Le Wagon Reviews
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Baraa Shrem
Le Wagon Tel Aviv experience
Amazing Web development course in 9 weeks, Ruby on Rails, CSS, HTML and javascript, based on practice and learning in groups. 2 final projects in groups simulating real life work experience! Highly recommended -
Leah Sadoun
Coding Bootcamp
Best coding experience, I’ve learnt a lot thanks to their amazing teacher and pedagogic courses and exercises !! I perfectly recommend it
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Narmeen Massalha
Review of the best coding school
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انه ليس فقط افضل مكان لتعلم كورس مطلوب في سوق العمل full stack developer..بل إنه ملتقى لعدة حضارات وثقافة مختلفه تجتمع في مكان واحد كي تطور فكرة معينه بمساعدة وسائل التكنولوجي والمتنوعة التي نتعلمها بهذا المخيم لتعليم البرمجه لأفراد ليست لهم اي خلفيه عن هذا العالم . وكل هذا في فتره وجيزة جدا وهي تسعة اسابيع مع طاقم عالمي ومبدع بطريقة تعليمه وشرحه المبسط، بالاضافه الى كونه أيضا باللغة الانجليزية. الان يمكنني القول أن هذا الكورس سيكون له الفضل الأكبر بين دمج عالم الاقتصاد والتكنولوجيا معا . 💪👌🌎🚀💻 -
Lucas Von Lachmann
Best learning experience I ever had
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Never learned some much in such a short period. I’m a graduated in production engeering. Before le wagon I was working in the backoffice of a financial institution. I was coding a lot in VBA and SQL and I was liking it. Eger to dive deep in the development world I quit my job and started lewagon (not before a lot of searching of course). The bootcamp was much more then I expected. They not only teach you, ruby, sql, JavaScript, css and HTML but also who to create web products in a very fast way. They also go deep in the concept part, which make it easier to learn other languages and frameworks afterwards. Was 9 hard working weeks... but rewarding. The staff of Lewagon also makes the journey fun and exciting. Now I’m working in a small company, as fullstack developer/product manager, doing maintenance in the existing applications (in asp.net framework) and creating new ones in Ruby on Rails. Some day in a near future I plan to create my own app ;) thanks lewagon!
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Stephanie Meagher
Building my own web app at Le Wagon Barcelona
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I have always wanted to learn how to code but coming from a non-technical background, I never knew where to start, nor where to even look to figure out where to start! I also knew, given coding is such as difficult skill to learn, that I would need some sort of framework or coaching to help get my feet off the ground. When I heard of Le Wagon, my decision was made. I signed up, took a few prep courses and a test, and next thing I knew I was coding along! Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS and more. The idea for me was not necessarily to become a computer programmer (although it could have been a realistic ambition as it is for many students!) but more to immerse in a 100% pure tech environment over a short but intensive period of time, and see where it would take me. Do I love it and want to change my career? Do I hate it and want to stay away from it? Do I like it and want to continue exploring and learning? Technology is inescapable. It is transforming all sectors of the economy, of our workplace and of our lives. And it will only continue to grow. If I want to remain relevant and happy in the workplace, I need to keep up with technology; as a start, I need to be able to answer these fundamental questions. Le Wagon helped me to do so. Being able to develop a web app from scratch in only 2 weeks. Didn't believe I could ever do this. For me, this was a feat! Learning Rails and seeing how it all fit together. Definitely an aha moment. Felt fantastic. The intellectual discomfort. This may sound negative, but every day comes with a new challenge and I think the trick lies in embracing these difficult moments. Stretching your brain is central to the learning process and it is precisely this discomfort that will allow you to build new neuronal connections and grow! The collaborative spirit & personal development. Le Wagon teaches you to collaborate with peers from varied backgrounds, maturity and skills. It teaches you how to help others but also how to receive help. It teaches you humility and how to say "I don't understand" or "thanks for your help". The teachers/TAs. Talented, knowledgeable, passionate and friendly teachers and TAs have definitely contributed to a positive learning experience. A great representation of female leadership was a big plus, and definitely a driver for female student success. I am grateful for this!Barcelona is a young, vibrant and diverse city. A perfect place in which to "work hard, play hard", ie. do a coding bootcamp. Whether you are a foodie, art or music lover, athlete or party animal, you will never be short of options in Barcelona!
