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Liz EgglestonUpdated on March 24, 2015Jeff Adelman worked in the television industry in L.A. for over 10 years doing video editing, and his work exposed him to the tech world and furthered his interest in programming. He attended meetups around L.A. and studied basic web development with Codecademy, but eventually Jeff realized that it was time to make a full career change, and he ...Continue Reading →- Liz EgglestonUpdated on March 24, 2015Thomas Parrish started programming in high school, then attended UNC Greensboro where he pursued a degree in Mathematics, but also rediscovered his love for computer science. When one of his instructors at UNCG, Andrew Jensen, told him about an opportunity atContinue Reading →
- Harry HantelUpdated on July 22, 2021Apple’s newest, beginner-oriented programming language Swift has made developing for the iPhone a possibility for new and experienced developers alike. iOS developers earn over $100,000 on average, so it's a perfect time to learn to program for the iPhone. With the help of one of these iOS bootcamps, you could find yourself developing mobile apps utilizing Objective-C, Cocoa Touch, and Swift....Continue Reading →
- Chris CeramiUpdated on March 23, 2015Whether you are at the very beginning of your career in programming, having been coding for decades, or anywhere in between, it’s likely you would find some benefit from pair programming. Humans are naturally social and collaborative creatures, and pair programming looks to take those attributes of...Continue Reading →
- Harry HantelUpdated on May 15, 2024Google’s Android OS is the most used mobile operating system in the world, and the little green robot has been winning hearts and minds for years now thanks to its high customizability and flexible open source developing options. Android programmers work in the Android Studio and develop Android apps using SDK manager, earing up to $155,000 per year. It’s no surprise that you would want to le...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on March 19, 2015Lauren Holloway is a Teaching Assistant and Digital Marketing Specialist at We Can Code IT, a 3-month full-stack (Javascript, HTML, CSS, C#/.NET and SQL) bootcamp in Cleveland with a focus on socioeconomic and gender diversity. In today’s Employee Spotlight, Lauren tells us about her journey in education and technology, and...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on March 19, 2015Phil Spitler got his start in web development through an apprenticeship with a system administrator at his company, who guided Phil as he learned Perl. When he saw the Lead Mentor position open at Bloc, Phil was impressed by the software craftsmanship approach at the online codi...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on March 19, 2015A former statistician at Brown University, Vivian Zhang started a Meetup group in New York City in 2013 teaching topics in computer science and data science. As the meetup size and demand grew, NYC Data Science Academy was born, and what started as a set of weekend classes has grown into a full-fledged Data Science academy,...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on October 3, 2024We’ve all seen the statistics, and the verdict is clear: women are vastly underrepresented in technical fields. While women are the leading adopters of technology, the software development industry is only made up of 20% women. Course Report wants to see more wo...Continue Reading →
- Jeff CasimirUpdated on December 3, 2024In this three-part series Jeff Casimir from the Turing School explores the three aptitudes you need to be a successful programmer. Up first: How the LSAT can help prepare you for a career in programming. This week President Obama debuted theContinue Reading →
