Le Wagon Reviews
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Melanie
A great experience
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After my studies in Biomedical Science, I visited a technology conference where I realized how important it is to have some technical skills. A friend told me about “Le Wagon”, a coding bootcamp which is famous here in Paris and has the best reputation.
It was a great opportunity to learn how to code with le Wagon. The courses were very well-designed. Every day, we were solving problems with a partner to immediately apply the new knowledge. Every day, I was working with a different person. This way I could get to know almost all of my classmates more closely. Most of my classmates were awesome with all different kinds of backgrounds.
At the end of the bootcamp, we had our own real project with a team. Our project turned out better than we could have dreamed of.
During the bootcamp, I disappeared for all of my other friends. Many evenings, there was a program at le Wagon such as talks and afterworks. And usually at the week end, I was really exhausted and sleeping all day.
Now, I just finished le Wagon and I already sad and miss the team work. I am searching a job as a Ruby on Rails developer to deepen the knowledge learnt at le Wagon (at the moment I prefer coding to medical research). Since I am a bit afraid to forget everything, I review some lectures and exercises (I have lifelong access to videos to all lectures and to all exercises J ). Even now, le Wagon is helping me how to proceed with my job search. Also, I feel optimistic with my new huge network.
In summary: well-designed courses, meeting amazing people and making the impossible possible
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Esther
Batch #222 London
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Attending Le Wagon in London (batch #222) is one of the best career decisions I have ever made. Having the interest in programming and data, I have been scouting around different coding schools in the city. I have previously attended Flat Iron’s part-time course but wasn’t getting much out of it as they lack teaching support in the London campus and the syllabus wasn’t ready when they launched in the summer of 2018.
The bootcamp life isn’t easy but Le Wagon has the best resources. They have a closely-knit network where everyone genuinely enjoy programming and the community is their key to success. The instructor, TAs, and staff go above and beyond to help you and pay close attention to everyone’s progress and guide us through the journey. The first weeks of bootcamp was really difficult - lecture started at 9 sharp everyday and we worked on various problem sets for the rest day until 5:30 when we started live coding (the lead teacher will pick one student to code in front of the class and of course providing guidance as well). Our typical day ends around 6:30/7pm depending on the workload and it was mentally and physically challenging. After 9 weeks of intense learning, we’re equipped with working knowledge of a junior developer.
Overall, my time at Le Wagon was extremely rewarding and enjoyable. I would not hesitate to recommend anyone who’s considering a career change to tech.
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Romain Sanson
Le Wagon Paris
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When I started my 9 weeks course at Le Wagon Paris I had never studied any programming language before. I found the teachers good and skillfull and It was interesting to work every day with classmates from very different professional backgrounds.
The program was very challenging and before entering I never thought it would be possible to learn so much in only 9 weeks. Experiencing Le Wagon gave me new perspectives for my future.
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Eugene
Amazing learning experience!
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I was the « Marketing guy » for more than 6 years in a startup I co-founded and it was sometimes (a lot of times) frustrating not to be able to understand my co-founders dev problems. That’s why I always wanted to learn how to code. At first, I wasn’t sure Le Wagon was the best choice for me as I still didn’t now if I wanted to fully change career (I still find Marketing really interesting and important).
After discussing with a distant friend who did Le Wagon and talking to the Le Wagon Paris team, I decided to take the leap and attend Le Wagon batch #177 in Paris and boy was it a good idea. I have never experienced such a perfect learning experience (I’ve tried to learn to code online by myself at least 10 times):
- The program is great. Focusing on practice over theory. The exercices are challenging enough but not to difficult so you don’t fall behind.
- The buddy system is perfect: You work with a new person everyday. This allows you to meet everyone and to better learn as you explain the problems to each other.
- The numerous TAs and staffs are there to help you along the way.What amazed me was the constant care of the team to see if everyone is following the course and all the extra perks to create a great atmosphere between the students (events, lunches, yoga, meet your buddies, …).
Of course, this comes with a cost (both in terms of finance and time) but it is well worth it. I highly recommend it.
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Patrice Gedeon
Le Wagon is more than a 9 week coding bootcamp
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Deciding to attend Le Wagon Montreal was one of the best career decisions that I've ever made.
Like everyone else, I had the option of choosing from various other bootcamps making all sorts of claims, and honestly, I was just looking for a well-reputed coding school that would be effective at teaching and was easy on the wallet. I also did not want to feel cheated out of my money after completing the course, so I began looking up bootcamp after bootcamp and I took my time to look up online-reviews. It was during my research that I discovered Le Wagon. Every person that I've reached out to regarding Le Wagon were all RAVING with positive reviews. Every review I read spoke of an amazing experience that sounded incredible. I couldn't believe it. Every single review? How could it be? My interests deepened as I went to their website and continued to search through-out their curriculum. Something about Le Wagon stood out to me. It felt more entrepreneurially-oriented than the others, which was exactly what I was looking for. I wanted to feel empowered with skills and knowledge that I would be able to use from home and also be equipped with all the tools that I would need. I did not want to simply be able to go job hunting after completing the course. I wanted to be able to start projects on my own. And that is when it happened... The Decision. I chose Le Wagon and it changed my life.