Considering? Apply, try to get an interview and make good use of your one-on-one to clear away any doubts or burning questions you may have. Once on-board, do the prep work so you get an appreciation for what coding really is and discover hands on whether it excites you or not. If the answer is yes, then just go for it, sign up! You will never know without trying! -
Andrea
Life Changing Experience - Le Wagon Mexico
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TL, DR:
Le Wagon changed my life completely in a very good way. I became a Fullstack Developer in 9 weeks (which I didn't even think was possible) and feel secure to start working in real software projects. I met amazing people during the bootcamp and I’m now working on my own Software Development Studio.
Before Le Wagon
I was working as a Project Manager in a consultant firm, I had a successful career and was ok with what I was doing, but I felt I was missing out on something. I had product and business ideas but I didn't feel able to do them. Also I was always involved in social service programs specially working with kids in poverty areas.
Le Wagon was amazing for me since I always wanted to study wanted to study something related with technology and science but my family and friends always told me that it was not for me.
What I liked the most was the methodology, it's excellent and it helped me, really, learn how to code in 9 weeks. The topics included in the program are achievable so I think there are also perfect if you are a beginner.
It was an amazing experience, this was something I always wanted to do but was so afraid because people used to told me this was really hard but I think that it’s never too late to pursue your dreams and going after you really want.
I'm so happy with my performance and with everything I learned. I met wonderful people during this weeks and I hope Le Wagon Mexico growth every time more and more to give more people the opportunity to change their lives.
After Le Wagon
My boyfriend (who I met during the bootcamp) and I opened a Software Developer Studio and a School to Teach Children How to Code. I feel blessed for being working in what make me happy and with the person I love.
I'm so grateful for everything I learned and for my amazing batch. I'm really happy with what we are capable to do after the bootcamp. Exceeded all of my expectations. Clement I send you all my good wishes for the next batches, you are awesome!!!
Le Wagon Mexico changed my life and I hope it changes yours too!
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Céline DUFLO
Le wagon paris
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After many years in the oil and gas industry I’ve choose to reskill and learn how to code in a modern way. I did many researchs and alumni interviews before fixing my choice on le Wagon. The program and especially the teaching tools are awesome, everything is done to make you learn in a pleasant bootcamp spirit. I basically started with nothing and finished the bootcamp with a project, a goal, new skills of course an entrepreneur spirit.
I’m now willing to join a startup to learn more skills and become a freelance later.
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Donatien
*** LE WAGON PARIS ***
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Right after my studies, I decided to join Le Wagon thanks to a training I did in San Francisco that got me interested in learning how to code.
Honestly, I did not expect that I would love it that much !My goal was simple, I knew that our studies were missing an important thing. We were taught to launch projects, to run a company, to do marketing etc but nothing on the importance of the web and applications. Which company does not have a website, wether it is to introduce its activity or to interact with its users? For me, it was not possible to stop my studies there.
It was 2 months where you learn many complex principles but with a very clear method. I was tough at times but after a while you get used to it and the logic falls into place.
The teaching method is just perfect. A teacher introduces the important concepts, followed by hands-on exercices to practice with teaching assistants to help you out and a livecode at the end of the day. At the end of the 2 months, you have to create a real web app from scratch ! In the end, you get all the tools needed to succeed.
However, it doesn't stop here. And to be honest, the most difficult part is after the training when you can feel lonely when facing problems by yourself without teachers around you. Le Wagon has well understood this and provides a real and strong community, with a lot of mutual help thanks to a super active Slack and coworking spaces.
Thanks to all of that, I could live my "post-bootcamp" life up to my expectations. Because as developers, we never stop learning.Today, I am a freelance Fullstack developer and I launched a web agency on the side where work on the Back-end side. And as the web has no boundaries, I have been living abroad in different places across Europe and Asia for more than a year and I keep learning with online tracks such as React and vue.js.
