AI Software bootcamp | On campus, full-time

During the first lockdown in March, I started to do some free online coding courses. I realised that I could do it professionally!I did my research and picked Le Wagon as they had great reviews and the curriculum was really good too (I consulted that with my friends who work as programmers).I was in batch 474, started in October 2020, finished in December. It was intense time (I choose the full-time option), but surprisingly I never felt too overwhelmed and at the end of the course I was amazed to see how much I learned in just 2 months. I remember being impressed hearing that some of our teachers and TAs finished the same bootcamp only few months before us and they had a great knowledge and were extremely helpful.Most of the people in our batch had nothing to do with coding before the bootcamp and by the end we were able to create some really cool web apps!

Je recommande le bootcamp du Wagon à 100%. En 9 semaines on arrive à acquérir des bases très solides en développement web. Les profs sont investis, ils nous challengent énormément mais sont toujours à l'écoute en cas de besoin. La présence des anciens étudiants en tant que profs assistants est vraiment un plus. Merci à toute l'équipe, ce fut une expérience humaine assez dingue. Si vous hésitez encore, allez sur place parler avec des étudiants, vous allez être surpris de la motivation et la bonne humeur qui règne :)  

Before joining Le Wagon I was working in sales and was keen to make the  switch to become a developer. Le Wagon made the process vey smooth for me, from the interview to the prep work and set up. I joined a hybrid batch which was cool and despite some people not being able to be onsite we still all had the same experience due to the high engagement and activities we done which was great! One of the main reasons I chose Le Wagon was that it was a product focused bootcamp and I got to pitch an idea and build it from scratch which is truly a great skill to be able to have in your locker! The TA’s we had were amazing and very supportive and even after the course  have stayed in touch and the careers support team is great also

The learning experience at Le Wagon is unique and valuable in many different ways. Having graduated from the bootcamp in Dubai (we were the first batch in the city), now I possess many of the important skills I could have never gained by learning on my own.The learning platform is a just fantastic and with the teachers' support added, you will never feel stuck with something and learning is just guaranteed provided you stay motivated and are interested in the learning material. The learning platform will be available to the student after finishing the bootcamp and unfinished problems can be worked on. For each lesson there is also a recorded lecture that can be watched an unlimited number of time plus well-crafted slides which summarize the lesson. Therefore learning never stops after joining Le Wagon.I had some significant self-training in programming prior to joining Le Wagon but there was no shortage of new things for me to learn everyday. The program is designed in a way that every motivated person with every level of prior experience in coding (either advanced programmer or absolute newbie) can join and learn.I should also add that Le Wagon is not all about learning to code. Working as a developer or product manager requires many other skills such as communication skills as well as efficient use of collaboration tools and all of them are practiced during the bootcamp from day zero. These skills are even more important now that remote work is widespread and has become the new norm.

Unless you want to become a teacher or teaching assistant for le wagon, do not waste your money. Most of the teachers are not experienced, they are mostly people that have only just done the bootcamp themselves and therefore only have 9 weeks of coding knowledge. They have to look at the answer on their screen in order to help you with challenges, they are not experienced to actually explain concepts to you correctly. You will not be learning from experts in the industry. Your experience isn't personalised to you, you do not get any assessment feedback to find out how you are doing during the bootcamp. Some of the teachers are rude and will fob you off and tell you to try and figure out answers for yourself (usually if they don't know how to answer your question). 

I did the Le Wagon Web Development in São Paulo Brazil, Batch #503. And it was an heck of an experience.I started studying programming on my own a few month before I decided to join Le Wagon. Python was the first language I learned. I was not very sure about doing a bootcamp. My alone studies were going well, but it felt I was going to slow.When I joined Le Wagon full time bootcamp in October 2020  for 9 weeks of intensive programming, I learned a lot more than in the last 4 or 5 months I was studying by my self.Le Wagon bootcamp is amazing, and very well organized. Each day would start with a lesson in the morning, and in the afternoon we would crack our mind trying to solve programming problems. All this made in a beautiful organized platform, where we could open a ticket to ask for a teacher support.The last 3 weeks of the bootcamp, are projects weeks. The first  is the marketplace project and the last two are the students projects.There is an extra week in the end of the bootcamp that is the carrear week, where we got in touch with companies hiring developers.Apart from the bootcamp  curriculum lessons, in the Le Wagon learning platform, we got acesses to tons of tutorials and learning material.And one of the best parts is the Le Wagon Slack community. A world wide developers network with thousands of members!

