WBS CODING SCHOOL

Everything was beyond expectations. The amount of information accumulated was way bigger than what I've could imagine in the beginning of the course. I am reviewing the lectures and I realize how many things I learned in the past 15 weeks. The most dense and positive learning experience in my entire life. Definitely recommended for a career change. Read less

I was very much in doubt if I would be able to become a Full Stack Web & App Developer since I did not have any prior coding experience, but I found out that despite all my doubts, I could indeed wrap my head around programming languages, frameworks and libraries. Not only did I learn how to design a website or get a server running, I also discovered a whole new side of myself and my abilities.  Most of what we did in the course would have seemed impossible a few months ago!
Yes, the beginning was challenging and yes, stuff can get complicated with all the new vocabulary, technologies and frameworks. BUT I always felt well supported by my amazing teacher, my fellow students and the staff. After a few days in the program, I was totally hooked. In the end, the schedule was maybe the most challenging part for me working full time and spending evenings and weekends in my part time course.  I really liked the hands-on approach to teaching and the additional materials provided by the school. Also, there were lots of free events (recap sessions, guest speaker talks from important tech-companies for networking...). The school shared interesting job ads and helped with our CVs, which was also important for me given the special requirements in the tech-sector. Overall, I really loved the whole experience and I am sure it has changed my way for good. The only con I can think of is the tight schedule. However, we gave our feedback to the school and they immediately changed the program for future part time students. So one less con and one more pro: The school was/is always eager to get feedback from the students and apply it. I can recommend the school 100%! Read less

When I started the Full-Stack Web & App Development Bootcamp at WBS I had absolutely no prior coding experience.
2 weeks before the end of the 15 week Bootcamp I applied for a junior Dev position and got the job.

Short summary:
If you are looking for a career change and want to become a Web Developer I can only recommend this Bootcamp to you.

Long version:
The one thing I liked the most were the frequent group-works. Almost every week you work together in a small group on a weekly project that focuses on the things you learn during that week. This does not only help to practice the learned stuff, but also helps you to bond really well with your classmates. By the end it really felt like we were one big group of friends. :)
Another bonus is that, by the end, you have a lot of cool projects that you can present in your job applications, something that is by far more valuable than any certificate (which you also get at the end).
The curriculum is well planned. It has a big focus on what is asked for at the job market. There is a red line through out all of the weeks in the Bootcamp and it fits together very well.
Because there are so many things that you learn the curriculum definitely is tough, but manageable. (But don't expect to have time for other things during those 15 weeks.)
The complete staff was incredibly nice and supportive at all times. There were times where a Junior Instructor would help us solve a problem we were stuck on even at 11PM on the weekend...
A big focus is also making sure that you are well prepared for job application. The carreer service helped us in many different ways, be it personally with helping with motivational letters, writing our CV, interview training, polishing our LinkedIn profile or other things.
If you are a career shifter and are looking to get into coding I can wholeheartedly recommend this Bootcamp.
This was an unforgettable experience and my expectations of the Bootcamp were surpassed. Read less

I attended WBS coding school to become a fullstack web developer. Its a very pleasing, challenging, taught experience. Its a three months long bootcamp where you start after finishing the preparations materials (they are very important but not fully necessary in case you didn't have the time to finish it).  Well i am pretty sure that everyone have almost gone through the same process during this bootcamp .......  (i am not sure whats going on)   .......   (i have no idea whats going on)   .....    (  hmmm i do feel like i understand whats going on)   ..... and finally (i can actually do things ! ). so lets talk about what i enjoyed the most in this bootcamp :
1 - practicing what i have already learned with my mates.
2 - watching graduator's final projects.
3 - the main lectures are recorded.
4 - career services can be very helpful.
Lets talk about the things that i didn't really enjoy :
1 - The feeling that this course is more about letting you know stuff then actually training you to do stuff. i am sure that this is due to the short time that you have available to learn the curriculum. 
2 - It costs almost 12k in euros ! I have been funded by the job center so it was fine, but what about the people who are not funded by job center ?
There is more stuff about what i didn't like but they are more relative to each person and each background.
Should i take this course ? if you are in need of finding a new career or if you enjoy coding and would like to get to know more about it then yes  definitely ! Read less