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Camille Huret
Rio #230
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Having read the reviews of former alumnis, I got exactly what I was expecting: my intention was to get enough tools to draft an idea, and then being able to interact efficienltly with developers the day I would launch my own projects. While I spent the first weeks doubting I could ever draft an app, the project week proved me wrong, and with the help of my teammates, class mates, and the community of le Wagon's alumnis, I am now confident I can do it! The methodology is impressively well done and well thought. The rythm (intense, without being overwhelming), the energy, the team, without forgetting the location, made that experience fit my high expectations, and I would definitely recommend anyone to choose le Wagon, and especially Le Wagon Rio, what a blast!
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Marcus Maione
Batch: Rio #230
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My name is Marcus and I have an economics/finance background.
After working in the financial market in Rio (my hometown) and in a global consulting firm both in Brazil and Australia, I decided it was time for a change - the idea of starting my own business to help solving one of Brazil’s many problems simply got stuck in my head. I quit my job in Australia and came back to Rio to start putting the plan to motion.
Several months passed by and I was struggling to decide which idea to pursue. I was also not able to find a friend to be my technical cofounder. Then, a couple of friends suggested me to study at Le Wagon, as it would give me the basic skills to work on my mvp and meet people some amazing people. Sounded good, so I jumped in.
The bootcamp was really good and I was gladly surprised with the amount of stuff I learned in such a short period of time. I also did meet a lot of interesting and fun people. :)
Now I just started my own project (www.vagazap.com), a web app to help workers connect with companies with available jobs in a practical way. I would strongly recommend Le Wagon! :)
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Corentin Mathias
Le Wagon Paris
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I enrolled at Le Wagon as part of my last year at HEC, in Entrepreneurship Major, where I wanted to acquire key technical skills and develop my product knowledge, two essential topics in order to launch a company and that are not really covered in business School.
Le Wagon curriculum is extremely well constructed and interesting. Each day, you follow a new lesson before practicing with another student through exercices. The day ends with a "debrief" group. The days follow each other quickly, each focusing on a specific technical subject.
It is a real pleasure (and a achievement!) to keep such a learning curve throughout the 9 weeks, in an incredible atmosphere of exchanges and mutual help.
Since the end of the Wagon, I try to continue this learning through MOOCs or freelance work missions and intend to join a startup to become a product manager soon
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Armand
Coding is more than just a skill
I wanted to learn how to code for a few years before I joined Le Wagon. This bootcamp was one of the best choices in my life. Coding is more than just being able to create a webpage and post it. It is a new way to think and imagine things in a broader way. Thanks to these new skills I'm now able to build and try any idea I got. Thanks again Le Wagon Montreal, it was a wonderful venture.
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Guillaume Kordonian
An essential asset in my everyday professionallife
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Le wagon is an impressive experience for people like me who wants to learn to code ; in less than 3 months, we learn all what is necessary to well understand front-end, back-end and database issues. It's a very efficient way of learning with both theory and practise through exercices and usecases. All of them are also available online (for life for the alumni !). Le Wagon has skyhit all my targets and represents an essential asset in my everyday job as a tech entrepreneur and freelance consultant in digital transformation. I highly recommend the journey, it will change your professionnal life !
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Coralie
Le Wagon is a life-changing experience
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After graduating from Law School, I joined a Business School because I was more and more interested in entrepreneurship. After graduating from Business School, I wanted to launch two web projects but I did not have enough technical skills. That's why I joined Le Wagon Paris : learning to code was a way to become autonomous, allowing me to create the first versions of the products I had in mind. At the beginning, I just saw Le Wagon as a step to achieve my goals. But it turned out to be much more than that!! I did launch my two projects but I also loved Le Wagon's experience so much that I am now a Teacher Assistant at Le Wagon Paris. Right now, I could not ask for a better job than teaching and working on my personal projects. Thank you so much to Le Wagon's team for this life-changing experience!!
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Friedrich Schack
It's a no-brainer for everyone who wants to learn how to code
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If you want to learn how to code in only nine weeks while living in one of the coolest cities in the world and also get to know some of the most intelligent and fun people I have ever met, Le Wagon in Melbourne is the perfect place for you. I had an amazing experience exploring coding for the first time in my life and this team and community is the best support you can get!
Would definitely recommend this to anyone who wants to get into coding!
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Julio Quintana
No more boring ppts, i can prototype and code my ideas!