Before joining Le Wagon, I was working in the art market as a client development manager. During summer 2020, I decided to have a career change and learn to code so I applied to Le Wagon's web development course and it was the best decision I could have made. It is incredible to see how much I have learnt in the 9 challenging yet fun weeks and although my career path is now completely different I could not be more excited to see where it takes me. I was really impressed with the incredible support from the teachers and TA's who helped me in my learning and confidence everyday throughout the course. What I most enjoyed was the final project, where I designed and implemented a web application in a team of 3 for an idea which I had pitched. It was an opportunity to put together all the coding skills we had learnt, to be really creative and 'techy'! I am so grateful to Le Wagon which has formed the basis of my future.

I joined Le Wagon after 5 years of working as a Project Administrator for architectural and interior design studios, ultimately looking to gain technical skills and change career path. The bootcamp was a pretty intense 9-weeks, but it’s truly surprising how much I managed to learn in that time. I had great classmates, and the buddy system meant we were all in it together. This was comforting, and also prepared us nicely for teamwork during the project weeks.  After many weeks not being sure if I was even getting it, the highlight for me was AirBnb week where we built Tropic Like it’s Hot. All those weeks of learning finally clicked and came together and it was so rewarding to present our first finished project.  The teachers and TA’s at Le Wagon were amazing! Always patient and available to help. No matter how bad at coding I thought I was, I always felt that the TA’s were supportive, reassuring and welcomed all types of questions. The bootcamp would have been very different if it weren’t for such a great team.  Since the bootcamp, opportunities have already presented themselves and I’m working a project with one of my TA’s and two of my classmates. I’m also looking forward to returning to Le Wagon as a TA in January. For anyone on the fence about enrolling, do it. It’s such a rewarding experience and challenge, but most importantly you come away with the skills you need to change and advance your career. 

I joined Le Wagon with a desire to build real applications for real problems as I felt that as a consultant I never got beyond expressing my ideas on a slide. Over the course of the next 9 weeks we built applications everday from building a simple game of blackjack to a mobile app that helps those with chronic conditions manage their health for my final project. The Le Wagon ethos of learning by doing, working on challenges with the buddy system and having ex-students teach the course has meant that I have gone from someone who knew no code to building my own mini-projects post-bootcamp. The world around us being transformed by technology and if you feel like you don’t have the skills to play a part in it, join Le Wagon!

After graduating from university, I worked in Marketing for a year and realized that it is one of the largest industries adapting to the phenomenon of the 21st century: digitalization. That being said, I decided to join Le Wagon to gain a set of technical skills that complement my current knowledge and allow me to grow professionally. Throughout my journey at Le Wagon, I’ve come to realize how fast-paced and challenging it could be. However, its well-defined culture creates a very pleasant environment with a lot of support from TAs, a buddy-system that helps students meet, support and push each other daily. From learning the basics of a language to building two websites from scratch in just 9 weeks and meeting plenty of amazing people, I recommend Le Wagon to all those wishing to learn how to code in an efficient way and all by having fun!

I am an Industrial Engineer and have a few years of experience in Supply Chain Management. Before joining Le Wagon, I'd been a management consultant for a bit over 2 years, but I felt like I was stuck and I really wanted to learn to code since it was an interest of mine for a very long time. Like many, I did my research to find the best coding bootcamp out there. I was working in the US so I started looking based on my location, but nothing really stood out to me and everything was crazy expensive; I know it's an investment for the future, but I wasn't ready to part with over $10k (USD). Then I came across a bunch of outstanding reviews for Le Wagon and it got me curious, so I went on their website and saw that they were running hybrid courses at half the cost of other options, so it didn't even matter that they don't have a campus in the US. I applied for the full-stack web development option and Andrea Bazán, the Mexico campus driver, interviewed me. She told me about her experience with the bootcamp and how it really changed her life, I was sold even before hearing all of the great things she had to say about it. I took a break from my job and enrolled in the full-time batch because I wanted to give it my undivided attention. I was 1 of the 19 students in batch 483 based out of Mexico City, but I chose the remote option and I took it from my hometown. I was a little hesitant about the hybrid format because some students were on campus and others were remote, but I really didn't feel like it was a problem at all. My batch was quite international, we had a mix of nationalities but we all used English to communicate.The full-time bootcamp lasts only 9 weeks and it's packed with a lot of material you need to digest quickly. I knew next to nothing about coding, so I feel like some lessons should've been a bit longer, but you also have to play your part in the learning experience and put in your best efforts to grasp everything that is coming your way. The teachers and the teacher assistants are amazing and really help out throughout the entire process, and so do the other members of the Mexico campus staff. The rest of the students were also incredible and I felt like all of us got along and worked great together, which made the experience even better. Everything moved so fast and in the blink of an eye, I was already creating web applications with my team. It is truly unbelievable what we achieved in so little time. After the course is done they even have Career Week, in our case they brought some very interesting people to talk to us about several topics that will be useful for our future as developers or as entrepreneurs.Overall I think it was an invaluable experience and I do feel that the Le Wagon system works. I'm not sure if I will get my dream job as a developer right away, but I do feel equipped enough to start looking and continue to learn even more in the process.I recommend this experience to anyone who wants to get into the coding world.