I am really happy to have participated in the WBS Coding School Bootcamp because it has allowed me to grow professionally and get back the confidence I lost on coding. The Bootcamp is well structured and each module includes a project, the best way to assimilate the skills taught during the lessons and create a very useful portfolio to show to recruiters and companies. I appreciated the care they help me build a better LinkedIn profile, cv, and above all a correct Curriculum Vitae. Read less

I am really happy to have participated in the WBS Coding School Bootcamp because it has allowed me to grow professionally and humanly. The Bootcamp is well structured and each module includes a project, the best way to assimilate the skills taught during the lessons and create a very useful portfolio to show to recruiters and companies. I appreciated the care with which they followed me in building a better LinkedIn profile and above all a correct Curriculm Vitae. Finally, dedicating the last three weeks of the Bootcamp to the final project proved to be an excellent strategy to do a great review of the whole program and create a complete digital product. Read less

The welcoming culture was great. After a short application with a small placement test and a personal video interview, a kind of primer (with basic knowledge for everyone) was to be completed 2 weeks before the course so that everyone could start the course at approximately the same level.

The learning concept is well thought-out and covers all the essential content for a Full Stack Web & App Developer. The content is absolutely up to date - the latest knowledge is imparted. The learning speed is enormous for beginners, especially in the beginning, which led to regular small crises for me - but you learn so much from it. And the support from the team is perfect. In addition to the experienced instructor, there was help from two junior instructors and, if necessary, from alumni of the WBS Coding School.

I learned in a small group of 15 people.

Overall, it was a great experience for me. I learned so much in such a short time like rarely in my life.  Now I feel fit for the job market as a web developer.

The bootcamp can be financed through the employment office. The school also offers other financing options.

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The Full Stack Web & App Development at WBS Coding School was a great experience. I would have never imagined what I could be capable of after just 15 weeks. The entire course is very hands-on and it is a very nice mix of lectures, modules on codecademy, workshops, group projects and one-on-one sessions.
The staff is very helpful and approachable.
I feel prepared for the job market but more importantly very motivated to keep on learning on my own.
Would definitely recommend the course!  Read less

I attended WBS coding school full time bootcamp in 2021. This was my average day: 9am morning stand-up; every person says shortly what they did yesterday, if they faced with any problem then my teacher would mark it down to have a 1 on 1 later to see where the problem was. 9:30-12  lessons and/or a small exercise. 12-1pm lunchtime. 1pm - 4pm coding exercises; mostly we start the exercise by ourselves and then join to the group and try to solve it together. The exercises and lessons were recorded, so we can watch it later. 4-6pm group work; every week or two there is a group project where we apply all programming languages we learned up to this point. In the begging I though the lessons are the most important part, but later I realized it was the group exercises, because I learned the most by trying to do something. Overall the course was intense, but I leaned so much. You won't learn everything, there is soooo much more, but it's enough to get that first job and to know what to learn next after the bootcamp. I would recommend this course to anyone who needs a guidance and finds it hard to learn to program on their own. Read less

I started for completly begginer. From zero. What I have to say about the school is, they are completly there for you when you need, and ask. I had a lot of difficults in the beggining, what its normal for beggining, but I had a lot of counseling from the team and this gave me a lot of power. Today, I feel completly happy with what I'm learning and how I'm able to learn new things. Also with the support team, they are amazing, they have so much patiente with the begginers. The advise I can give is, you can do it, you will learn, maybe you will feel lose but they are there to helpe you and support. If I have condition to give 100 stars, I will go it. Thank you everybody from WBS School to show me that I'm capable to learn what I will want and don't let me give up in the first week. Read less

