I wasn’t sure how to do that.
I started reading about Le Wagon and was attracted to the program because it seemed to have more of an entrepreneurial focus than other bootcamps. Bali was also on my bucket list and cost-wise, I calculated that I could probably attend Le Wagon in Bali (including airfare, food, and lodging) for less than the cost of just the tuition of many programs in the US. Being in my mid-thirties, I figured now was as good a time as any to take a career break, so I sent my deposit and within a few weeks, I was on a plane to Bali.
The program is challenging and moves at a fast pace. There were days when I felt smart and overly confident, then stupid and like I wasn’t cut out for it, all just before lunch. It’s also difficult not to compare yourself to other students in the class, even though the experience levels vary greatly - some were brand new to programming, while others had a few years of experience. But you quickly develop friendships with everyone else in the class, as well as the amazing teaching staff, and most days I looked forward to spending time with everyone, working on new challenges.
Bali is also an amazing place to spend 2-3 months, with beautiful scenery, food, and a thriving digital nomad culture. It was incredibly easy to arrive, rent a scooter, and feel at home on the island. That I could so easily pick up, move across the world, and settle in has greatly impacted my perspective on the future work that I want to pursue
All in all, I found Le Wagon to be an exceptional experience, where I learned valuable skills and developed new friendships with people from all over the world. I would highly recommend the program to anyone looking to build a foundation as a developer. -
Jack
London #360
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I joined Le Wagon in London for the 360th batch after deciding to leave a career in Public Relations. The result: I had a great time, learned more than I could have imagined thanks to the teachers and learning environment, and feel empowered to continue my own learning and break into a role as a developer.
The format of the course is good - 1.5 hour lecture in the morning followed by challenges with a buddy. The lectures are well structured, gradually layering concepts on top of one another and growing in complexity, which are then reinforced in the challenges. The teaching staff are incredibly helpful and always willing to run through things with you, pushing you to work things out for yourself - they are one of the best aspects of the course.
Some days you will struggle and other days things just click. It is hard, and you do need to put the work in but it really starts to pay off toward the end. I didn’t have a ‘eureka!’ moment like others describe but honestly by the end I was shocked by how much I’d taken on. I feel comfortable building my own projects and learning new technologies and I’m having a blast doing this after the course.
In summary - highly recommended. I’ve fallen in love with web and software development and Le wagon has given me the grounding to pursue this with a new approach to learning and problem solving. -
Rahul Robertson
Le Wagon London Review
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Before joining Le Wagon I had worked in retail and advertising, and chose to do a coding bootcamp in order to broaden my skillset and job opportunities. What I enjoyed most about Le Wagon was the culture they have created, you get to know all the teachers and other students on your batch really well – both through their buddy system for challenges and the numerous social activities organised. Seeing the product you build in the final two weeks get presented on demo day was so rewarding. It’s very intense and definitely hard work but one of the most enjoyable learning experiences I’ve had. 9 weeks flies by, I would recommend it to anyone considering moving into tech! -
Lucy Silver
Le Wagon London
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Le Wagon have managed to create an incredible programme that pushes you out of your comfort zone, all whilst providing a strong support base of teachers and alumni when you need them. I have never experienced a learning environment where you can see and feel your progression each day and dramatically each week. The community and teachers at Le Wagon are so welcoming and make you realise that you belong to something bigger than just a 9 week bootcamp. I feel very proud to be a Le Wagon alumni and couldn’t recommend this course more. -
Michael Lim
software developer
Honestly, the whole experience has been great (the reviews weren't lying). Le Wagon did a really great job implementing a very familial feel to the whole experience, I've never felt a barrier between the teachers/staff and students. I remember on the first day, everyone, including myself, seemed so timid and wary but that feeling faded away quickly and what's left is a family bond. -
Elena Petrova
Best experience ever
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Each story is completely different from thousands of other stories. My story began with choosing a future path. I had to enter a master's degree in economics. I must say economics made me bored and mathematics put me in full stress. In my life I already tried a lot of things, I was a chemist, manager, worked in a logistics company and even opened a small business in Moscow ..