The benefits you get with Le Wagon are real-world necessities. If you have absolutely no coding experience or background, Le Wagon is the bootcamp for you. They provide you with LIFETIME assistance on their KITT platform, and yes, the Alumni and Teachers are active on there. You will have access to valuable information, be able to review information you may have forgotten and discover so much more about the world of coding. They even provide a Career Playbook for you to follow if you decide to make coding a career and they keep you informed about possible job openings and opportunities, whenver available.
The culture at Le Wagon MTL is amazing. We did activities together, went out to eat and drank with each other and even did yoga (I've never done yoga before this). We also have Happy Hours on Fridays when we drank beer and ate pizza. We even sang Happy Birthday for students whose birthdays were during the course. I really felt like a part of the Le Wagon MTL family and community, and that's priceless for students. It is like I always have someone that I can reach out to, if I'm ever in need of help. I am never alone, being part of the Le Wagon. And oh, before I forget... if you enjoy a hot cup of coffee in the morning, Le Wagon offers unlimited cups of coffee. YAY for me.
The bootcamp itseft is intense, so it may feel difficult in the first couple of weeks, but please trust the process. They have a curriculum that builds you in every aspect, not simply teaching you how to code. They provide you with everything you need to succeed and I urge you to take full advantage of everything they will recommend. On KITT, you will have access to Flash Cards to study after class to help you retain what you've learned and alsohave access to pre-recorded videos previewing the next day's lecture. The TA's (Teacher Assistants) are knowledgeable and they enjoy what they do. What I love the most is that, if you're stuck on a challenge and have a question, once you put in a ticket, they won't just utter the answer to your question. They push you to think and develop a way of thinking that will be of benefit to you in more ways than just coding. In doing so, Le Wagon provides the skills that prepare you for the real-world, such as problem-solving skills and product management and design. You really learn a lot about yourself. I've pushed myself in ways I never imagined. I interviewed a speaker that came to one of the Wagon Talks (it is voluntary), and I also had to pitch an idea, code it from scratch and present it on Demo-Day... our final day of the bootcamp, in front a huge audience.
The working space at Le Wagon MTL is awesome. The people are very polite and treat everyone with respect and it is about 10mins of walking distance from the nearest metro station. They have great food available within walking distance as well.
In a nutshell, Le Wagon is more than a 9 week coding bootcamp. Le Wagon is a community of friendly coders you can always count on.
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Ronan
Great quality coding bootcamp
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Being in my early 40's, I considered that I needed to get hands on into coding in order to be more "digital aware" for the rest of my career. This is the reason why I decided to attend to Le Wagon's coding bootcamp.
What I found there perfectly suited my needs: in 2.5 months, I went from no knowledge at all in coding, to a good understanding on how to build a fully functional website, and how all the mechanics behind it works.
These guys at Le Wagon have been very good at designing a great, intensive program, supported by a good technical infrastructure, where you can learn, meet great people and have fun altogether!
I strongly recommand for those who wish to really become more digital savvy or to launch a career in coding.
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Philippine
Amazing !
Le Wagon was an amazing experience, first a human one but also because we left it with so many useful skills for our future. It was easier to adapt ourselves to this new language because we were surrounded from day one with incredible teachers, patient and passionate about coding. I recommend this bootcamp for anyone who would like to change their lives because it did change mine.
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Pedro
My (Excelent) Experience at Le Wagon
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Before joining Le Wagon at its Full Stack Bootcamp, I was a Management Consultant with a business and finance background and no programming skills whatsoever. Despite enjoying all the different projects and challenges that Consulting brought me over the last 5 years, I was not focusing on one of my life goals, which was to build and develop my own projects and ideas.
In order to fulfil this objective, I was lacking the necessary technical skills that were essential to setup a number of my own ideas, thus I decided to take a sharp 180º turn on my Consulting career and opt in on a tech oriented / web development bootcamp.
Le Wagon was without a doubt the best possible choice I could have made and provided me with a life-changing experience. From the well-structured curriculum and its supporting resources, to the highly knowledgeable and always helpful teaching staff / worldwide community, Le Wagon was with no doubt an extremely positive experience that vastly surpassed all my expectations.
There are several aspects of the bootcamp that make it an excellent choice (such as the ones mentioned above). However, the one I would refer to as the most prominent one would be the fast pace environment and the high-level exercises and challenges that are available, as these will most definitely ensure that you either "learn or learn" the topics at hand.
After 9 weeks of bootcamp, I am now 100% independent in setting up new tech ideas from top to bottom, as Le Wagon provided me with all the necessary tools to do just that. In summary, I would unquestionably recommend Le Wagon to anyone keen on learning to code, for both the technical skills that are gained throughout the course and the enthusiastic and supportive worldwide community.
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Beatriz Barroso
Le Wagon Lisbon
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Before Le Wagon I was working as a teacher. Even though I really like teaching, I needed a bigger challenge. So, after a lot of research I decided to join Le Wagon in Lisbon.
Le Wagon does exactly what it promises you : “Change your life, learn to code”. After 9 very intensive weeks of coding my life was definitely not the same. During these 9 weeks you’re fully immersed on learning how to think like a programmer. You’ll even dream about it. One of the best aspects of the bootcamp is that we obviously learn theory, but it’s so much more focused on practice, over and over again, with trial and error, until you get it right. And you have alongside you amazing teachers that take the time to make you understand your errors and code with them. I cannot recommend them highly enough.