I have just graduated from the Le Wagon 9 week web development bootcamp in Mexico City and I can seriously say it is by far the most challenging and amazing experience I can remember. The course is very well structured, it does teach you from scratch and their methods are incredibly efficient. I am a person who doesn't recommend much due to the fact that high standards can be different for many people but I am certain I cannot recommend this course enough, if I could do it again I would.

After graduating from Le Wagon, I told myself that I would only do a review after four months (according to them, this is the average time to get a job), or before that, if I got a job as a developer. I preferred to take this time to have more practical information before giving a review.That said, I can confirm that, in general, Le Wagon delivers what was promised. In two months I was employed by a good company. So yeah, positive opinion, no doubt!First, a context:I did the Web Development Course (full time). Because of the pandemic, I took the remote course (the only option at the time). Therefore, I feel that I gained in focus, study time and content assimilation, but I think that I did not expand my network as much as I could if it were in person. However, if I had to retake the course, I would do the remote version again. In the end, for me, what made me get the job was the content taught in the course and what I actually learned, not the contacts. However, making contacts is very valuable! Several colleagues got jobs via contacts. But, in my view, if you get a reasonable grasp of the content taught at Le Wagon, and if you are a relatively pleasant person, you will eventually be able to find something on your own.Of course, you have to go after it. I must have sent around 10 to 15 resumes per week. Eventually, some of these will answer you. And after tests and interviews, you will eventually receive a proposal. At least as long as this tech bubble lasts, i think this is true.Let's be more specific:The good:1) You learn by doing. They give you a 1 ½ hour class in the morning where they teach you just the basics, and the rest of the day you have to research and find out what you need to solve the daily challenges. In addition, the last three weeks are reserved for working on projects, which is when everything you've learned comes together and makes sense.2) If you feel stuck, the teacher and TA's will help you, teaching you only what is necessary to overcome the challenge of the moment, without holding your hand all the way, leaving you to reason for yourself.3) You will learn what it takes to create a web application from 0 to production. And with this content, you can manage technical tests and interviews.4) Immersion. It's almost two months long, every day, all day. If you commit, you don't think of anything other than code.5) You gain access to a network of contacts, from which opportunities can arise.The bad:1) As I said, the last three weeks are reserved for working on projects. However, during two of them, you still have classes, but you do not have time to study or deepen what you have learned in them due to the projects.So, during the course, it seems that you are wasting time with those classes. On the other hand, after the course, some subjects treated superficially by these classes are very requested in technical tests and interviews. In this sense, testing (minitest, rspec, TDD, etc.) and api building are good examples of subjects that deserved more attention. An extra week of course would probably be enough.2) IT'S EXPENSIVE! It's worth it for the speed you evolve, but don't do it if you're not going to commit 100%.3) This last point is not really a problem, but it is something that bothered me. They advertise "success stories" a lot, which is okay, they need to attract people. The problem is that even after you have already paid and are already taking the course, they keep doing it, which ends up making you think that it is all very easy. In my view, they make it seem like it is magic and there is no possibility of failure, you end up with an unrealistic view of things, which can be frustrating eventually. In addition, some of these stories are clearly set up so that we can see only the supposed success, without mentioning the difficulties and frustrations that come with it.If you want to become a developer quickly, it is very worthwhile to attend Le Wagon. In my opinion, this course changed my professional life, accelerating my career change by AR LEAST one year.

As a lot of us in this challenging time, during first lockdown I decided that something has to be done about my current career (hospitality industry specialist). I heard a lot about coding bootcamps and started to do my research. After a few weeks of gathering info, my search was narrowed down to 2 options one of which was Le Wagon Montréal. I am really glad that I picked Le Wagon cause they make an experience really personable and interpersonal relationships especially now are really important. All the instructors are extremely helpful and knowledgeable and they just make you feel like you discussing coding problems with your friends. They also bring a lot of industry professionals who share their knowledge and experience with students and  encourage, inspire us with their stories. Career week brings great opportunity to alumni to network and even potentially land a job. Overall amazing experience and the best part of this that it is still human interaction and care that Le Wagon provides to their students :) Highly recommended! 

