Le Wagon

I had the chance and the opportunity to participate in the training course of Le Wagon # 378 which I discovered thanks to many interviews with top candidates who graduated from Le Wagon and became today PM or PO in very nice startups.

I embarked in February 2020 for six months of training, which at the beginning seemed crazy and very complicated to manage between my full time job (recruitment consultant) and the courses. But as we completed assignments one after another, I got really invested and time went by very quickly. When we reached ¾ of the training, we had to design an Airbnb-like rental site. This is where one really puts into practice all the things he learnt and starts to feel invincible (haha). 

It was a very interesting experience.
I learnt a lot of skills and developed many new ideas ! I really encourage people who want to retrain, start a project or just learn new things to join Le Wagon because it’s truly a beautiful adventure. Read less

I applied for Le Wagon bootcamp because I wanted to learn about programming and colleagues of mine recommended it. The 9-week format is very intense but is perfect to learn a lot in a short period of time. The staff is very friendly and always tries to be available to help in any way possible. The atmosphere and the people I met during the bootcamp had different backgrounds but were all like-minded and eager to learn together. 9 weeks passed so quickly I wished it lasted longer, it's the best learning experience I ever had.  Read less

For 4 years i was a restaurant manager, i loved my job but it was to difficult to have a personal life. I was already interested to be a web developer and when I heard about Le Wagon, thanks to alumni and friends, I decided that it was time for a big change in my life. I was impressed by the cursus : I learnt fast and intensively because i was passionate. I loved that we were never left alone, always working with other students, and everyday with a new « buddy ». Even better, we are learning useful and trendy languages, that gives a value to our skills on the market. The network of alumni and partners is very powerful in finding a job.In my opinion, this is the perfect bootcamp to learn code, that’s why i recommend Le Wagon. Read less

Loved Le Wagon !! Not only the program seems to be excellent but also I HAD A BLAST. Loved everything. Teachers are passionate, staff are literally the kindest person you can meet, and everything is done so you have the best experience possible. 5/5 would do it again. Read less

I was a hotel receptionist and I have been thinking about a career change and learning code for a while. As it was a completely new world for me and was a bit afraid of the challenge it represented, I took a lot of time to choose the right place to do it and le Wagon was definitely the right choice.
The courses are very clear, and everything you learn has a reason to be there and helps you to have the right mindset. All the teaching staff is always available to explain things, help you think and push you towards the right direction, you can feel they are very attentive and care about your evolution and your wellbeing. They are with you every step of the way and at the end of the bootcamp you feel confident about your future and being able to start your new career.There is also a huge social dimension and you meet a lot of amazing people through multiple events (even though we were at home the 6 first week of the bootcamp they had amazing ideas to help us know each other)I am very proud to be part of the Wagon community and can only recommend it :)  Read less

I was part of the first remote batch at Le wagon. At first I was worried that the bootcamp might not be challenging, and that the lecturers may not be as knowledgable as I expect, which was typical of my previous education experiences. I was proven wrong in the first lecture! The pace of learning and the structure of the course is intense. The teachers are extremely competent, and also take a lot of time to thoroughly explain concepts and help you through the challenges of the day (they'll also make themselves available on weekend by request!). From someone who had zero coding experience, after 9 weeks I feel like I’m on the way to being a constructive member of any future web development team or startup. Read less

The Wagon is an adventure i am not ready to forget ! 9 weeks of intense work but a teaching philosophy that corresponded perfectly to what I expected. From exercises, to projects, to social events, everything is perfectly calculated to render an all around experience around code ! I particularly loved the projects weeks in which you are faced with tough time constraints for ambitious team projects, a real adrenaline booster. I came looking for skills to complement future projects and came out with a new passion. Coding is now my main activity and thanks to Le Wagon and it’s resources I am still able to learn new skills daily. I highly highly recommend ! 


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I started my professional life in the ops field, in tech startups. I had the chance to discover tech jobs by talking with developers, who were always willing to share about their role. After learning SQL online, I had the opportunity to move to a Data Analyst position. It was a great experience which gave me even more the willingness to learn coding in a proper environment. 
I chose Le Wagon Paris because of the product-oriented program, which also includes team work on projects, which was in my opinion closer to professional life than an individual training.
Whereas the training took place during lockdown, I was very happy with my choice. The teachers' team is careful and the training itself is intense and has high-standard. The staff also tried its best to offer opportunities to relate to other classmates with Zoom parties and other activities !
In a few words, an intense and qualitative experience, and great people met ! Read less

