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Liz EgglestonUpdated on March 19, 2019Andrew Jensen is a university-trained software developer with degrees in English and Computer Science and more than 20 years of experience in education. When he met Bobby Davis, who was preparing to start Coder Foundry, the idea of a bootcamp made sense to Andrew, and he joined the Coder Foundry team. Now, after more th...Continue Reading →- Liz EgglestonUpdated on December 1, 2025Tino Espinoza was a student in his freshman year at the University of Denver, but he hadn’t yet decided on his major. Having seen his friends with coding skills get great jobs, Tino decided that coding was the path for him, and Turing’s 7-month structure in Colorado stood out. As Tino heads into the end of hi...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 23, 2024Deciding on a coding bootcamp that will propel you into a new career is a huge decision on its own; figuring out how to pay for a bootcamp adds another layer to the search. Coding bootcamp tuition costs around $13,584 on average, and whileContinue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on December 3, 2024Trever Ewing became interested in mobile app development and Swift while studying computer science at Indiana University- this interest only increased when he started working in Apple’s customer care department. After completing Eleven Fifty’s Intro to iOS course in January and considering an apprenticeship throughContinue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on February 3, 2015We Got Coders is a 6-month, full-stack coding bootcamp, specializing in Ruby on Rails. Take a tour of the new We Got Coders campus in Bedforshire, an hour from London. The Location: We Got Coders web development trainees will learn how to code in a unique, 19th century waterside residence j...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on February 7, 2020Welcome to the January News Roundup, your monthly news digest full of the most interesting articles and announcements in the bootcamp space. Want your bootcamp's news to be included in the next News Roundup? Submit announcements of new courses, scholarships, or open jobs at your school! Bootcamps in the News ...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on February 2, 2015Jordana Gustafson started following coding bootcamp education when Dev Bootcamp launched in California. After meeting Code Fellows instructor Ivan Storck at a startup in San Francisco, Jordana joined the team as Campus Manager at Code Fellows’ newest campus in Portland. She tells us about meeting the demands of Portland’s ...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on January 30, 2015David Davidson started his career in copyediting with a humanities background; after learning HTML on the side and working an internship at a startup in Seattle, he decided to make a permanent move into web development. David completed the Full-Stack JavaScript Development Accelerator atContinue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on February 8, 2021Matt Tucker was attending a technical college in Phoenix for computer science, but he wanted to learn to apply his skills more directly. The Silicon Valley location and affordable price point at Coding Dojo appealed to Matt, and he moved to California, putting college on hold. He completed Coding Dojo’sContinue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on January 29, 2015Art Lee was one of the first graduates of Dev Bootcamp Chicago, and talks to us about his background in design and teaching, his opinions of Dev Bootcamp's teaching style, and how he connected with his current employer, Higi. Tell us what you were up to before you started Dev Bootc...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on January 31, 2018Coding Bootcamps are intensive programs- some require an 80 hour per week commitment, and all demand undivided attention in the classroom. This structure may be necessary to learn a new skill in a short time, but it can also overwhelm students and in some cases, cause burnout. Luckily, at Course Report, we get the opportunity to talk with alumni from coding bootcamps all over the world, and...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on December 4, 2024Leo Picado studies computer science and lives in Costa Rica. When he started doing contract work for a Utah e-tailer company, he found that he would need to sharpen his skills to build them the new mobile app they needed. After doing some preliminary work with Treehouse, he reached out to Eleven Fifty in India...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on January 28, 2015Thinking about applying to MakerSquare or another immersive coding bootcamp? Thanks to a new partnership between online learning platform Thinkful and JavaScript bootcamp MakerSquare, you can get a headstart! We talk with MakerSquare founderContinue Reading →
- Andrew JensenUpdated on March 19, 2019Andrew Jensen of Coder Foundry answers one of their most frequently asked questions: Why Should I Learn .NET? A question that we get asked a LOT at Coder Foundry is: “Why do you choose to teach .NET when it seems like everyone else is teaching Ruby on ...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on January 23, 2015While working in the startup world, Michael Choi was tasked with finding skilled web engineers. His difficulty finding qualified developers inspired him to start training smart people himself, and thus Coding Dojo was born. Michael talks to us about the importance of iteration for the Coding Dojo curriculum, expanding beyond Nor...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on August 15, 2019Congratulations- you submitted your code school application and got an interview! You're undoubtedly prepping for the coding challenge and convincing the interviewer that you should be in their next cohort. But the bootcamp shouldn't be the only one asking the questions. A coding bootcamp interview is the perfect opportunity to clear up any questions you h...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on November 27, 2024Miriam Moser was an English major in college, but when she began coding HTML emails for a job in online fundraising, she realized how much she enjoyed coding. After trying out several online learning platforms and moving to Colorado, Miriam enrolled at 7-month software development school Turing. Now about one...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on January 21, 2015Julia Himmel was working in the wine industry in New York City before she switched to graphic design and then eventually web design. After attending Dev Bootcamp, she looked for a front-end position in Berlin and was drawn to the opportunity to enhance education at CareerFoundry. Julia talked to us about the front-end curriculum...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on January 21, 2015Chung Kim tried web development 15 years ago and had a real aptitude for it, but he didn’t put those skills to the test until he recently decided to move to the Bay Area to join Coding Dojo and attend their 12-week coding bootcamp. He was referred to Coding Dojo by a friend th...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on January 15, 2015Several online, mentored coding bootcamps have gained recent popularity for their flexibility and support. In programs like Thinkful, Bloc and Tealeaf, students are matched with an experienced mentor to keep them ...Continue Reading →