All this was absolutely wrong, it did not make me happy, and all I was thinking about was finding myself.
Exactly 1.5 years ago, I moved to London in order to learn English, and I did it! This gave me confidence and I decided to learn some more languages - programming languages!
I started two courses at once, which took absolutely all my time. One at the university and the second at the bootcamp le wagon.
At the university, I met face to face with sexism, prejudice, understatement ...
I thought to quit this venture since day after day I felt more and more self-doubt, and then Le Wagon appeared in my life!
Everything has changed!
A huge community that is confident in your strength, support, lack of sexism and inequality.
I began to feel that finally, I found myself, made friends, and now I am part of a large and friendly family!
What's next?
I don’t know how my fate will turn out, whether I will find a job or start my startup, but it doesn’t matter ...
why?
Because I continue to learn and learn something new every day, not because I “must” because I love to do it!
Because now I am part of the community!
Because I found myself! -
Jérémie P
My Le Wagon Experience
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I was a student of the batch 299 in Oslo(08/2019–10/2019)
I join Le Wagon coding bootcamp as I was working on a personal project. The idea was to build a set of skills in order to improve my startup and to be able to code my business ideas by myself.
The first impression that I got when I joined Le Wagon in Oslo was that the program was very well structured, and brick after brick I was gaining a lot of knowledge, adding new layer every week to finally be able to build a web application.
Also this was not just about knowledge, but a big focus was put on practice, every day you resolve code challenges to practice what you’ve learn in a morning lecture.
When you join Le Wagon, you team up with other students and you help each other. I really liked that feeling to be in the same boat with my teammates and share same objectives. I’ve met really nice people from diverse background during my bootcamp so it was also a really nice social adventure.
I have to say that the teachers team was great, really qualified, patient, enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge.
The final 2 weeks of the bootcamp are dedicated to building a real web application, I think it was the best part of the bootcamp when everything you’ve learnt comes together and you can build a prototype of your own idea from designing it, to coding to presenting it to the public. This was amazing, and I really had the feeling of achieving something concrete.
For all of this I could only advice to join this amazing bootcamp, it was an unbelievable experience, challenging and intense of course, but totally worth it.
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Michael Wlaschitz
9-weeks LeWagon bootcamp Barcelona - The full story
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Why coding and LeWagon?
I dreamed of building products that go through the roof and actually bring value to lots of people in the world since I started to study business. Already during my bachelor and master, I was involved in several entrepreneurship courses and worked for 3 small startups next to my studies. Finishing my masters in 2017, I first went into consulting helping companies to become more innovative and work more like young, dynamic companies.
Last year, after working 2 years in my job, however, I realized that with my business degree I lack most technical know-how to actually develop digital products of the future. I felt the desire to become an expert in building real, useful tools and programs instead of fancy slides. After some research into product management I decided that coding would be the best way to start into this journey of becoming more technically skilled.
After looking into some online courses, I learned from some friends about LeWagon and immediately fell in love with the idea of an intense full-time bootcamp experience. I saw from my past, that learning something besides your actual job, is super hard and I never pushed through with online courses, so LeWagon seemed like the best place for me. The syllabus, focused a lot on the entrepreneurial aspect and product management techniques of coding, was the ideal fit for me. I am not a person highly interested in deep theory but more in practical application and LeWagon seemed to have a similar vision. Also the mix of learning with teachers and a intense practical project to apply knowledge sounded like the best approach for me. Lastly, the international network and chance to meet people from other background was very appealing to me. After some more research and a short call with the LeWagon team, I was all in. After convincing my boss to take two months off for the camp, I confirmed my spot and the adventure was fixed.