My 9 weeks with Le Wagon was really one of the busiest and most exciting periods of my life. This is simply because of how much we were learning and implementing each and every week. We’d learn, create, break, and fix things all in a day’s work! 
The course took place in the midst of a pandemic, so we had to attend remotely. I was a bit hesitant at first because I didn’t want it to feel like just another Codecademy course. My biggest surprise, though, was how smoothly everything ran despite the unexpected nature of COVID and Le Wagon not having much time to make their whole curriculum “remote-friendly”. I didn’t really feel like I was missing out on anything just because I couldn’t go to their campus. 
This also speaks volumes to how hands-on the teaching team is, as well as how much interaction they encourage between students. You never really feel alone during the day, which is great because you never get stuck on a problem for very long either!
The level of productivity you get used to during the course is sky-high, so even after it’s over, you find yourself looking for projects or ways to continue coding even in your free time. And Le Wagon definitely gives you enough resources to support your post-wagon journey.
I’d say if you’re deciding whether to do the course, you should just go ahead and do it. I don’t regret doing it at all, and I know I would be kicking myself if I missed it! Read less

I completed my 9 week full stack bootcamp in Bali, just over a week ago. And as I let the past few months sink in, I’m really amazed, in myself, how much you can learn in such a short period of time. But let me start from the beginning: last year, in June, 2019, I found myself graduated from a international music college in Thailand, working part time teaching English and part time playing music in bars and restaurants in Bangkok. My keyboard player, an American LeWagon alumni, and former teacher in LeWagon, Milano, was also living in Bangkok working as a rails developer from home as his day job. He used to be finishing up work as I’d come over to his place to practice, and I always thought that whatever he was doing on his computer looked like total hieroglyphics to me and coding was not something I’d ever thought I'd be able to do, I mean, I failed my Intro to Math my junior year three times. But at the same time I was envious of the lifestyle and being able to earn a good salary working from home, so I started asking questions. My buddy told me right away that I could totally do it too, and gave me the Ruby track on Codecademy to check out. And basically said that do this and if you feel like this is something you could work with then just join LeWagon. I had been asking some people who, well let’s just say are kind of self-proclaimed experts of a lot, saying “Nobody uses Ruby anymore, React is the new thing”, and “You can learn all that stuff on Udemy for way less money”. But I stuck with my buddies advice and signed up for LeWagon. I pushed the date forward a couple of times, and was set to start the bootcamp in Bali, in March 2020. And then covid happened, but I had postponed my bootcamp enough times so when LeWagon offered to do the batch online I decided to join anyway. 
The bootcamp started with Ruby, and although we started from the very beginning the exercises always found a way to challenge you and help you grow as a programmer. Those first two weeks we got thrown into a world of logic in Ruby and Object Oriented Programming that were mind-boggling and really challenging, but also satisfying at the same time when you finally understand the flow and you’re able to do it yourself using some kind of refernce, it feels like all that energy spent solving a bug in your code, you immediately get back when you solve it. Moves on to more front-end based phase and also a week of JavaScript. 
The bootcamp is fast paced, the amount of concepts you learn in a short period of time can will feel a bit overwhelming, but I recommend just trust the process, and as long as you can understand the big picture, most things will make sense when you enter the world of Rails during the last month of the bootcamp. All that grueling logic you fought so hard with during OOP week is going to be made much simpler (in theory), but ultimately yes, and you’ll also finally see how the front-end and the back-end comes together and you’ll be able to create real apps. 
The last two weeks are dedicated to final projects. I joined my batch mate Taylor who came up with idea for the app ‘UpHold’ and two others, and set out to build an app that let’s you report your encounters with the police, designed to create accountability and uphold the police to a higher standard. I’m really happy that I did the bootcamp, as I continue to learn React I’m constantly reminded of how helpful a good foundation in Ruby/Rails is helping me understand these new concepts. The program is overall really well designed, the teachers are total pros at what they do, and you can really feel that they love to see you succeed and they work tirelessly to make that happen. Although I haven’t personally used this superpower yet, but the LeWagon slack community seems really helpful and you feel like you’re not alone in this even after the bootcamp. Best of luck to all you other aspiring developers out there. Read less

I have a MA in marketing with 5 years of experience in digital project management but I felt a bit stuck in my career. I needed a change and a new challenge but I was a bit scared about joining le Wagon. A coding bootcamp. Two scaryyy words but scary can be good. Very good.
Deciding to learn how to code was one of the best decision I took in the last 5 years!
The learning process: lectures, challenges, livecode, flashcards is very well thought. We had wonderful teachers and the TAs supported us in so many ways, technically and mentally. 

No surprise the Wagon is such a world renowned institution. Today, I can code, I met some amazing people with different backgrounds AND I know that I want to be a Product Manager. Read less

 I had always dreamed to know how to build a website, and attending the 9 weeks bootcamp at Le Wagon was a good opportunity to finally do it. It was not easy to leave my comfort zone, the experience was intense but it was really worth it. I discovered a fascinating part of the web world. The team of teachers was amazing, you are safely guided to learn new skills and put them into practice immediately. I enjoyed everyday of the training, especially the last 2  weeks, when I had the opportunity to work with a team to build a web app from scratch. At the end, you can only be proud of what you achieved in only 9 weeks.  Read less