Started the course with barely no knowledge about coding. I was really impressed by how fast to learn a coding language. The team of WBS Coding school made a great job with the curriculum and they are always there to help whenever you need it. A big plus is the community behind it, more and more students and alumni share their knowledge and experiences. I can highly recommend attenting the Full-Stack course (full-time) at WBS Coding school. You need motivation and endurance but it is absolutely worth it! Read less

I was a student in WBS Coding School from Oct 2020 until Feb 2021 in the butch WD009.
I have the most positive impressions from my time in WBS Coding School because of the extremely kind staff, the very good instructors always ready to intervene and help me unstack,  and the nice atmosphere in the class even if it was online. 
The only thing that I would wand different is the time devoted to the Full-stack development program. I felt that the 15-week period was not enough for such a diverse curriculum. I wish to have more time in school (perhaps 30 weeks and 2 or 4 months internship ).

pros
polite staff, genuine interest to solve any matter, good instructors, helpful instructors that were ready to intervene and help me unstack from any project.

cons
too short time for a such diverse and demanding curriculum. Read less

Review of the 15-week Full Stack Web and App Development course at the WBS Coding School.

It has been a good experience doing this course. I started with almost 0 previous experience in coding and I learned A LOT in Front- and Backend Development. The course went through a good amount of topics, the most important ones were included according to me. Also, the instructors are very professional and always ready to help when difficulties show up (which occurs at some point). The proposed group projects were the best part of the course according to me as it allows to put the theoretical knowledge into praxis.

Notice: next to the theoretical part of the course, it is also important to be able to look for solutions on the web (on YouTube etc) on its own and look for further documentation.

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I've always been passionate about computers and wanted to learn web development and programming in general. I tried on my own when I was a teenager but at the time all the tools and support that you can find now wasn't out there, also I didn't know English which narrowed down my learning possibilities a lot. The only choice was going to university, but I didn't do that. I went abroad and started on a totally different path leaving that dream behind me. At the age of 30, exactly 15 years later,  that dream was still haunting me and that's when I decided to bet everything I had and enrolled to WBS Coding School. It was the best choice I've ever made. It taught me everything I needed to know, it gave me all the skills I needed not just to get started as a Junior Developer, but also all the foundations I needed to learn anything I want on my own. It served me as a guide and helped me understand the world of programming, but the most important thing I gained after the course were people. Connections. I made it into the developer community and it's getting bigger day by day. Definitely recommend taking the course. Read less

There are quite a few coding classes and courses that I attended (after studying media information science I attended 6 additional courses when counting those with a duration of at least 3 weeks), the "Full-Stack Web & App Development" course has been my favorite so far for various reasons:
 

1. "Boot camp"-style: fast-paced, intense, focused (750 hours in 15 weeks), I probably never learned more within 15 weeks.
2. People: my small batch of fellow students (great people), helpful and friendly WBS staff.
3. Instructors: The main instructor of our course is a coder by choice and a trainer by heart. Perfect match for the course, a great guy from Paris, even beyond his coding skills. Clever and very friendly co-instructors.
4. Curriculum/Skills: modern, full-stack, immediately applicable.
5. Guidance to teamwork: Autodidactically I would probably have chosen a different learning path (more on my own or with a small group) but the WBS did a lot better. Not only by guiding the first steep part of the learning curve to complex new technologies but also by focusing on teamwork early on. First group work took place in week 2 (remotely) and it really evolved a lot from there (collaborative planning/coding, teamworking on Github, project management). In my opinion, that's one of the aspects that the WBS Coding school did a lot better than other classes or courses I attended before.
6. Hands-on: a high percentage of practical coding, groupwork as well as solo projects.
7. Real-world: projects that you can add to your portfolio/repo, develop further and/or show to interviewers.
8. Motivation: I feel motivated and eager to further develop the skills I learned in the boot camp. Any of them make sense, the selected stacks are more than an introduction to modern and scalable full-stack development. I'm curious how my fellow students will evolve their skills and I really enjoy staying in touch.

  More than that: it really felt like turning the struggles of a pandemic lockdown into an opportunity to feed my brain and meet new people. There was no ability to travel, fewer assignments, fewer in-person training opportunities, so I used my spare time to do a remote course with 3 weeks on campus and brush up my coding skills and network. Feels like the right decision, what a ride!