The bootcamp experience
What can I say? The bootcamp was the most intense and best learning experience of my life. I never learned so many new things, and especially hard skills like in the 9 weeks that I felt to be useful for my life. The bootcamp was well structured and starting from the basics we learned week by week new topics that were, however, always connected to the previous weeks and helped us repeat older topics. With all stuff online in its own portal there was also the chance to repeat things and go through difficult lectures again.
The teachers and assistants were superb. They made you feel comfortable and secure to learn, make mistakes and try out new things during the whole bootcamp. Always motivated and highly skilled in teaching, answering all our questions and constantly supporting in our team work. I honestly can’t image a better team than at LeWagon Barcelona. Also studying together with people from all around the world was highly motivating and interesting. Every day we worked with a different person, which also helped you to get to know other people and learn about different work styles. My project team in the last week was also super nice and motivated and I was lucky to work on my own project idea that we pitched in week 5. Due to corona we worked three weeks remote as a team, which was still a great experience with all the remote support of the LeWagon team. We definitely managed to code awesome apps with people sitting all around the world.
Lastly, I loved the city of Barcelona. Was not my first time, but living there was even better than being a tourist. There is endless bars and restaurants, beaches, clubs, sport facilities and the area of Gracia where LeWagon is located is definitely the most beautiful in Barcelona.
All in all, I can only recommend LeWagon Barcelona to anyone who is interested in diving into coding and learning full stack development hands on from scratch. I personally will follow my path to become a Product Manager, others will work as Freelancers or in company coding teams. Can you do it after 9 weeks? I believe we learned everything necessary to work as a dev and develop our own projects, so yes you can!
If you have any doubt, hit me up or add me on LinkedIn.
Good luck and if you do LeWagon soon, congrats to your decision! -
Nicolas Chatelain
Full Stack Developer Bootcamp - Rio (#358)
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I recently completed batch 328 at Le Wagon Rio de Janeiro.
Before to enroll at le Wagon I was Business Analyst in the Human Resources Industry.
My main objective was to gain sufficient tech skills to develop my own side projects and keep learning by myself.
I started off barely knowing anything about coding and finished the course being able to implement full web apps on my own.
Our teachers were great in sharing the concepts and approaches we need to have as a web developer. They were also patient and made the Bootcamp fun while we were learning.
The bootcamp provides you with a solid foundation to keep learning about the areas you are interested in.
The online content and Kitt (the online teaching platform) are great. The program and learning methodology have been tested and iterated over thousands of students! It is very well structured which keeps you challenged and engaged to keep on learning.
The student atmosphere is amazing. Everyone is motivated towards achieving the same goals and it truly feels like a community.
I would definitely recommend Le Wagon to anyone looking to improve their tech skills! It was the best experience learning I have.
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Marielle
Highly recommend
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Before Le Wagon, I had never properly coded, except for a little bit of Visual Basic in high school. I wanted to learn coding, but without having to study it for a certain amount of years, not knowing whether I should become a developer or work in this area. This is why, the bootcamp that Le Wagon offers was perfect for me: 9 intensive weeks of classes and exercises to learn the basics in order to become a developer. It completely met my expectations, a room full of people eager to learn and motivated qualified teachers. The curriculum is well-structured starting with the basics and touching on a varied set of topics so that you get an idea of how developers work. The wide alumni students pool gives you the opportunity to connect with people and entrepreneurs in the same situation as you, which facilitates a job search after the bootcamp. Overall, it has been a very rewarding and stimulating experience and I would definitely recommend Le Wagon. -
Rachel
London 2020
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After five years of working in the translation industry (and with zero technical experience), I decided to switch careers and become a developer. I chose Le Wagon because the curriculum covers a wide range of topics, and in London they offer a part-time course, so I could keep working and learn to code in my spare time.
The structure of the part-time course means you do most of the “formal” learning, such as watching lectures and doing flashcards, at home. So when you’re on campus you can focus on putting what you learnt to practice by completing challenges, with the benefit of being surrounded by your classmates and a great team of teachers and TAs.