The last two weeks of the bootcamp are to build a product in a group from scratch. It is great working in a team towards building a product. You learn on how to be organized in your team of developers and how to work on a team.
Le Wagon was an amazing experience. I feel like it’s exactly what someone needs if they want to become a developer. You definitely learn by doing.
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Maxime Lagresle
Life-changing experience
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From a business background, I’ve always had a profound interest in the tech world. I started working in a startup in Singapore as Growth Marketer. Although I enjoyed this position, I realized that ultimately — no matter how good your marketing strategy is — it always starts with having a great product. For this reason, I decided to move into a Product Manager position to get closer to the product and have a bigger impact on its strategy. This position has been an eye-opener for me as I enjoyed the broad scope of activities that it covers (from customers interviews down to execution and product releases).
However, it also brought my tech skills limitations to light, and I felt frustrated at some point not being able to dive deep enough into the product development issues with my fellow engineers' colleagues.
It is for this very reason that I applied to Le Wagon to gain the tech skills needed to flourish into a Product Manager position.
9 weeks down the road I’m feeling much more confident with my coding skills and decided to start building my own web app — a content-curation tool for Product Managers — as a side project.In short, Le Wagon has been a life-changing experience for me for the following 3 reasons:
* It totally demystifies web development
* It gives the self-confidence needed to start building my own project
* It gives the opportunity to be part of a great community with various background united around a common passion for tech. -
Clément
Great experience at LeWagon Lisbon
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Before LeWagon bootcamp, I worked as an engineer and quality manager in Brazil, doing a lot of manual and repetitive stuff. I already knew it was possible to make things easier with automation and I was interested in learn properly how to do it for many years.
Starting LeWagon Lisbon, in an international environment, was one of the best choice I made so far. Great team of teachers and assistants. You will never be alone during the journey ! The program and the platform are really intensive but perfectly designed to give the students all they need to understand and learn as quick as possible. There is so much extra-content that it’s almost impossible to see everything. You also have access to the huge and super active alumni’s community to help you in the future.
I can only encourage anyone who is looking for a coding bootcamp, learn how to code and change his life; to join LeWagon’s family and the fullstack web developer bootcamp.
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Lorenzo Cursley
THANK YOU LE WAGON BOOTCAMP – BALI #217
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Le Wagon truly delivered a course that is life changing – quite literally giving you a skillset that can change your life.I joined Bali Batch #217 having extremely little tech experience. I have been working as a professional chef since the age of 16, using my mac just for photo editing, menu planning and some movie editing for the last 15 years.
I started coding after being introduced to it by an engineer I worked with, who had a similar logical problem solving approach as I do.After completing the prep work, I joined my classmates in our classroom looking over the beautiful balinese coastline.
I had no illusions as to how fast-paced and tough it would be, but before the end of the first week, I was ready to throw the towel in.
Guido and the team quickly resolved the issues, investing faith into the program, the teachers and the T.A’s.I completed the course showcasing a complex web app, knowing how to pitch products, code to a high level and ready to be an asset to my next employer.
The biggest compliment I can give to the bootcamp is it works.
Behind the door, Guido and Dirk made everything flow seamlessly. The teachers and T.A’s are at the top of their game (with amazing skills that make me insanely jealous) but beyond all of that they are on your side – having all been in your shoes and spurring you on to grow, bringing the best out in every student.Invest in yourself and join the bootcamp – you won’t regret it!
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Nicolás Gil Michel
This is the bootcamp to choose - Barcelona Batch #231
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I was working as a banker for a couple of years already, but all my life I've been struggling with finding my real career path. That answer has never been easy to me, and with time I started feeling interested in programming. I did some research in Google in order to find where I could get deep into the field and there it was Le Wagon with its intensive programme, which hooked me right away. I digged a little further so I could consider other options, but after seeing lots of excellent reviews, its positioning in specialized magazines bootcamp's rankings, and talking with former students, the decision was very clear and so I chose Le Wagon for this new career path. I was looking to change careers and couldn't expect spending too much time in the process. I wanted to learn, fast, and be able to start working with it as soon as possible. I had the motivation, so their high promises in terms of skills-to-gain, fast-paced learning curve, and product-oriented programme was a perfect match for me.
During my time, there were lots of things to remark. But if I would have to choose a few, I would say that actually having the feeling of wanting to wake up early every time to go the course it's something that never happened to me before, which I welcomed gratefully. Moreover, the atmosphere was just amazing, all the group was completely focused an helping each other, as everyone came with the same goal, which motivated and encouraged me to keep working and do better every time. Furthermore, the teachers were completely capable and the agile methodology was also a very solid point of the bootcamp: Lectures lasted long enough (not more than 2hs) and the rest of the time was spent in solving challenges, which made it easier and clearer to learn, but mainly WAY MORE FUN. Last but no least, leaving the bootcamp with an actual product in your hands, building it from scratch, it's a more than useful experience and advantage for future job opportunities.
Being based in Barcelona was just the perfect plus for me. The weather is great, the city is beautiful, you are close to the beach and the mountains, you can find people from all over the world, and there is a huge variety of options for either day and night life.
So to sum up (and I guess if you read this far you already know this), I would definitely recommend Le Wagon and Barcelona! I have to admit that making this investment was not an easy decision, but I do not regret it at all, it was definitely one of my best experiences ever. For you guys, if you are certain about your interest in programming, then this is the bootcamp to choose. My advice for you is to be really commited to work hard those weeks, specially in the first ones when eveything starts getting a little confusing; but do not despair! In the end things will workout and wou will feel rewarded, with lots of new skills, and a new fresh product to feel proud of. -
Luis Ramirez
Best decision ever !
