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Imogen CrispeUpdated on November 25, 2019When mechanical engineer Celia Song launched a startup, she had to teach herself to code to build it's website. That experience kickstarted her career change and Celia found all-women bootcampContinue Reading →- Jess FeldmanUpdated on April 30, 2025How does a website get its style? CSS, of course! But what exactly is CSS and how will you use it as a developer? Tech experts Joseph Mecham (Web Development Program Director at Devmountain) and Rob Merrill (Software Engineering Instructor at LearningFuze) explain in fun, beginner-friendly terms what CSS is, how it’s used by software developers, and how it works with other programming languag...Continue Reading →
- Kim DesmondUpdated on April 16, 2020When learning to code – or considering learning to code – it’s wise to look at software engineering job descriptions to see what type of jobs interest you, and the skills you need to acquire to qualify for those jobs. However, job descriptions can sometimes be scary. Even some entry-level developer po...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on May 14, 2024Jamil Al-Ghosein worked on his final project for startup Pandia Health with a team of other UX Design students atContinue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on November 15, 2019After a 10-year career in journalism, Jack Maddox wanted to explore other job possibilities and become a tech entrepreneur. After working on one semi-successful idea with a developer, Jack decided to go to DigitalCrafts coding bootcamp in Atlanta to learn the skills to build his next idea. Jack walks us through his capstone pr...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on November 15, 2019After working as a tech entrepreneur in Montreal for 15 years, Dominic Tremblay wanted to get back into coding. He used Lighthouse Labs’ coding bootcamp to update his skills, and in the process realized he wanted...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on November 13, 2019Microbiology and MBA grad JK started to learn about big data and machine learning in his job, but wanted to learn more about data science in a structured environment. He enrolled in Springboard’s Machine Learning Career Track to learn about ML and AI online. J...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on January 8, 2021Dallas Kwok is a full-time Product Designer at Ritual and teaches UX design at BrainStation’s Part-Time UX Design Bootcamp. We caught up with Dallas to find out ho...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on November 11, 2019Caitlyn Greffly was feeling burnt out in her job in beer sales. Her favorite aspect of the job – data analysis – lead her to coding bootcamps. She embarked on a career change with Thinkful’s part-time onlineContinue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on November 11, 2019Holberton School’s new Tulsa campus launches in January 2020 in Tulsa’s downtown Arts District. Libby Wuller, the Campus Director at Holberton School’sContinue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on January 8, 2021In learning data science, you’ll soon discover that your skillset doesn’t end with Python – there are a number of other tools you’ll need to grasp. One of those is Pandas, a Python library which facilitates data processing. We asked Joe Eddy, Senior Data Scientist atContinue Reading →
- Alicia BoddyUpdated on January 11, 2025What Is VET TEC? VET TEC is an innovative VA education benefit that allows veterans to attend a coding bootcamp for free, includes remote training, and pays a monthly housing stipend to students. VET TEC stands for Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses. And VET TEC is all about jobs – the VA specif...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on October 28, 2019Fundraising Fall kicked off this October with three multi-million dollar bootcamp fundraises (plus one coding bootcamp was put up for sale). We’re also covering news about why companies like IBM and Accenture hire coding bootcamp grads, which companies are partnering with bootcamps to offer scholarships, and why more universities are launching bootcamps. Plus, find out information about the...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on October 24, 2019Tech Elevator’s sixth campus is in Philadelphia, PA, where the team is hoping to help solve the shortage of software developers in the area. We chatted with Caitie Zajko, Tech Elevator’s Pathway Program Director, ...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on November 1, 2021Three years into her degree, Selin realized that she no longer wanted to study neuroscience. She had always been interested in coding so she signed up for the Lighthouse Labs 21-Day Coding Challenge to test out the waters. The coding challenge helped Selin solidify her desire to switch d...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on October 22, 2019Katherine Louie is a Technical Recruiting Manager for Accenture with a focus on Diversity & Inclusion, so she knows how important it is to hire diverse technical teams. Accenture partners with Hackbright Academy, an all-women coding bootcamp in San Francisco, and has hired five graduates into their Technology and...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on October 21, 2019After running the UX Design Career Track for over a year, Springboard is launching a longer, more in-depth UI/UX Design Career Track with...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on October 21, 2020Military veteran Albert Villaviza was tired of working in commission-based sales and wanted more financial security to support his wife and four young children. Albert came across Prehired’s software sales bootcamp on Facebook, and found the job guarantee “irresistible.” He tells us about working through the online program, getting...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on October 23, 2019DevMountain Director of Outcomes and Student Success, Chris Dominguez, gives us a peek at how his team helps graduates land jobs with companies like American Express and Wayfair after coding bootcamp. Chris explains how he h...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on October 23, 2019Ben Lindau was a banker with an economics degree who knew he wanted to be coding for a living. Instead of moving further into his banking career, he switched jobs to work for a non-profit and enrolled inContinue Reading →