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I consider myself a creative person and I am a hard-worker energy engineer who wants a zero carbon future. I have spent the last 6 years applying innovation to sustainable energy and I came to the point where I realised my skills were not enough, they were not future-proof. On the one hand I was talking how the digital world was disrupting energy and I was selling this, however I had not idea how tech was actually achieving this disruption. On the other hand I have always had many ideas and I could not transform them in anything else but boring power points. I knew I needed to learn to code. A friend recommended Le Wagon. I spent weeks reading about Bootcamps, benefits, disadvantages, and I was surprised how many good reviews Le Wagon had, to be honest I was even a bit skeptical. And here I am writing my review… I am truly grateful for how much I learn in these 9 weeks, I was afraid of that black window called the Terminal which I had never used in my life, and today I can use 4 of those at the same time. I lead a team of 3 developers using Agile methodology, and I am really proud to say I am a tech energy engineer, I can speak the language and understand the challenges (APIs, data structures, TDD, etc.). Le Wagon truly changed my life for the better, I can prototype my very own ideas and is such a powerful skill. The bootcamp teaches you all what you need to keep learning. Their methodology, support, environment and good vibes makes it unique. No need to hesitate, just take the jump, it is worth it.
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Chris
Best decision of 2018
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I attended the LW coding bootcamp (batch #209 in Tel-Aviv) and can honestly say that deciding to do LW was the best decision I made in 2018. If you're interested in problem solving or are a very visual person like myself, you'll love this coding bootcamp. It provides both in abundance. My main reason for doing the bootcamp and giving up my job was because I wanted more of a hard skill to complement my soft-skills.
I am very happy that I did in Tel-Aviv. The people running the show there are fantastic. They really cared about our development and put in a lot of extra efforts to make us get the most out of it. In addition, the country is worth visiting, which you'll have time for during the weekends. Overall, I would highly recommend what I did to anyone else (at least if you're doing it for the right reasons -> interest, like doing something technical, and willing to solve problems)
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Leonardo Ferreira
Best time of my life at Le Wagon Rio Batch #230
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Le Wagon does live up to its slogan "Change your life, learn to code". I’m a oceanography student and a employee in a laboratory at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), one of the biggest universities in Brazil. I used to work basically with data analysis using Python, but we needed someone to work with I.T. One day I was sitting in my chair at my job and my boss just came to me asking if I would like to do Le Wagon (she knows that I love to code). In the beginning I was not really interested because the batch would start in my vacation (so no vacation...), but I started to search about the course and read reviews and then got excited! This was the time that I started batch #230 at Le Wagon in Rio de Janeiro. The bootcamp was hard, intense, painful and one of the best experiences in my life. The days that I spent at Le Wagon learning how to code can not be compared with anything. At the end of the batch, all students were amazed about what we could build with the knowledge acquired in the 9-week-program. Le Wagon will treat you as family and in the end you will look at classmates, teachers and staff in the same way. I will miss really hard Le Wagon, because you always miss your family. Thank you guys, for everything.
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Marina Albuquerque
A place to practice creativity!
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It was absolutely a great experience to went to Le Wagon’s bootcamp in Rio de Janeiro this year.
I have an Art and Literature background and I work in the Art field for a few years. I have two brothers that work in the tech field and I was always keen to know more about it. I love to practice creativity and building things, and despite it was a different field, that was still all about the same.
At some point in my life I decided to take the chance and learn to code. I try to learn on my own but I was always lost and with that kind of sensation that I will have to reinvent the wheel. That’s when I came across Le Wagon; a friend was about to start a very good and intense programming course. I was ready to move to São Paulo and went to know Le Wagon’s office there, but then plans have changed and I decided to do in Rio.
We’ve shared so many good moments during the batch, and I’ve made very good friends! It was amazing what we have done together. Lots of good memories. I am very grateful to be part of it!