I was worried before registering because there was no review of the Seoul campus, but what I feel at this point where the course was almost over is that it was a very good decision.Needless to say, the curriculum is good, I was deeply moved by the way TA handled the problem.I had a really good experience, and I'm glad it will help me start my career as a developer. If you're hesitating to register here, I want to tell you that you don't have to hesitate.

I wrote a post to share about how I got interested in programming, why I chose Le Wagon, how the experience was and tips to get the most out of it. If you are interested, read here: https://dev.to/daphnekua/why-i-invested-in-my-tech-career-with-le-wagon-and-my-review-on-it-529m
My Le Wagon experience
No doubt the bootcamp was very intensive for me and for most of my peers who also did not have any technical background.
Many new complex concepts were introduced everyday.
You have to understand those concepts to be able to attempt each day's challenges.
These challenges usually have several requirements so you have to be at the peak of your concentration in order to piece everything together.
You have to maintain the same focus for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week over the span of 9 weeks.
As gruelling as it can be, there were many things about Le Wagon that made it such an incredible learning experience.- The curriculum is well-designedTheir choice of programming language, Ruby, is an elegant language that is simple to understand for starters, and mastering it makes it easier to pick up other languages. Other programming concepts are gradually introduced which are updated and relevant, and would help you eventually build full-fledged web applications that you can call your own.- Trust the processIt may be difficult to connect the dots at first, but we were told to "trust the process" from day one. Everything start to come together very beautifully in the final weeks.- Projects simulate real world software developmentStarting from product ideation, user stories, product prototyping, coding, testing, to debugging. We also worked on soft skills such as building resilience, communication, presentation, pair programming and working together in a randomly assigned team.- Everyday is intense but follows a rigid structureThe structure from 9AM to 6PM: 2H lecture + challenges + 1H live codeThere is a clear daily structure so you can easily jump right into it. Lectures are long enough to introduce new concepts yet not overwhelm us too much. When we were stuck on the challenges, the instructors and teaching assistants would guide us on our understanding and problem solving skills, which is crucial when we work independently in future.- The instructors careThe Le Wagon instructors are very passionate in what they do and really want their students to succeed. They had a personal touch towards each of our learning style, be it through explanation, illustrating through drawings and charts, extra practices, additional resources to find out more, etc. They gave us the confidence and reassurance that we needed to keep pushing.- Access to a community of developersWe also get lifetime Slack access to the community of alumni. As with any industry, it is always helpful to have people you can reach out to and get news and insights about the state of the industry.

My Le Wagon experience was unforgettable! When I decided to join Le Wagon, I came with minimal knowledge of code and had only learnt a bit of HTML and CSS. My batch underwent the full-time bootcamp 100% remotely and the support that was provided by the team was amazing - what a seamless experience! I felt well supported in this community and have built amazing friendships for life. The content that we received for 9 weeks was lots and I was able to understand how to build web apps from front end to back end to deployment by the end of it. It has also taught me how to work and communicate with others as we did lots of pair programming and group projects, which is an important skill that employers look for. The teachers were great at explaining and debugging. The learning platform that all students have access to is continuously updated so you'll never run out of content to learn after bootcamp. In terms of job support - after getting that initial support from Le Wagon's careers coaching sessions, I planned my own strategy to get through the job hunt successful and landed a job 5 weeks after bootcamp. Definitely don't expect to know everything about coding straight out of bootcamp, it is a 9-week bootcamp that they are trying to help you understand about web development and not a 4-year computer science degree. Learning to code is an ongoing journey! Honestly, no regrets at all for joining Le Wagon. It has propelled my learning and career pivot as I know I need the intensity and accountability from others to successfully learn something from scratch (I have previously attempted to learn coding myself and it didn't work out). I do recommend a decent laptop (a Mac or a slightly more powerful windows) if you are doing the bootcamp remotely as it may disrupt your experience if your laptop lags half the time!