The buddy system, where you get paired with a different classmate every day to complete the challenges, is great. It gives you the opportunity to connect with all your classmates, and being able to work through a problem with someone else really helps the learning experience.
I also enjoyed working with the different teachers and TAs. They all have such a wide range of experience and expertise, and are very approachable. I definitely learnt a lot from seeing the different ways they approached problems.
Even though I have now completed the course, I still have access to plenty of support with finding my first developer job. I also have access to the huge community of Le Wagon alumni, who I can connect with for advice or help.
I’m so pleased I decided to take the leap and start a new career, and would recommend Le Wagon to anyone else out there who is thinking of doing the same! -
Guillermo Forteza
Great experience
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I recently completed (part-time) batch 317 at Le Wagon London. It has been a fantastic experience. My main objective to enrol was gaining sufficient tech skills to develop my own side projects. After completing the bootcamp, I feel i have achieved such objective. Don’t get me wrong, you will not know everything about coding by the end of the program, but it does provide you with a solid foundation to keep learning about the areas you are interested in. These were my highlights:- A very well structured curriculum which keeps you challenged and engaged to keep on learning: Great online content -you can tell its been tested and iterated over thousands of students!- and learning methodology -beware that coding gets quite addictive!
- Strong product focus -the program is all geared towards the end goal of building your own project
- Skilled and friendly teachers and staff who are always there to help -this for me is the key value of the bootcamp
- Great and diverse student atmosphere -everyone is motivated towards achieving the same goals and it truly feels like a community -I would have never said I would be so happy to wake up early for many Saturdays in a row and spend the whole day coding!
- Strong international alumni network
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Kenn Chong
Awesome Experience!
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It has been 9 long weeks, but I am glad to say that I have finished the Full Stack Web Development Bootcamp with Le Wagon Singapore!
The curriculum was tailored uniquely for us to not just gain new knowledge, but you also get to practice what you’ve learnt every day by completing challenges with your classmates.It made learning fun again and it was really engaging. In 9 weeks, I got the chance to learn from Ruby as part of backend development and HTML, CSS and JavaScript as part of frontend development.
Our teachers, Miguel, Ben and Prima, were great in sharing the concepts and approaches we need to have as a web developer. They were also patient and made the Bootcamp fun while we were learning.
In the final 3 weeks, I got to work with 2 awesome people, Tan Hua Swen and Maxime. We worked on 2 projects, one of which was creating an Airbnb clone. We had the chance to work as an Agile Team, and building our products from scratch.
After finishing the Bootcamp, I feel that I now have the confidence and know-how to carry on enhancing my current projects. I would highly recommend anyone to take up a course in Web Development, especially with Le Wagon! -
Kathryn Armitage
London 360
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I was working as a buyer in a company, when I decided to help my friend’s company with her social media, I decided to enrol in a course in marketing which led me to coding and made me fall in love with it. After studying from home for 8 months I decided to do a bootcamp which led me to Le wagon as it was the best rated. I honestly had the best 9 weeks. We had lectures each morning, worked with new people each day on new and interesting challenges and subjects. We then turned things up a notch and worked on real projects in a group preparing for our final project! Producing our project was an absolute joy and honestly one of the best moments of my career! So proud of my team and can’t wait to see where all of our careers go from here! -
Robin Weidlich
Learning a lot in a short period of time
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I'm a industrial engineering student in my last year and wanted to do LeWagon due to the growing impact of digitalization on the engineering field. Overall it was a great experience and I was surprised how much knowledge I gained in just 9 weeks. I started off barely knowing anything about coding and finshed the course being able to implement full web apps on my own. This is mainly due to the intensity of the course, since you're working with code all day for 9 weeks, as well as due to the great help of the teachers of LeWagon. Whenever you're stuck with an excercise the teachers help you not only solving that particular problem but understanding the problem and everything that's connected to that problem. That way you advance very fast and become a software developer within a short period of time. -
Dominic
London Batch #360
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I was a filmmaker in Los Angeles for six years before attending Le Wagon’s full-stack development bootcamp. I reached a point in my film career that I had been working towards since before college graduation and saw what the future may hold for me if I continued down that path. I realized the entertainment industry was not for me and began researching other career paths.