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Lucas Martins
Life changing experience! - Rio Batch #230
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A month after finishing Le Wagon’s bootcamp in Rio de Janeiro, all I can say about it is that it was a life changing experience! I have a law background and practiced law for a few years, but always had a love for technology and building new things. After some time, I decided that I needed a career change and that I wanted to learn to code. First, I decided to try learning purely on my own, with a complete self-learning approach using some of the online courses available today. I was a little bit lost, not knowing on what to focus and, in the end, a little frustrated with the pace things were moving. That’s when I came across Le Wagon. I was in Sao Paulo with a developer friend who had been a student there and he told me to go to Le Wagon’s office and I got really excited with what they presented to me. The batch in Sao Paulo had already started a week ago by that time, so I decided to do it in Rio. Two weeks later, there I was, on the first day of the bootcamp. I had no idea of how the next 9 weeks would be so intense both in learning and in pleasure of getting to know amazing people and understanding that I was completely right to change my career path and had found the right place to learn to code. It was incredible what we all could build after the bootcamp! 3 amazing apps from scratch to production! I feel very proud of being part of the Le Wagon family! Thank you all, guys!!
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Benjamin Aronov
Full Stack Web Dev, Zero to Sixty!
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The thing I loved most were the teachers who were seriously interested in my learning. The ones who showed up hour+ before lecture and stay til 10pm+ to answer questions. These were most often the same teachers that would spend significant time outside of class, for instance going to meals or the beach or other activities, with the students. It was during these bonus times that I really felt like I learned the mentality of a successful programmer. Also during these times I forged the bond with teachers that allowed me to feel totally comfortable to ask deep questions over and over until I really understood the wide framework needed to build Rails projects from start to finish!
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Dmitry
A Worth Investment
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I've been researching the market, before joining LeWagon. A lot of shiny advertisement. Some were really too good to be true, while LeWagon, as I can see now, has been hugely underadvertised.
Guys have developed a whole workflow and set of products to help in the learning process, as well as to maintain highest level of education, whithin shortest possible time. The experience has been accumulated for years and avilable to every branch - travelling teachers (each expert with practice in their field), TAs both local and travelling, great online community (real one, alive and kicking).
It was worth every penny.
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Pierre L
Great experience!
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I joined batch #220 of Le Wagon in January 2019. I worked for already 10 years in digital marketing and ecommerce
as Digital Director in retail industry but also in services (transportation and tourism) and in a start up as General Manager.
I began to work when the first iphone was launched. All my jobs did not exist when I arrive in companies I worked for. I have always been confronted to some technical issues (mainly related to code) that I was not really aware of.
Le Wagon is a unique occasion to get a full understanding of a 360 digital strategy when you come from business.
It is also sometimes the occasion to discover new possibilities in your career.
It has truly brought me a new world of possibles.
I strongly recommend this experience to anybody interested in code/ digital business/ entrepreneurship.
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Maud
9 extraordinary weeks of the most intense intellectual stimulation
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At the end of Law School and after various experiences in law firms and legal departments, I felt very frustrated to only glimpse the possibilities offered by tech solutions, but being unable to neither develop them nor even understand exactly who to talk to or what was feasible.
I attended Le Wagon bootcamp hoping that it would give me the keys to understanding the world of development, useful in the future profession of lawyer in which I was projecting myself.
Not only was I absolutely not disappointed, but it brought me much more than that: by the quality of the speakers, the richness of the courses, the completeness of the course offered to us and the diversity of the people I met, it is actually my whole perspectives that changed.
After Le Wagon, I joined Seraphin.legal, a French company of the Legal Tech ecosystem: at the crossroads of law and code, we design and develop tech solutions for legal professionals. -
Bettina BF
Amazing Experience
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I have always tried to find a discipline that combines the part of me that is highly creative and the other part that craves for structure. Coding and in particular web designing is exactly that. Being at a professional standstill where I was only partly satisfied by my work (event manager) and learning about Blockchain and it’s (dire) need to become more accessible, it became logical for me to start a bootcamp to learn to code. Le Wagon quickly became the obvious choice for 3 main reasons: it’s been ranked in the top-three coding bootcamps for several years; the massive international community they foster through events and Slack; and the fact that every single person I met having been through le Wagon adored it.
Le Wagon met all my expectations. The 9-week bootcamp is a tornado. You get completely sucked in from the start. It’s a wonder to get to learn so much so fast, to get good coding reflexes, meet a lot of people and quickly learn to work together.