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I used to work as a logistics supervisor, for me was a pretty boring job that I truly didn’t like, it felt like I was wasting my life and my potential to do something really exciting. I always liked the tech industry so I started to learn to code on my own, but it was way too difficult, I decided to join Le Wagon for many reasons, but the community they had build over the years is just amazing, feels like a family always willing to help me out. Management, teachers and TAs are great people going the extra mile to make sure I understood and overcome all the difficulties I had during the bootcamp. By the end of it I was surprised with all the skills I had acquired and what I was able to build. To anyone reading this, dont think about it too much, join Le Wagon and I promise you wont regret it.
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Daniel Lindsey
Rewarding Experience
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If you are looking for a career change or just to learn a new skill, sign up for Le Wagon now! I had zero coding experience when I enrolled and by the end of the course, I was able to build a website from scratch. This course is worth way more than it costs. It has given me the opportunity to change my life and pursue a career where my skills are in high demand. The course itself is done extremely well and the staff are incredible. I took the course in Milan and cannot speak highly enough about the staff (and the food). The instructors are extremely knowledgable and always there to help, even outside of the classroom. You can get so much out of the bootcamp if you are willing to put in the work. After the course, Le Wagon does a great job of preparing you for what's next and assisting you as you start the search for a job. I am extremely thankful for my nine weeks at Le Wagon and the things that I learned, the friends that I made and the opportunity to do something new.
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Audrey
Most rewarding and affordable course I've ever taken!
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After finishing university a semester early, I wanted to develop some technical skills to supplement my business major. I had first heard of Le Wagon through a few different friends who had done the boot camp before, and I knew that it was something I had to check out. I did my research, and I found that Le Wagon was priced way more reasonably than other boot camps, while still able to teach me the skills I needed to become a web developer. I interviewed, completed a prep course, got into the program, and started in January. The boot camp was life-changing. By the end of it, I was able to build an application that I wanted to (the back end, the front end, all of it). On top of that, there was an amazing community/cohort feeling, and you could tell that everyone wanted the best for everyone else. Not only were the teachers more than willing to stay long hours to help you, but the other students were also supportive and helpful. I would say that the two most valuable things I got from this course are: 1) HOW TO LEARN on my own and continue to develop my coding skills even after the boot camp, and 2) the alumni network (I'm not currently looking for a developer job, but based off the job opportunities that are constantly shared, it seems like there are many opportunities from other alumni as well as from firms that know about Le Wagon). Overall, I would HIGHLY recommend this boot camp, especially to students like me who are interested in both coding and living abroad (they have campuses all over)!
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Taniya Amidon
Best coding bootcamp!!
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Learning to code has been one of the best decisions I have made in my life. Out of all other bootcamps, I choose Le Wagon London because they were rated the number one bootcamp in London and had the highest number of positive reviews. My experience at Le Wagon London has been extremely positive.
It has been a tough 9 weeks, but I loved every moment of it. I got to meet fellow students from all different nationalities and professional backgrounds.
Le wagon staff has been very supporting since day one and all teachers and Teaching assistance have done the bootcamp and because of this they understood the syllabus very well and knew how to support us specially during tough weeks.
I came from no coding background and after completing the bootcamp, I am able to successfully build awesome web applications and have the skills to continue learning other technologies/languages out there on my own.I not only learn how to code, but I also made greats friends thanks to Le Wagon London.
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Doncho Penev
Le Wagon Barcelona - nothing short of a 9-week long dream
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Graduating from a business school, I was looking out for a new direction to expand my skillset, and, in particular, a way to combine my past experience and knowledge to create tangible value. Web-development answered all my needs and I thoroughly researched all my options before I decided to trust Le Wagon.
The school felt like THE right place from the moment I got in touch with the admissions team, who make you feel as welcome as you are at your own home.
The 9 weeks I spent with Le Wagon in Barcelona allowed me to fully immerse myself into one of the most motivating, productive and intensive environments I have ever experienced, all while being surrounded by the some of the most collaborative, positive and outgoing people I could ever meet.The course syllabus and the web-based teaching resource platform, available to you for life, are incredible in the way they allow you to learn at your own pace, while diving into just the precise amount of detail, thoroughly vetting all the information you need, providing you with the opportunity to continuously expand your skillset forever, collaborate with the amazing ever-expanding community of Le Wagon, or just to freshen up your knowledge.
However, the true highlight of the campus were the teaching staff who never seized to inspire and undoubtedly provided me with all the best guidance and support I needed to embark on my coding journey. Bolstered by the entrepreneurial focus of the camp and the final project weeks, I now feel confident that I can successfully join and contribute to the tech ventures of tomorrow.
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Tasneem Karwa
Tasneem Karwa
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Regardless of your previous experiences, and your reasons for doing this course is a experience you won't regret!
I became interested in coding through essentially through big data analytics. Before Le Wagon I worked in genetics, which generated a lot of data and could only be analysed through tools and methods. I decided to do a short course in Python as it was only a weekly course, however I didn't find it engaging enough. I needed a more immersive way to learn, found Le Wagon and quickly realized it had the best reviews.
