Ironhack

Dear future or current developers,

I would like to write a review with a double intention:

· Help you orientate if you are wishing to do a developer bootcamp

· Thank Ironhack team for they unconditional support

   1. Learn latest technologies

   The school is aware of how the market evolves. That’s why in previous editions they’ve teach Ruby on Rails or React. Don’t worry on the technology, just trust them, companies are always interested for the latest techs as they are trying to get updated.

   I was surprised to see that even programmers with 10 years experience were joining the bootcamp to get updated on technologies. Companies will value those learning’s, don’t worry.

   2. A dedicated team that encourages learning

   At Ironhack I’ve coded next to smart and passionate teachers. I was surprised by 6:30pm after 9 hours coding they were there teaching me last details of the lesson I hadn’t understood or even helping me improve my projects. One teacher and three assistants on the full-time bootcamp, where else are you gonna find that much support?!

   Moreover, the rest of the staff is unbelievably friendly and supportive. They will weekly ask you for feedback and make that you feel like at home (that’s for example how we got our BBQ at the rooftop and a Ping-Pong table) :D. Believe me you’re gonna get surrounded by an awesome atmosphere. Staff takes very seriously on QUALITY, proved through the learning units, IT events, job placement, fully equipped kitchen and much more. 

   3. Hiring week

   Compared to other bootcamps or online courses, Ironhack were the only ones offering some kind of direct shortcut for placement. Last week you have the opportunity to get interviewed by 20-30 companies. They do not assure you to get a job, but definitely you’ll have an experience on how to deal and prepare for technical interview. You won’t lack of a job on IT field if you work on your skills.

   4. Awesome classmates

   This will depend on every cohort. Usually Barcelona attracts people from all around the world (in my cohort: Canadians, Italians, Germans, Austrians, Caribbean, Portuguese and of course Spaniards). Sincerely, I am gonna miss my mates a lot. They were the reason and the necessary support to keep coding by 8:00pm, when all what your head whisper to you is: “Go home!” We’ve spend great time together having Ironbeers, roomscape, music festivals, lunch at the restaurant (of course, most of it on weekends, week if for coding haha).

   I also want to thank the UI/UX students. We’ve had the opportunity to collaborate at some point and also see their projects as they have seen and advice on ours. We’ve also had true programmers coming from different industries to evaluate our projects in order to decide for the three contestants that deserve to present in the Hackshow. All this makes the experience much more complete and close to the real working world.

   5. Coding bootcamp, online courses or autonomous learning at home?

   I speak from personal experience: I’ve tried learning from home, but then if you get blocked maybe you can spend 4 hours with no clues. That gets soon very frustrating and increases the chance you give up with code. That’s not how it is supposed to be in the working environment.

   You’ll probably get great contents with other online courses, but as soon as you want to go further you may face technical problems. At Ironhack, teachers give you the right support to be little bit creative at the same time they train you with all the basics to be able to continue your own-training after the bootcamp.

   6. Full-time or Part-time

   Both are great! Part-time will require you the endurance to go coding after your other regular timetable that you follow, but also full time will challenge you 9:00 to 21:00 for 9 intensive weeks… be ready to abandon all other social compromises that are not having beers with your Ironmates!

   Part-time also allows you to develop your projects more calmly (as you have almost one month to deliver each one of the final projects), but then it will depend on your discipline to commit to work even at home.

Thanks you all readers & Ironhackers!!  <3

Learning

The teacher and TAs have a very deep understanding of the programming languages being taught in the program, and years of real industry experience. In our cohort it was clear that the teachers were a gold mine of information for those who had practiced coding for some months beforehand. On the other hand it was very easy to get lost in the depth of the conversations for those of us less experienced - so I highly recommend doing lots of prep to get the most out of their expertise. 

Job prospects

As an applicant I had some concerns about how employers would recognize a less traditional form of education such as a coding bootcamp, but I'm happy to say they have been put to rest. Senior staff from very well respected multinational companies have attended Ironhack to give presentations, give us students feedback on our projects, and discuss job opportunities with their companies. 

It’s day one. You ring the bell and enter a strange land which will be forever your home. You sit next to an unknown person that you will never forget. And so it starts. You finish day one: you think you might not make it. Day two: the faces start to be familiar but you’re struggling with the names. Another bunch of concepts on top of the ones you learned the day before and that you still don’t remember. You know you won’t make it. It’s the end of the first week, you have laughed, you have been frustrated twice (per day) and you have shared lots of memories with 21 new family members. What you are able to do by now was unbelievable five days ago. You know for certain that this is the change you were looking for. And there are still 8 weeks to go.

The whole Ironhack experience is one the best decisions you will ever make. Never a journey has been so long and short at the same time. The amount of things you will learn and will do almost feel impossible to accomplish in just two months. And when you look back you will wish to keep struggling with the everyday organized chaos your life just became over the last few weeks. Those days will be some of the best you ever have.

If you are reading this review it's probably because you're in the same position I was 5 months ago. You've probably stumbled upon the Ironhack website and you're contemplating, "Is this the right decision for me?". When I decided to join Ironhack I didn't realize it would be one of the best decisions I would make. For most of my adolescence I didn't have many challenges in university, but Ironhack tested my personality, my passion, and my knowledge. The friendships I've created will be everlasting as well as the memories that came along with it. It is in an intense program and most of the times you might feel frustrated, tired, and even cranky, however, the satisfaction and sense of accomplishment that comes along with these feelings are the best residual effects you can experience. It eclipses frustration, fatigue, and mood with ease. I would recommend this bootcamp to everyone everytime without hesitation whatsoever. So do it, make an impulsive but imformative decision to join Ironhack and become an Ironhacker, you won't regret it.

Ironhack is a tremendously fun and intense experience that is rewarding once you finish. From my point of view, anyone who comes from another sector and has not been able to write a line of code before starting is a true act of faith. Thanks to the need of the sector and the teaching method that I do not finish to understand by the rapidity in which the content is taught, Ironhack manages to turn around your professional career and / or prepare you to take on any professional challenge within the front area.

In short, it is a quick way to acquire the knowledge necessary to practice as a programmer in a fast and forceful way, to live a beautiful experience with all kinds of feelings and a challenge with which to overcome oneself

Looking for a change in my career I went to Ironhack. I came from a secondhand store, a sector, totally different and even though it cost me a lot in the end, you get it out. You have to be constant since the rhythm of learning is marked by yourself, the classes do not stop!!

If you are looking for a new experience and a fast and complete learning this is your site, professionals willing to help, well-maintained facilities, talks for students and especially people who want to help.

At least I can't do it, but I don't want to deceive you, you must be ready for hight levels of demand, especially if you don't have programming experience. 
If you want to change your profile without losing time and especially if you like programming, this is the place. 
It hasn't trick, the syllabus is very extensive, if you are a novice prepare yourself to the maximum, your Preework surpassed with solvency, tae online courses is a good idea, you will need to be familiar with the syntax and the lexicon of the code, you will have to ask and be understood. 
You'll learn the most demanded technologies. The team is excellent, they will take care about your career and help you to find a new job.

It's never too late to follow your dreams. That's what I was thinking 9 weeks ago when I started the Ironhack web bootcamp along with other 25 people that soon would become like my family. We were told that it was going to be hard, and it was. But also we were told that we will improve like crazy!.. and we will, everyday... pushing our limits and doing what we couldn't and more. It was a unique experience, intense, very intense, and full of proudness for me and my colleges and what we acommplished along the way. Now, I am proud to say that I am a programmer, yes! My dream came true! :-)