Since le Wagon, I started working for a blockchain association and have really wanted to learn more. -
Kitty
a life-changing experience
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"I came to Le Wagon looking to change direction from a career in teaching. Whilst I loved my previous job I was searching for a means of increasing my potential to create change; in short I wanted the empowerment of having a hard skill that would allow me to build something scalable. I was not sure whether I wanted to continue to work in education after the course, but I was confident that Le Wagon would open my eyes to opportunities in tech, allowing me to make an informed decision on the direction to take with my new skills.
I was not disappointed. Throughout the course we were not only equipped with the technical skills needed to become a web developer (with lessons delivered in a logical, clear and structured way), but our learning was enriched by a busy program of talks, lectures and events which aimed to educate us about the inner workings of the world of tech and how to get ahead in it. This, above all, I found extremely helpful as a total newbie to the sphere. I feel it gave me a great head start when searching for jobs and securing my first role after completing the course
"Another great thing about the course was the fun, social element. I feel that I have built a network of friends and fellow web developers who will be there to support my career for the long run. The benefits of Le Wagon don't end at the end of the course- the learning continues through the amazing online platform, with reams of helpful information, tutorials and cheat sheets and loads of helpful people ready to answer your questions on anything, be they technical or professional. I couldn't recommend Le Wagon enoug -
Antoine Bahri
Le Wagon Barcelona batch 231
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As an entrepreneur with no technical background, joining Le Wagon in Barcelona was one of the best decisions I could have made. The program is very intense, but I never imagined I could learn and create so much in such a short time.
During the first weeks of the bootcamp, we focus on learning the ruby language and understand the basis of programming. We then dive into front-end coding (HTML, CSS and JavaScript) and get all the tools to build great looking designs. Finally, we learn how to use Rails. Rails is an amazing framework that uses the Ruby language to allow you to build powerful and scalable web app in no time!
One of the highlights of the bootcamp is the final project where you get to pitch an idea, get a team, and actually code and deploy a real app from A to Z. In my team, each of us were coming from very different background and countries (Argentina, Bulgaria, Spain and Syria) and we got to learn a lot from working together.
I think one particularity that Le Wagon has over other bootcamps is its focus on conveying an entrepreneurial mindset. In Barcelona, aside of coding, we learn about agile methodology and how to deliver great and effective user experience.
To sum up: if you want to switch career and become an innovative full-stack developer, or if you are an entrepreneur who wants to speak the language of developers and scale your business, don’t think twice. It’s a transformational journey and a true investment for your future. -
Carole
First batch in Lausanne!
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I attended the first Le Wagon batch in Lausanne in 2019. Before Le Wagon, coding seemed impossible for me and I could not imagine that it would be that fun to learn. Le Wagon has a great teaching format where practice is the success key. You quickly see your progress and it keeps you motivated throughout the intensive 9-week bootcamp. The cherry on the top was to see how much I could achieve during my final project. With my coding buddy, we created an entire website where you shop recipes instead of ingredients. Being able to code this website from the database schema to the fancy Javascript effect was really rewarding and has impressed many of my friends!
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Dania
best adventure ever !
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These nine weeks were an amazing experience.
It’s very impressive how much they manage to teach us in such a short time.
The whole team is passionate about what they do, which makes it really inspiring to work and exchange with them about coding or personal projects.
It was one of the best intellectual and personal experiences I’ve had , and I can’t recommand it enough to anyone who has an interest in coding.
They have made coding accessible and sexy
Thanks you Le Wagon !!!! -
Marjorie
To be a growth hacker
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After working 1 year in a startup as a growth hacker, I realized that I lacked skills in web development to progress in my job. It was difficult to know how to start to learn these skills, so I decided to join Le Wagon, the best web development bootcamp.
During 9 weeks, I learned the basics of web development (Ruby, CSS, MySQL ...) with other beginners like me and... It was an amazing and intense experience !
Today, with this new skills, I am better at communicating and managing developers at work. Moreover, I am more independent and productive at work, for my personal project, ect
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Jakob Merz
Great way to dive into coding in Barcelona
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Coming from a business background, I worked with automization and digitization in mulitple internships. However, what that actually entails was always a blackbox to me. Hence, I wanted to gain an in-depth undrstanding of how coding works and how I could use these skills in a business, be it as an entrepreneur or advisor to companies. I particularly enjoyed that the curriculum is adaptive, meaning that you will always be challenged no matter what level of coding proficiency you have before or throughout the coding camp.