The first few weeks of the course were challenging but enjoyable. On hindsight I should have prepared better for this part of the course, but nevertheless I learnt a immense amount in a short period (make sure you do the prep-work and flashcards!). The teachers and TA's are incredibly friendly, patient, open to questions and are always ready to help. I wouldn't have gotten through without them!
Final 2 weeks gave a valuable insight into how it would be like to develop and code in a team, this was the best part of the experience for me. The atmosphere changes and everyone really starts to buckle down to meet the demo day deadline. Here's the app we created https://gorillaboxco.herokuapp.com/
Finally when you sign up you're not only joining a course, but a whole community, with help only a type away.
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Maximilien
What a Wagon
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I decided through many reasons to do the Wagon bootcamp one year ago and it revealed to be the best academic and human experience I ever had. They succeed to make coding sexy, rigorous and useful. They mixed hard work and fun which I think is the perfect combo !
For the anecdote, this is where i met my associate with whom i launched my own company, Weekendr ! Finally, Le wagon is a big family more than welcoming, you will always find a cold beer to share with interesting people every friday night ;)
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Mark
Best idea of your life
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After working 4 years in software sales, I decided it was time to learn how to code to cement my career in software and make me stand out from my peers. I’d done some basic front-end programming but I could only produce something very basic. I started to look for full-time courses and came across Le Wagon. Their course covered a variety of topics in depth and their price was very reasonable.
What you will learn in 9 weeks will amaze you. Everyone will go from knowing nothing to producing apps that look and feel amazing. Feel free to check out my team’s app, www.excuse-engine.com for a better idea of what you’ll be putting on the internet!
The quality of the teaching is outstanding. The teachers and TA’s are of the highest quality and also breed patience and friendliness that gives you the confidence to come back each day, even when things aren’t clicking. The atmosphere the staff create is fostered into fellow students where everyone supports each other. It’s an amazing place to turn up to each morning.
The thing that stands out to me the most (other than the points mentioned above) is what you get even when the batch is over. You’ll make 40 new friends and you’ll get continuous support from the LeWagon community as you’re let out into the wild when the 9 weeks comes to a close.
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PF
Fulfilling a kid’s dream @LeWagon Paris
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I’ve been trying to learn how to code properly since I was a teenager but couldn’t really find nor the proper motivation, nor the right way to do so. Le Wagon has been on my radar for years, and this year I finally decided to jump in. It was definitely the right decision and I should even have done it before!
The 9 weeks are absolutely fabulous, the learning rythme is intense because there is so much to learn during the curriculum. But everyone is there to learn and super motivated. I was very impressed by the pedagogy of the bootcamp and the mutual assistance atmosphere between students it creates.
After the bootcamp, we all feel like proper developers, we all worked in teams to create two web applications from scratch that are accessible on their dedicated www addresses. I now feel fully autonomous to create my own dynamic sites alone if needed.
A huge thank you to Le Wagon and the people that have created it and work to improve it on a daily basis. Thanks to Le Wagon, I now have so many professional options, I can either decide to become a tech entrepreneur, a freelance developper or apply for proper developper jobs in the best tech companies or startups. To be honest I still don’t know which way I’ll follow. -
Jack Burke
Le Wagon - 5 STARS!
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If you are reading this review and deliberating whether to join Le Wagon, let me save you the time. Do it! I joined Le Wagon London Batch 222 (#batch222forlife) at the start of 2019 and from the first day till the last, I had an overwhelmingly positive experience in every aspect of the course. If you are like me, I had zero coding experience before Le Wagon. I was a freelance film director and spent most of my adult life avoiding anything that wasn’t story telling or dealing with pretty moving images. However, a year previous to joining Le Wagon, I had an idea for a mobile app that started to build with a developer and a couple of friends. After 9 months of the process, I soon realised that in order to manage the project to the best of my abilities, I needed far more knowledge in the world coding, app technologies and building tech businesses. So very impulsive I decided to find a coding school for a 101 crash course and that is when I found Le Wagon. At first, my initial reaction was being slightly anxious at the idea of paying 100% upfront for the course, without having been in or spoke to anyone that had attended. However within the first day of arriving I instantly released that I had made the right choice. In the 9 weeks I learnt such a huge amount about coding, app design and the best way to go about building and working with developers. The course helped instantly in evolving my thought processes about how to manage a technology project. I will not lie - it’s hard! Well it was for me. I felt every day someone had turned the temperature up inside my skull. But it’s fair to say that I was never going to be or intended on becoming a developer, sadly my brain is too routed in the world of imagination and fairy tales, its not built for solving complex coding problems, however that said, I really enjoyed the learning process and tackling the exercises. Slowly by surely it started to click. The most important thing for me was by the end of the course I knew what code is! I can read it, understand what is happening, know what good code is compared to bad code. I communicate with developers from a project management point of view, I know what good design is for web applications, how long it takes to build web applications etc. And regardless of the difficulty of the actual coding exercises that you do everyday, the course was a huge amount of fun as well! What most people fail to share is the social side of things at Le Wagon. By the end of week 1 myself and my course mates were heading to the pub regularly, challenging the teaching staff at Friday’s night beer pong, honing my karaoke abilities and forming a formidable pub quiz team. The staff my the atmosphere so relaxed and friendly, there is no hierarchy or tradition teaching environment. This really made it a joy coming in everyday. Since leaving the Le Wagon, I am now building and designing my app full time with a fellow student I met on my course, as the lead developer. We hope to have a working prototype ready to share with the world 6 weeks after gradating! And this has massively by the fact that we are taking full advantage of the co-working space here at Le Wagon which is great place to work and really affordable for London. In conclusion, my experiences I can’t recommend Le Wagon London highly enough if you are thinking about a coding course. It really has been a life changing experience. -
Sara Scaini
Learn how to code in 9 weeks!