Once I decided on coding, I took the usual online self-learning approach for a few months before deciding to accelerate my education so I could jump into my next industry as soon as possible. I wanted a well-thought-out curriculum with excellent instructors and motivated peers and Le Wagon’s bootcamp provided that academic environment I was looking for.
The program was structured extremely well with its exercises and challenges ramping up at an appropriate pace. I never felt too behind or too ahead. It is intense and you learn a lot very fast but it is manageable given you put in the work. There was no shortage of teachers and teaching assistants so I was always able to ask for help.
The buddy system also provided great support as I quickly connected with my batch mates. The community Le Wagon manages to foster is the most impressive side-effect of the program. I joined for the educational aspect and hoped to gain some connections in the process but I was not expecting to leave with the close friendships I now have.
Kitt, the learning portal all of the students and teachers used daily should also receive praise. It seamlessly integrates everything you would ever need during and after the bootcamp. From the daily challenges to the ticket system to reminding you to do your flashcards, Kitt kept us on track. It also provides up-to-date profiles for every student from our batch as well as alumni, allowing the community to stay connected after graduation — truly an impressive tool.
All in all, Le Wagon delivered. The bootcamp is difficult and you must do the work but it pays off. You will leave with solid foundational knowledge of coding. The learning never stops of course, but I now feel confident and ready to take my next step. -
Victor Park
The Best Coding Bootcamp there is
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My experience at Le Wagon was more than classes, it was a bonding experience into my self (not myself). In just 9-weeks I gained a place where I belong, can help others and ask for help.
The whole structure of the program makes it so you feel included and want to spread the inclusive culture Le Wagon wishes to impart into the coding world. I adored the way the professors, the coordinators and the whole system (buddy system and parties) encouraged interaction between all classmates and staff. More than a platform itself, the students were encouraged to reach out to the teachers and T.A.s, as well as to their buddies with issues to learn and improve.
Notwithstanding, one that embarks this journey parts with a great learning platform that is constantly being updated and a new group you can call home.
I graduate with joy to immerse myself in my next journey, but with a heavy heart to leave such a warm and challenging environment.
I wish to discover more communities like these and I hope I have spread the word of those who want to co-create for a better world. -
Nathan Smith
Best career decision I've ever made.
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I had a pretty good career before Le Wagon - after Le Wagon I have a great career that I get excited about each day. I graduated from college and had a good job working for a successful tech company in San Francisco, but I had always been interested in coding but wasn't sure whether I could do it.
I'm super glad I decided to go "all-in" and do it. Sylvain / Yann / Doug and all the TAs are really great guys and I enjoyed getting to know them as mentors and friends. There were about 20 folks in my batch from literally ALL OVER THE WORLD. It was super fun to get to know new people and I wish I would have spent more time with them during my time at Le Wagon.
The curriculum was super well organized and the leaders do a great job running it. My favorite experience was definitely working on the two products at the end as a team. As a software engineer now working in a team with over 100+ engineers, I can confidently say that working well with a team is KEY to being a good developer.