My personal highlights were the demo day and starting to rebuild Airbnb. In the week in which you program your own Airbnb you realize how much you have learnt and how everything, front- and backend are comning together. The demo day is an amazing feeling of taking an abstract idea and building a full-fledged product in two weeks and presenting this to a crowd of >100 people. In these moments you truly realize that LeWagon is worth the time and resources you put in.
Barcelona is a great city and a good combination of beaches, a vibrant startup community and amazing food. The team running the camp is very engaged in helping you succeed in coding but also ensuring that you are bonding with your batch and having a great time in Barcelona.
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Jessie
Le Wagon Melbourne
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Coming from a product and entrepreneurial background - I wanted to learn to code to up-skill myself technically so I could both work with engineers more effectively and validate new product ideas quickly. I am someone who needs to understand the core theory behind what I’m working on in order to fully grasp and expand upon it and that’s exactly what the Le Wagon curriculum and program format enabled.
The majority of your days throughout the course are spent on challenges which enables you to practice what you’ve been taught but also instills in you an engineering mindset which is based on a strategizing, executing and testing iteration loop. From my experience, the most important part of learning to code is getting comfortable with failing and the process of learning from that failure which is exactly what the Le Wagon format instills in you.
I would highly recommend the course for anyone who is both looking to transition careers but also open themselves up to a new way of approaching problems.
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Paul-Antoine Huilizen
Great experience, great people
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A 9 week-program is intense but totally worth it. Do not hesitate.
Regarding the program :
- great content and great platform (kitt)
- you can access the content after having finished the program --> to keep practicing and learning
- first three weeks are intense but then you get into the rythm
- no need to know how to code before starting the program. The level is more or less even between the students at the end of the 9 weeks
Regarding the people :
- teachers and staff have different backgrounds which means rich and diverse encounters. They are all accessible, patient and can become good friends
- same thing for the students : diverse backgrounds which is great to broaden your horizons and perspectives on how to do / think things.
Regarding the network :
- the alumni network is extremely active via slack
- by active I mean : job search / tech awareness / dev tips / ...
I have a strategy consulting background and wanted to study at Le Wagon to acquire tech skills to :
1/ Be autonomous to ship small products / concepts
2/ Understand what tech people I work with are talking about
==> the program totally matched and surpassed my expectations!
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Pierre Laburthe
Changed my life
Le Wagon truly changed my life. I was finishing my studies and hadn't any idea what to do next. One month after finishing Le Wagon, I was hired as front-end developer at IBM Watson. Le Wagon gave me the opportunity to understand and create products from A to Z. I am now creating a debate plateform: https://logora.fr/ which couldn't have been without the amazing bootcamp offered.
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Anna Louis
Definitely more than just a Coding Bootcamp
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I followed the wagon right after my Business School. Thanks to le wagon's pedagogy, I learnt fast how to code and get the most valued skills in the job market today.
More than hard skills, I also learnt a new way to learn and build products. I met great people there and I'm still using this network today, composed by amazing wagoners.
Now, I'm a product manager and even if I'm not a web developer, I do recommend it to any curious person.
In 2019, learning to code is accessible to anyone and no longer reserved for men graduated from engineering schools, Le Wagon offers to anyone this opportunity, it's up to you to seize it ;)
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Darrick Ervin II
Once in a lifetime experience (Barcelona batch 231)
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I decided to learn coding primarily because I was paying coders to code my own projects and honestly I had little to no idea what they were doing, what was taking them so long and why I was paying them SO MUCH!
After a few years of employing them I figured I needed to learn a lot more or else I'd probably spend a lifetime having other people code my visions. So I signed up for the bootcamp to learn how to code but also to learn how to manage coders I contracted.