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I applied to WBS Coding School because of the special format of 12-weeks online and 3-weeks face-to-face on campus in Berlin. It was a great opportunity to have the freedom to learn from home or wherever in the world while enhancing virtual and international teamwork.  My first pretty good impression of the coding-test, which was mainly about checking the fast-learning-abilities and the friendly interview were proven during the whole Bootcamp. The staff is super nice, caring and helpful. We were a small batch with a great and private learning atmosphere. Our instructor was experienced in many different fields and always available for support and feedback. It really felt like working with friends.  The online-learning-platform is easy to use and pretty helpful. The staff is continuously improving content and structure and takes feedback thankfully and seriously and tries to apply.  The tech stack we learned is up-to-date and fits well together. It is a tough and intense way of learning, but in the end all puzzle pieces came together and resulted in unique and cool final projects we presented on demo-day. We all were proud of what we were able to learn and code after 15 weeks. But of course, it is just the start :)  The time on-campus in Berlin was the best part. The location is nice, the food really good, the rooms basic, but nice and the staff is super friendly. It was great to have face-to-face-support for the final project and we could really focus while having a great time together.   Read less

I enrolled in this bootcamp because I wanted to insert myself in the German job market as soon and as successfully as possible; coming from another country (Mexico) and having an unfinished bachelor, I felt in need of guidance throughout the process. Thankfully my advisor at the Job Federal Ministry pointed WBS Coding School to me. 

The curriculum itself is ambitious and extensive but provides a rich overview of both the software development industry as a whole and Javascript-based environments in particular.  The fact that it's structured as an hybrid bootcamp (12 weeks online / 3 weeks on-campus) really help me progressively integrate it in my life, also, the 15-week duration was key in my decision as most bootcamps are just 9 weeks long and I thought it wouldn't be enough for me.

The lead and junior instructors are really patient, knowledgeable and give their everything for you to understand the topics at hand. The staff is amazing and always welcoming. The job support is equally good workshops, guest speakers and personalized coaching. 

Finally, but definitely the most enjoyable part of this journey: you'll meet amazing people. I had the fortune of having amazing classmates from different cultural and academic backgrounds, that fostered a really ideas-rich environments in which to thrive, and you can always count of them to help you through. After or 3 weeks in Berlin, I believe we ended up as friends for life, and I'm really looking forward to future collaborations with any of them!  Read less

I started this bootcamp with especially a lot of confusion about coding. All these youtube videos, mini bootcamps etc really made me feel like the dumbest person ever. 

While I was looking for a serious platform, I found out that at WBS school they were about to start with a Full Stack Web and App development boot camp. I previously did some other courses at WBS and they are really really good. So I went for the Coding Bootcamp with almost zero knowledge. 

The course is fast paced but the teachers are incredibly patient! They make sure you keep up and they have for every student an approach that suits them best. I never knew that I would be capable of learning and creating so much awesome stuff, just in 12 weeks!!

The highlight and the biggest advantage that WBS Codingschool offers is definitely the last 3 weeks on Campus!! No other school offers a real life experience like this!! Being in a fancy „Vegetarian-hotel„ for 3 weeks, with your classmates, teacher and coaches for 3 weeks working on your final project, that is just awesome!! The team spirit, the live-coaching, your teacher and other teachers available on site to help you in every step of the way; that is priceless!!!

I made friends for life, created awesome apps and am much more confident about my capabilities.

And as cherry on the cake, I landed a job one week before end of the course.

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First thing you must learn reading this review, is that after studying in  WBS coding school  your life will change and you can’t live without coding afterwards. 
I had an amazing opportunity to study there. I learned much more, than coding during 15 weeks.
The teaching staff, structure of the lessons, career services and also the atmosphere ! 
Everything was perfect for studying. 
And now I am a Full Stack developer starting a new career in IT world. 
My recommendation is 10/10. 

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