- Imogen CrispeUpdated on September 30, 2024General Assembly has offered online courses for a long time, but has just relaunched them on a new, revamped platform! These include self-paced online Learning Paths in skills like Data Analysis, Digital Marketing, and UX, that students can work through on their own schedule. Lissa Marten, General Assembly’s Onlin...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on October 3, 2024As summer meanders into its final weeks, does back-to-school season make you long to be back in the classroom? It’s not just high schools and colleges that are about to reboot their classes in fall – these coding bootcamps all have upcoming courses online and in-person to jumpstart your new career starting in Fall 2024! Apply today and you could be a developer by the time 2025 rolls around! ...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on October 3, 2024Oh Summer, one of the best seasons of the year! While it’s a time to relax, bask in the sun, and plan trips with family and friends, summer is also an awesome time to learn. If you’re a current student, teacher, or professional looking to learn to code, a summer bootcamp is a great opportunity to learn to code in a short time frame. Various coding bootcamps offer summer courses to help you la...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on September 30, 2024General Assembly is partnering with the Connecticut government to launch their Software Engineering and Data Science programs in Stamford, CT. For the first year of operations, local students will be able to get full scholarships to attend the 12-week tech bootcamps. General Assembly Senior Regional Director, Mi...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on May 17, 2024With tech changing so rapidly, General Assembly has updated their Software Engineering Immersive curriculum to reflect the current needs of the tech workplace. Ava Fruin, Director of Product and Learning Programs at General Assembly, shares how new features like workplace-based problems and Just-in-Time support ar...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on June 22, 2021Flatiron School took feedback from their design hiring partners to create the new Product Design program. We caught up withContinue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on December 3, 2024Turing School’s seven-month Front End and Back End Engineering programs are designed to be challenging. To enhance student success, the Turing team is launching a new, three-week, six-session online pre-course called Mo...Continue Reading →
- Nikki CarterUpdated on April 7, 2021As the new year approaches, you might be thinking about the big things you want to accomplish next year – namely, getting accepted to and completing a coding bootcamp. Although it’s tempting to spend the holiday period relaxing and indulging, there are a number of low-stress things you can start doing to...Continue Reading →
- Brandi ButlerUpdated on October 2, 2024Should you learn Python? Many people choose their coding bootcamp based on what coding language they want to learn. Python is becoming an increasingly popular teaching language at both coding bootcamps and data science bootcamps, so we asked General Assembly Python Instructor Brandi Butler to explain the top ...Continue Reading →
- Lauren StewartUpdated on December 4, 2024If you’re paired with Lauren Washington as your Thinkful mentor, consider yourself lucky. Lauren’s experience in the data science industry spans from a master’s degree in quantitative methods, to research for the CDC, to digital research at Nielsen, to wor...Continue Reading →
- Lauren StewartUpdated on March 27, 2024So you’ve probably heard that Blockchain is taking over the world, but what is Blockchain? And how can you become a Blockchain developer? In this guide we look at the definition of blockchain, the growth of the blockchain ...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on October 15, 2018So you’re thinking about applying to a coding bootcamp. What should you expect in the application and interview process? And how do you ensure you get accepted to your dream coding bootcamp? We invited representatives from 7 coding bootcamps to ask all the tough questions about getting into coding school. In this live panel discussion, hear tips and advice about coding challenges, prep pr...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on October 3, 2018We recently attended Flatiron School Access Labs’ Demo Day in Brooklyn, NY to see what their graduates had built in just a few weeks. What’s a Demo Day? It’s a day at the end of a coding bootcamp where students get to showcase their final projects to employers, family, and friends (almost like a scien...Continue Reading →
- Don BurksUpdated on October 10, 2018When you first start learning to code, you will probably feel overwhelmed with all the new words and terminology to remember. You’re likely wondering what the most important terms to know are when you start learning JavaScript? As the head instructor at Lighthouse Labs coding bootcamp in Vancouver, I’ve seen what new coder...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on January 15, 2025Am I ready to apply to Codesmith? Do I need to have programming experience? What happens if I fail the technical interview? How do I improve my technical communication? Will Adamowicz graduated from Codesmith’s Software Engineering + AI/ML Immersive Program and spills t...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 24, 2018Hack Reactor and Galvanize, two of the largest coding bootcamps in the US, are merging – and we’ve got all the details from Al Rosabal, the CEO of Galvanize. Why did this acquisition make sense for both schools? What will happen to Hack Reactor campuses? And how wil...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on October 21, 2020With an undergrad major in the humanities, your career path can often be a winding road. Bernard Lin was planning to go to law school after studying Ancient Greek and Latin, but when he saw the great work-life balance his friends in the tech industry enjoyed, he decided to go to a coding bootcamp. Bernard tells us howContinue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on July 2, 2018There are many ways to define success after bootcamp and one way to succeed is starting your own business! James Sullivan attended New York Code and Design Academy’s Software Engineering Immersive instead of college, and launched his own web development agency when he graduated! James tells us howContinue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on May 15, 2024In this series, we’re asking alumni the question on everyone’s mind: “Is a Coding Bootcamp Worth It?” Because let’s face it: when you’re spending $12,000 to $20,000 on a coding bootcamp, you want to be sure that it will be worth your money and your time. First up – General Assembly graduate Ileana Ordonez tells us how much ...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on April 16, 2020With the increasing threats of data breaches and leaks in our interconnected world, it’s clear that cyber security is more important (and visible) than ever. But are you cut out for this career? Manju Mude, a cybersecurity expert and member of the Paranoids at Yahoo, answers our questions. She tells us why every tech...Continue Reading →