 After my accounting degree, I decided to join the wagon bootcamp to learn how to code. I watched several demo-days and saw the quality of the level obtained in just 9 weeks. I am very satisfied with the level that I acquired when I left the bootcamp, and the educational content that I still use today. The teachers are really involved in our learning throughout the training and Le Wagon community is also very valuable.  Read less

An intense 9 weeks bootcamp that has taught me a great deal on programming and gave me the skills and confidence to enter the workforce. With knowledgeable instructors and supportive staff, Le Wagon course was a great choice for me, and I have a lot to thank them. Read less

I had a great time learning at Le Wagon, the teachers and TAs were very understanding and supportive and It is a great way to kickstart your career in tech if you are interested in boosting your skills or changing careers. I have learnt many skills and not just in coding but critical thinking and business development as well. A great starting point for anyone who is looking to create a start up. You also get access to a huge amount of lifelong resources that can be used in the future and a great network of Le Wagon coders as a bonus. Overall I am very happy with the course and the curriculum and the way it is taught and I highly recommend Le Wagon. They are the best for a reason  I went into the course with zero coding experience and now I feel like I could tackle any project or work in any tech field. Read less

For some reason I decided to change my profession as a translator and start learning to code. First of all, I began to study on my own and took various online courses. I realized that I like it, that web developing  is interesting. But it was difficult for me to learn everything on my own, to organize myself in order to devote much time to my studies, and it was also difficult to structure all the material. Therefore, I decided to go to study at Le Wagon.
Despite the fact that under the current circumstances we had to deal with online bootcamp, I really liked how everything was organized. I can highlight the following:

• Well structured curriculum;
• Amazing teachers, staff and lovely environment in general; 
• Support and help;

During the 9 weeks the bootcamp provides a good knowledge base and a minimal understanding of how everything works in web developing. Now I’m looking for my first job in this area and continue to learn.
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A great school with excellent teachers and staff who take the time to explain you all the content of the courses.
I enjoyed my time and took a lot of experience during these 9 weeks.
If you have a lot of motivation and you want to learn the code in a nice way dont hesitate.
Thanks to Le Wagon Lyon for all the knowleadge  Read less

I have been working in retail for several years and was a merchandising manager when I decided to quit everything and I enrolled at Le Wagon. I chose Le Wagon because it had a really good ranking, I was able the attend the class in person, Le Wagon was one of the only ones to offer this and it was only 9 weeks.
Despite de the fact that we were not able to attend in person, Le Wagon pivot quickly to provide us as much as possible with the same experience we would have had if we were not forced to be home.
From the beginning, you really feel part of a community that expends around the world. The team and the teachers were amazing. Really there to support you through the process.
You explore many different concepts to be able to create web applications in a really short amount fo time. Because of that, I was able to discover new avenues in the tech industry and now have a better idea of what I want to do. Read less

As an alumni of the Web Development Bootcamp, I had very high expectations for the Data Science Bootcamp at Le Wagon. I was very delighted to be back in a very similar setup : the outstanding Web Dev methodology works very well for the Data Science Bootcamp as well. Fast paced, the program ends up being approachable thanks to the wonderful teaching team and a well designed curriculum.

As an ex investment banker, my workflow usually involved Excel and Powerpoint when analysing data. Thanks to this training, I now feel empowered by state of the art skills that I think will make a huge difference in a landscape where data is becoming more and more prominent. I have a strong belief that those skills will eventually become as necessary as mastering excel when dealing with data, and I am glad I made the decision to stay ahead of the curve with this bootcamp.

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I was 25 years old when I began to work at a Tech company as a Support Analyst and I fell in love with technology. I spent 2 years thinking about joining a bootcamp but I was afraid that I was not good enough to learn how to code because I didn't have a background that was related to Computer Science or anything - I was a Public Relations. 

On 2019, I heard about Le Wagon Rio from a friend who went to Law School that he was joining LW's Web Development course. After hearing about his experience, doing some Google Research and also meeting Le Wagon's team in Rio, I finally decided to learn coding and join their Part Time Bootcamp - and it was the best decision of my life. 

I learned Ruby, Rails, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Git, how to collaborate in GitHub.. And the best part: we don't learn only from exercises and classes.. we had to work on 2 Websites: one market place and one final project. In summary, even without a Computer Science background, Le Wagon taught me 4 languages, how to work with my group, how to manage a project, and I was able to delivery two beautiful projects in the end. 

After doing all my research I was decided to do Le Wagon's bootcamp due to their methodology, curriculum, and because of all the reviews I found online and also from all the histories I heard from my friend. And all my expectations were exceeded! Their methodology can teach people from all ages and backgrounds. Besides it, their teachers are knowledgeable and great. I have never met motivated  teachers as Le Wagon's. They were always there for their students. 

After Le Wagon I started to get involved with educational institutions as a mentor/teacher to help other people to make the right decision and to share my knowledge and started to work on projects along with my full time job. And even after my graduation, I can still access Le Wagon's classes, which they are always updating, I can still talk to my friends and teachers if I need help and I have plans to never stop learning about technology.  Read less