It was an amazing experience from start to finish! You were completely immersed in coding and Le Wagon makes you feel like your being welcomed into a family across the globe. A family of coders of course. They allowed you to move at your own pace. If you were coding for the first time they made sure you kept up with the pace of the class and if you caught on quick they ensured you never ran out of new material and challenges for you to work on. They pretty much gave you the opportunity to learn whatever you wanted. It was an endless learning experience in the class room and the possibilities simply expanded when you stepped into the city of Barcelona.
I choose Barcelona because it is one of the best places to drink wine in the world, I have always been intrigued by Spanish culture and rumor has it Barcelona is a great place to party. The city easily delivered all that and more the entire 9 weeks I was there. And most importantly it fosters an environment for creativity and freedom of self expression. It reigns high as my favorite place in the world right now.
My favorite part of the curriculum was that this coding class had an entrepreneurial twist to it. So in addition to the technical skills to code I took information away on how to start a business and go about launching a product. That was one of the most valuable things I learned.
The best part of the entire course was the people I got to be around and work with. So my advice to anyone considering it is don't hesitate, take on adversity head first, find every new experience you can and live in it to the fullest, it's 9 weeks that will last you a lifetime get everything you can from it. Oh and try a Catalonia Tempranillo while you're at it!
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Rebecca Green
Enthusiastically recommend Le Wagon Barcelona!
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Before Le Wagon, I spent 4 years working as a Graphic Designer / Art Director in New York / Philadelphia but have consistently felt dissatisfied with the day-to-day. A career in front-end web development seemed like a logical expansion of my skill set, so last fall I began researching bootcamps. I quickly realized that a full stack program would leave me with the most options afterwards and allow me to explore all aspects of web development without keeping me in the “designer” box.
I chose Le Wagon for a few reasons:
1. Le Wagon is a fraction of the cost of most U.S. programs but offers the same education, value, and outcome.
2. The application process was approachable and unpretentious. The staff seemed interested in getting to know me personally and selecting individuals who would fit the culture.
3. It’s tailored to beginners. Most people have no coding experience going into it.
4. It’s highly rated and reviewed by alumni which is telling not just for the quality of education but also the culture.
5. I knew if I wanted to go to a full-time bootcamp I would have to leave Philly for a few months so I would be lying if I said the opportunity to travel was not a huge part of why I chose Le Wagon Barcelona.And thank god I did because it was a great experience and an ideal learning environment. I liked that the first few weeks are dedicated to learning and truly understanding Ruby, that the work was both individual and collaborative (and extremely hands on), the exercises were challenging but actually so fun, the teachers and TAs were encouraging, helpful and patient, the community was strong and diverse in terms of professional background and interests, and I left with the experience, motivation and toolkit to build web applications from the ground up.
Le Wagon was exactly the experience I was looking for and I’m extremely grateful to have had it! Would definitely recommend!
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Aurel
A real springboard for my career
Undoubtedly one of the best training I applied for.
Le Wagon brought me at the same time a knowledge and a community to learn with, even if I did not aim to be a dev myself. -
guillaume salin
Fantastic experience
Fantastic experience! This 9 weeks bootcamp was very hard but one of the best thing i've done these years. Understanding how internet works and knowing how to code is very useful when you work in the web.
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Guillaume
Amazing experience, a life changer
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I joined the Wagon thanks to a friend, Nicolas Schweitzer, who followed the program a year ago.
I’ve been doing the same job for almost 10 years, and I’ve been going around for a while. So I signed up. The goal was not directly to change career. I have always been interested in coding and have taken some basic courses on Khan Academy (HTML, CSS).So my work agreed to free me on weeknights so I’d be able to follow the lessons of the Wagon. I have all been seduced by the field and especially Le Wagon pedagogy. The course of the days is well thought out and allows to progress quickly.
In the end, out of Le Wagon, I asked for my contractual resignation. Left my job at the end of April, I have a few days as a TA at Le Wagon Paris. I want to continue to train myself (I did the track REACT and do two days this week on VUE JS in a school called SFEIR), and I’d like to try to work freelance to see where it goes.To summarize: I did 10 years in a great job that brought me a lot. Le Wagon arrived at the right time to give me the impetus to change. To be honest, I dive a little into the unknown but I have the chance not to be forced to resume an activity directly, suddenly I have time to train and I hope that Le Wagon will allow me to evolve in this new activity.