The Le Wagon Tokyo bootcamp literally helped me to change my life. Four months after graduating from the bootcamp, I landed my dream job: my first junior software developer position in a very talented team of software engineers and computer scientists in a very creative startup in Shibuya, Tokyo. I had no prior working experience in Japan nor degree from a Japanese University.The team at Le Wagon Tokyo is absolutely fantastic: Sylvain (the Le Wagon Tokyo founder), the teachers Douglas, Yann and Trouni and Sasha (parternships and events). The teachers are genuinely passionate about teaching you how to code, to share their knowledge and very importantly to teach you how to gain the developer mindset and habits of "learning by doing" and "trail and error". They were super available and enthusiasts to answer all my questions before, during and after the bootcamp. The support after the bootcamp (during the job hunt phase) was brilliant as well.The content and structure of the curriculum is very well thought, comprehensive and continuously updated.At Le Wagon Tokyo I feel that I have learned more than coding, I learned to become a developer. By this I mean that I have not only learned the fundamentals of coding but more importantly how to code in order to build stuff (websites or web applications) that users actually want to use! Personally this new approach (i.e. "learning by building stuff" ) has been a massive mindset shift. And it is simply the best way to learn how to code and to become a good developer. And I felt that I was taught this mindset from day 1 at Le Wagon.The last 3 weeks of the bootcamp are project weeks with other students. During these weeks I have learned how to work within a team of developers, i.e. how to communicate my ideas and how to use GitHub to share code. I believe that was another excellent preparation to help me land my first developer role.Another amazing point for me (and which is maybe less often mentioned) is the Slack of Le Wagon. From the day you join the bootcamp, you become part of the Le Wagon Slack and have a lifetime access to it! You gain access to a community of more than 9,000 alumni (at the time of writing this review) and teachers all over the world. In addition to Google and Stack Overflow it is an amazing network and resource to find help as a junior developer, to learn new things and to connect with other like minded people and to find a job if you move to another country.Overall, I felt that Le Wagon Tokyo bootcamp and team have provided me with all the environment, tools, quality of teaching and support I needed to learn effectively to succeed and land my first job as a developer. Thank you so much Sylvain, Doug, Yann, Trouni and Sasha for helping to change my life, you are real stars!

 After spending a few months deliberating if Le Wagon would be the right choice for a life change, I can say now that it was one of the greatest experiences in my life. In the beginning, you can feel a bit overwhelmed with all the new information you are learning. Then, you start settling all these new concepts down and finding some sense. And at the end, you create a project from scratch without thinking that a few weeks before, you did not know anything about coding. I would recommend 100% Le Wagon to anyone who is interested to change its career and go to the tech path. If you have any doubts about it, do not hesitate to visit them, they always welcome you as they did for me. Big thanks to Le Wagon! 

Hello guys! My name is Micky Macato and I'm 35 yrs old from Philippines. I've been living in Japan for almost 10years. I studied Japanese for a year then been teaching English for the past 9 years. I'm also an entrepreneur. I've been interested with Web Development when I designed my own website using Weebly. It was cool but it was loading really slow. I have no idea about UI back then, buttons were all over the place, in short it was not pretty. I saw some of my co-workers studying programming on their free time. I got curious and started asking questions whenever we go out for drinks. They motivated me on learning web development too. So I started slowly with CS50 and Freecodecamp trying to feel it first if programming was for me. I also did some research on how many people actually found jobs and changed their career. Also I was concerned with my age as I'm already 34 that time. I felt I'm too old for this. But like they say you'll never know unless you try! and so I did! The school that I was working for had to close for almost three months due to COVID-19. Since I had nothing to do I enrolled online with Codecademy. I felt that if I actually pay for something this will definitely motivate me. Took their Web Development course in three months. I felt that something is still missing. I'm not confident with myself still. I would easily forget what I studied and it's not sticking. So I decided to finally enroll with Le Wagon Tokyo and took the 9 weeks Full-time FullStack Web Development course last Summer. The first 3weeks was hell! It was painful! I was really struggling in understanding the concepts. But all the teachers we're very supportive and helpful Doug, Trouni and Yann! Always offer their help whenever we get stuck and we're very patient in explaining everything for us! We had to give our pitch (an idea for an app) and mine was Greeter and I was really happy that it was chosen to be presented for our demo day! I got to team up with my talented teammates Samir and Marc. I learned how to work in a team. It was really exciting! Le Wagon Tokyo guided us on how to build our app in 10days! Teaching us different skills, strategies, tips to deliver an amazing app! Sasha and Sylvan even helped me out in practicing my presentation for Demo Day! and just like that 9 weeks went by really fast! After the course they gave us some tips on how to land a job or launch our own start-up. They contacted different people to help us kick-start our career. After several interviews 200plus applications I finally got an offer with a company that I felt I could grow in the future. I'm going to start on Dec 1st as a Full-Stack Web Developer with Willbox a logistics IT company in Minatomirai, Yokohama. I couldn't have done this ofcourse without the help of my family and my very supportive fiancé.