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Before joining le wagon I struggled to find a career path to be excited about, after graduating in Oriental languages I tried to pursue a digital marketing career and I had experiences in retail but none of them felt quite right. I have always been curious about coding but coming from a completely different background I had never actually considered the idea to learn how to code. But at one point I have finally decided that it was the time to do that and an intensive bootcamp seemed the right thing. Of course I had some hesitations as I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to learn anything in only 9 weeks but after I visited Le Wagon London and spoke with Alex I knew that I wanted to join. Now, after the bootcamp is finished, I can definitely say that for me was a life changing experience. It has been hard, you need to work lot and you’ll have discouraging times, but it is worth it! All the teachers are great and incredibly helpful and you will get lot of supports from the other students as well. I have learnt a lot and I am super excited to keep learning; once you start you will want to know more and more. And besides the incredible things I am able to do now, the best thing is that I shared this experience with amazing people and now we are all part of the great Le Wagon community.
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Nathalie
Awesome!
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I worked as a model maker in the fashion industry for 5 years and I wanted to change my professional life. Coding has always been part of my life through my close circle. And one of my friends told me about Le Wagon. I did my research and loved how dynamic and start-up oriented it was. Also, the full stack program was what I was looking for. I spent three amazing months there that allowed me to change my life and become a full stack web developer in a web agency in Paris.
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Guillemot Heloise
Broaden my Horizons
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As a Designer willing to be an Entrepreneur, learning how to code a landing page was a must! It's like learning a new language so at first you are completly lost but the Bootcamp helps you finding your marks. The team is here to help at all times, and the classes are well organised. You will learn how to translate graphic design into working web pages; and how to troubleshoot layout and code problems when they come up.
It was the highlight of my year 2018! -
Antoine
Le Wagon - Paris
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After getting a higher technician diploma in international business, I started to work as a seasonal worker in several hotels for 2 years. Looking for a career and life change, I decided to enroll at Le Wagon. Starting from scratch, this bootcamp quickly helped me get many technical skills. It requires a lot of time and commitment but it is definitely worth it. Above all, it was an amazing human experience. Afterwards, I decided not to stop learning and joined a great Web School called HETIC in order to get a Master in Big Data by 2021.
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John Higgins
Change your career and your life
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I recently completed the 8 week intensive course in Le Wagon Bali. Intensive really is the key word here as this course will challenge you immensely but do not let that deter you as it is an amazing experience.
It’s not just about the code either. Yes, I did the course as I wanted to change my career (I used to work in the construction industry), but a reason to choose Le Wagon and Bali goes past that.During the course, you will learn a lot, and I mean a lot. The first few weeks can be a little overwhelming but after a while, you find your feet, and it all starts to fall into place. You will learn different languages, design, databases and much more in between. Then the last two weeks are dedicated to creating a real-life web app to be hosted live on the web.
This last two weeks is amazing really to see what you and your classmates can build from scratch in a short period of time. You will be very surprised by this as I was.From the very first week, you are immersed in code with a group of like-minded individuals from various countries, cultures and backgrounds. As most people are not local to the area, you quite quickly become something of a family as you fully immerse yourself in the code and in beautiful Bali lifestyle. You will share in each others joys and frustrations during the next two months and create some incredible memories with friends that will go way beyond the lifetime of the course itself.
By joining Le Wagon you are joining a vast network of Alumni that are scattered across the globe. Going to any new city and it is easy to find someone to connect within the area to meet up with for a coffee and welcome you the area.The guys that run Le Wagon in Bali are phenomenal. They take care of everything from the moment you arrive so that you as the student can focus fully on learning. They really go the extra mile to make sure that it is an enjoyable experience. They organise so many activities, dinners etc.. that it really makes the experience so amazing.
Overall I am so happy that I took the plunge and joined Le Wagon Bali as it is a time in my life that will live long in the memory for sure. I would encourage anyone thinking about making a similar choice to go for it as you won’t regret it.
Good luck on your code journey and maybe I will speak to you as a Le Wagon alumni soon.
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Killian
Batch 213 Bordeaux
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J’ai fait Le Wagon à Bordeaux pour le batch 213, une formation intensive au développement web.
Super formation !
Les 3 premières semaines sont difficiles. Il faut s’accrocher !
Le programme est vraiment bien élaboré, les professeurs sont au top avec beaucoup d’empathie envers les stagiaires. Ils prennent tout le temps qu’il faut avec chacun de nous jusqu’à ce qu’on comprenne totalement notre code. Les 3 dernières semaines où on code nos sites web en groupe sont les plus cools. C’est hyper grisant de réussir à créer des interfaces et faire fonctionner une plateforme web en si peu de temps.
Avec mon groupe on a codé “Catch me”
https://www.catchmebx.fr
Si vous passez à Bordeaux un de ces jours, ça vous permettra de savoir très rapidement et précisément, avec le moins de clics possible, dans combien de temps arrive votre tram ou bus.