Really was the best career decision I've ever made. -
Xenia
Intense and very well structured fullstack coding bootcamp
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Attending the LeWagon coding bootcamp in Buenos Aires was definitely a great decision. Whether you want to just deepen your tech knowledge, become a product manager or a developer, LeWagon has a very holistic curriculum that will allow you to personalise your experience and outcome. Without having any previous coding experience, at the end of the bootcamp, I was able to build a product with my team from scratch which was very rewarding. The LeWagon Buenos Aires team was always very caring, patient and helpful, willing to stay longer whenever necessary to make sure every student is satisfied with the learning outcome of the day and feels comfortable with the material. I had an amazing intense 9 weeks together with a group of ambitious, very intelligent and inspiring people. I would highly recommend this program! -
Ciro
Loved Batch Rio #358
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My experience as whole was awesome. Learning to code was a hard decision for me since I was looking for a change in my previous career as a frustrated Journalist. It was one the most important points of my life and I happy I found Le Wagon to assist me from the beginning. The bootcamp manager, teachers and basically everybody there was super into giving us the tools and hints to find what better suited and could be the best for our lives (during and after the course). I studied a lot and it wasn't easy, but surely enough was worth it. Now I can sincerely recommend Le Wagon's bootcamp to other people who need coding, start-up and inter-personal relations as a next step in their life. Other than that, I already landed a (simple) job in coding, but despite being a small step I feel more confident and happy now. -
Lucas Diniz Cunha
Rio #358, the best batch ever!
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- what you did before Le Wagon
I was/still am studying Sistemas de Informação at Unirio.
- why you wanted to do Le Wagon
I wanted to join because web development have been a area of interest for a few years. Also, I had the luck to have someone more experienced (Andre) tell me that a early insertion on the marked was a really good idea.
- what did you think of the experience
It was one the the best couple of months of my life, not only because I was learning what I needed, without bullshit, bus also the community is so nice that made me fall in love with everything about it.
- what are your dreams and aspirations for after
What I hope for the short/medium time range is to get some freelance going in order to get more experience and maybe, if I have the time, get a job developing for a company. For the long time range, I hope to maybe coordinate my own developing team on a company. -
Vitor
Rio #358 Bootcamp really changed my life
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9 hard-working-fast-paced weeks. I need to say that at first I was not completely sure how the bootcamp would help me since I had been working with IT support for the previous 3 years. But It couldn't be more proud of my decision of leaving my job and starting the course. After this 9 weeks I really feel that I can finally contribute to companies or even create projects by my own and most important, I trully feel worthy after several years. -
Joaquín Panelati
When you look back and can't believe how much you've learned, that's when you know the bootcamp was GREAT
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My experience in the bootcamp was excellent. Those were two intense months, filled with challenges, joy but also frustration, laughter and a lot of unforgettable moments shared with my peers. The atmosphere that's generated is amazing, you find yourself in a room full of ambitious people pushing really hard to learn and be better, and that ends up being contagious and brings out the best in you.
All the content and how it's organized it's just great, personally I love the independence that you have on a typical day, the "buddy system" is great because every couple can handle their own schedule and you get to work and cooperate with amazing people everyday.
Also the bootcamp is hard. You need to be committed and up for the challenge. But also I have to say: don't be cowards. If you know this is the thing you want to do, just go for it, don't back up just because of the intensity. The reward is HUGE so it's worth all the hard work.
I developed a lot of technical skills: how the web works, how to write real/useful code, how to collaborate in a team, back-end, front-end, user experience, user interface, and a bit of marketing. BUT most importantly, I developed a lot of skills apart from the technical side and that's what I value the most: being curious, asking the right questions, trouble-shooting and solving real-life problems, being resilient, learning from your mistakes and your successes, thinking like an entrepreneur.
I couldn't imagine ourselves developing those projects, even during the bootcamp we had our doubts like "that's what we are going to be able to do?!?!?" and the teachers would say "yes, just trust the process" and they were right. It's crazy to think how much things have changed in only two months.
THANKS to all the Le Wagon Buenos Aires team, driver, teachers, TAs and the whole community, it was awesome!!! If you are thinking about doing the bootcamp in Buenos Aires I'd say stop thinking and just do it, the teachers are too good to be true.