En somme, je recommande vivement Le Wagon ! https://www.lewagon.com/fr
Et en plus on se fait des bons potes pendant ces 2 mois ! ;)
Maintenant je perfectionne mes bases pour prendre de l’assurance afin de trouver un stage dans une agence de développement web.
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Vinicius
Life changing experience
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I have always been interested in the tech area and a few years ago I have tried to learn programming on my own and it was awful! Even though I could understand a little bit of what was going on, I couldn´t see the bigger picture and so it did not make any sense.
I found Le Wagon browsing on the web and after a couple of meetings, I have decided to give it a shot and I can say that it was amazing. The methodology is great and you really learn by practicing! The environment also helps a lot our development as we are in touch with several other people that have the same goal and we also have great support by the staff, teachers and TA´s. I think what makes this experience the greatest, is the focus on one final goal and on Le Wagon the focus is on developing a product, not only on theoretical knowledge, so first you spend some good weeks learning all of the concepts and doing a lot of exercises to consolidate what you learn and after that you learn to work as a team and develop your own product.
I can say that the results from this bootcamp were way beyond my expectations! Now I can say that I really know how to code!
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Antoine Fourgous
A great experience for a beginner in code
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I decided to study at Le Wagon because I wanted to have an experience in the coding world. I always had many business ideas and couldn’t create them because I was lacking the technical skills to know if those ideas were feasible.
And Le Wagon was the best I could do to achieve that goal. I learned to create a complex website from scratch in only 9 weeks. I’m now almost independant to create the first steps of my ideas.The teaching is also great : it’s leaning by doing. You do exercises all day and when you can’t solve them, you just call a teacher that’ll help you solve it with you.
The atmosphere is also incredibly positive, everyone is so cool and from really different backgournds. It a good opportunity to have interesting debate.
The teaching is really business focused too. Indeed almost each week a major CEO spoke to us about their industry, giving us insights and interesting facts.So I defintely recommend those 9 weeks to everyone who wants to learn code in a challenging, friendly and entrepreneurial atmposphere.
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JC Fabre
Hightly recommend it
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Before le Wagon I tried to learn how to code by myself a couple of times but none of them were successful. The main challenges that I faced were that I didn’t really know what was important to learn and learning alone was just very too slow and tedious. At that point, friends recommended that I try Le Wagon and I did. That was the best decision I made in 2018 :) and now I recommend it to people in my entourage who want to learn how to code. Why? 1. The program’s content is well-thought, condensed and really practical. At the end, you have acquired a solid foundation on how the modern web works, and have enough knowledge to get started on what you want to do 2. The teaching method is amazing and leverages technology to make things stick using flashcards, gamification and pair coding - it’s really much more fun and engaging than learning alone with a book or an online course (trust me I’ve tried both). 3. The community vibe is energising, the staff is committed to your success, you’ll meet cool people. So, whether you want to become a web developer, start your project or just get a better understanding of how software works I highly recommend Le Wagon’s bootcamp.
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Alix Taffle
Impactful bootcamp
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In 2011, I founded MorningCroissant, a marketplace for accommodation rentals.
Prior to MorningCroissant, I worked in various managerial position in tech companies for 15 years in France and in Europe (Orange, Amgen, eBay).
Le Wagon was a very efficient way to :- get a better understanding of technical flow & developers’ challenges
- learn how to build prototypes for new ideas.
This has already made a difference in my day-to-day job as an entrepreneur. I highly recommend it.
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Jan Lesko
Le Wagon in Bali was one of my best life experiences
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The full-stack web design course took place in Canggu, Bali. During the 2 months, we learned how to develop and release basic web applications using latest tools under the guidance of skilled and highly supportive instructors. We were working mainly with Ruby, Rails, SQL, and JavaScript.
The classes took place place at a rooftop of a hotel with a pretty stunning view. We had a plentiful supply of fruits, snacks, coffee, and drinking water to keep us focused on the lesson :) You will get to experience coding solo and well as in groups. In the final stage of the course you will form a group to develop, release and present your web application. I would like to highlight that the process of group forming and topics choosing was very organic, fluent and well set up.
The key to the success of this course was the staff that was very professional and friendly. You can always ask questions and get support when you are stuck on something. Dirk, who was the manager, was very supportive and caring.
Everyone in the class, as well as other people in Canggu, were extremely friendly and Bali itself is beyond amazing. Nature, beaches, culture, sunsets, great people, nightlife, unforgettable views — there is so much that Bali is offering. I would recommend it to anyone who is seeking knowledge in web applications, traveling experiences and new friendships.
I currently work as a Junior Software developer using knowledge I learned during our classes. -
Sam Huang
An unforgettable experience
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I worked as a business developer for a tech start-up for three years, and I’ve always been fascinated and amazed by what the engineers can do with code.
I chose Le Wagon for its community, its entrepreneurial mindset, and its product-focus approach in learning how to code. It’s the process of building an application with teammates from start to finish that solidified my understanding of what it’s like to be a software developer, and most importantly, how to communicate as a developer.
We learned the coding fundamentals, the thinking to solve problems. We tasted the grind to collaborate with others to build a product. We were also trained to pitch and demo the product we created. It was genuinely astonishing how much information Le Wagon manages to teach you in just nine weeks.
Always within reach, the instructors and teaching assistants were there to provide comprehensive explanations to help you grasp difficult concepts and point you to find the answer yourself. They are motivated to share their knowledge and experience to ensure that you understand every topic.
Le Wagon has given me the tools and knowledge to keep on learning and exploring the world of software development.
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Mathieu BERNARD
More than a coding bootcamp
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I came to learn code, I have lived a great human adventure and probably the best educative experience ever.
Behind learning programmation, my 3 main motivations were 1-To have better understanding of the world I live in 2-Get the technical knowledge to create a business 3-Meet new people and a potential business partner.
After 2 intensive months I have difficulty to realize I have learnt to code in more than 6 langages (Ruby, Regex, SQL, HTML, CSS, JS…), and I am now able to code from scratch a web app and deploy it online in less than one week. I have been amazed by the quality of the lectures and the strength of the educative platform, enabling you to practice with a tailor-made approach, at your pace. The priority is clearly given to action and practice over theory (only 1h30 per day), and the last 3 weeks are dedicated entirely to projects.
And when the 2 months are finished ... it’s just the beginning ! It feels great to be part of a big & active alumni community full of wannabe entrepreneurs like me and potential partners for the future business I am working on. -
Victor
Incredible experience
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I joined Le Wagon Paris for the Batch 201 in october 2018 after a master in financial engineering. I wanted to start an entrepreneurial project but I only had a visual idea of the product I wanted to launch.
Initially, le Wagon bootcamp was an opportunity for me to rapidly get technical skills so that I could define needs for my product and work with developers. Finally, after the bootcamp, I decided to wait before starting my project and I am currently improving myself as web developer in freelance. Le Wagon bootcamp made me love programming thanks to its teachers and a great atmosphere. Even if we all have different background and come from different sectors, we are all here with the same goal : learning to code. I found that the daily format (course in the morning and working in pairs during the day) of the bootcamp was tailored to learn and improve quickly regardless of levels. Beyond the bootcamp itself, I really found interesting the workshops and talks that were organized. It is a good way to get inspire or to get informations on different jobs in tech. It is also always a good reason to have a beer with your buddies after an intense day ! Finally, when you join Le Wagon, you join a community that helps you during the bootcamp, but also and mostly after the bootcamp, to find a job or support entrepreneurial projects. -
Arthur d'Achon
One hell of a ride!
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I started to work in the Tech industry after graduating from Business School in 2014. I was lucky enough to work in different teams, on various cool projects. But as time was passing by, I was getting more and more frustrated: although I thought I was getting the big picture, I had absolutely no understanding of the technical aspects of the products I was selling.
About a year ago, a friend was telling me about the Wagon and how it completely changed his way of approaching things and tackling challenges. That’s when it hit me: I realised I was never going to be fulfilled evolving in a sector that was so impenetrable to me.
I decided to quit my job and join the adventure, although I was a kind of dreading going back to school…
This was hands down the best decision I ever made. I met an amazing crowd of students, teachers and alumni. The program is dense, but well thought through, to such an extent that it kept on board 44 students with completely different levels of studies, knowledge or experiences.
I never though you could pack so much in 9 weeks, and how rewarding it could be to finally understand the logic behind concepts that I had been exposed to for over 4 years.
I’m now in the process of starting up my own software company, and I clearly wouldn’t have been able to do it without the bootcamp. It has given me the ability to be independent on so many aspects, and I truly believe it is a life changer to anyone questioning their future. Go for it, you won't regret it! -
Mathieu
About Le Wagon
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How simply describe this adventure. I joined Le Wagon for a very particular reason, learn to code in order to be able to code my own project. So, I was in the small club of the aspiring entrepreneurs, a minority in Le Wagon Students. Being from Finance (not the mathematical finance), I wasn’t very familiar with web development, and I haven’t good memories about learn to code at university. I was member of the « Nooo, code is just not for me ! » team. But Frankly, my 2 months experience with Le Wagon reconciled me with coding.
First, the program helps you to build a coding knowledge from scratch, which was a very important point for me. Beyond knowing about HTML or CSS, building basic program with Ruby gave me the necessary background, and the desire to learn more. The firsts « Oh, that works! » were really important for me to break down the psychological barriers about coding. Thereafter, it became a game. Each day, we had new challenges. And each day, we felt stronger that the previous day. The last two weeks with the final Projects were the most exiting. It was at this point that everything we learned before swung into action. To conclude, I would just said that doing Le Wagon was a great experience. I liked the pace (morning courses then all day long to succeed the challenges), the Le Wagon crew (a large and available team of caring teachers), and the atmosphere (in and outside the classroom). OK, I’m not for sure now the best of the web developers, but I now know that coding is actually not that complicated, and that's what makes all the difference. -
Lina
Great place to learn to code!
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They have a solid teaching team ranging from teachers who are perfect for beginners to very experienced and knowledgeable engineers. It's also very different from how they teach computer science in college that everything you learn here, you can actually start to use them immediately, i.e. start building your own project or working as a junior developer. They update and adjust their curriculum according to market demand. The bootcamp walks you through the whole process starting from an idea, planning how to implement, what technology to use, backend functionallitie coding, frontend views polishing, all the way to product deployment. You will also practice your public speaking abilities and team working skills. Overall it was one of the best learning experiences I've ever had, and it was definitely the most interactive learning program for me. Highly recommanded.