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Louis Choo-Choy
what a good time
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At the time I came across Le Wagon, I had just recently graduated from secondary school and was looking for a productive way to start my gap year. I had heard of intensive, fast-paced coding bootcamps for people looking to get into the world of tech and it turned out that Le Wagon was the best out of all of them. Coding can definitely be intimidating to learn, especially when you have to fully implement a project idea that you don’t even have yet, but at no point was that fact enough to counteract the good teaching, sense of community, and motivation that was present there. Everything about the design and structure of the course feels very bespoke, as if the creators have very good models of the user experience. The buddy system works extremely well, as well as Kitt, the flashcards, the TAs, and drinks on Friday evenings, all of them really bringing the whole bootcamp together. And this is to say nothing of the people. The probability that 40 individuals, that I couldn’t have hand-picked better myself, all happened to convene in the right place at the right time for this bootcamp is so low, that I am unable to believe that it happened purely by accident. It must say something special about the staff and organizers and the founders of Le Wagon who all individually contribute to the atmosphere and environment that 40 incredible people decided to participate in. For the same reason, I’m also forced to believe that this is the case for all batches that went before me. And that is completely beside the point of coding - why you’re actually there. Working with three other fellow batchmates to put together our idea “Subscripto” (go to “subscripto.org” right now) made me realize that “teamwork” isn’t just one of those buzz-words that pretentious people like to write on their applications to increase their chances. Working alongside intelligent, hard-working people was motivating, meaningful, and not least of all, fun. I really hope I see all of the people again. -
Antonio Sanchez
Excellent experience
Without knowing anything about coding i end up having a lot of knowledge and how to apply it to real projects, excellent teachers, aways available to help you and push you to learn, even after the bootcamp they are helping you with everything related to continue in this coding path, an amazing experience totally recommendable to any that want to learn how to do web applications. -
Jose I. Jerez Torrens
Amazing!
Most amazing Bootcamp is hard, many hours but also a lot of support from the teachers. Really good environment. -
Dee Lye
One of the BEST experiences of my life!
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Wow, what an incredibly challenging, rewarding and, above all, life-changing 9 weeks! After 14yrs in banking, I chucked it all in and let my puzzle-loving nature pursue its curiosity about coding by signing up for Le Wagon’s full-stack web development course.
What followed were 2 amazing months rammed with well planned lectures and challenges that introduced new concepts daily alongside regular echoes of previous content, which helped reinforce the foundation of programming knowledge that was being built. And each day, you were buddied with another student, which fostered strong bonds of collaboration and opened your eyes to different ways of approaching problems. To say this learning curve was steep and intense would be a gross understatement (oh my lord it broke me bad a couple of times!) but that’s exactly what you need if you really want to learn, be pushed out of your comfort zone and actually acquire meaningful skills. And if you put the work in, the subsequent transformation from week 1 to 9 is absolutely mind-blowing as you exponentially accelerate from dingbat status to proudly finishing with a fully operational, bona fide web or mobile phone app, plus the confidence and desire to do more!
But as much as I could happily wax lyrical on and on about the learning side of things, what I loved most was the genuine sense of community and camaraderie at Le Wagon. For starters I really can’t speak highly enough of how patient all the teachers and TAs were, and what a supportive space they created for us to learn in. They encouraged questions, and requests for help were always answered with positivity, enthusiasm and compassion. And beyond even that, I appreciated how Le Wagon also encouraged a healthy study-social balance, whether it was by reminding us to put away our laptops during the evenings and weekends, take breaks during the day, tuck into birthday cake they’d lay out for us in the afternoons, zen ourselves at free yoga sessions, attend Q&A evenings with tech industry leaders or blow off steam at their weekly social events! There really were so many wonderful people and extra thoughtful touches that made what was an already exciting, productive learning environment into something that was full of heart as well.
With so much learning, so much laughter and so much love, I will always look back at the time I spent at Le Wagon and say that it was one of the best experiences of my life that has left me in a position to look forward now, prepared and excited, to a future in programming.