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J’ai choisi de faire la formation du Wagon puisque je voulais me reconvertir professionnellement. Je viens tout juste de terminer le batch 325 à Bordeaux. J’ai découvert cette formation grâce à un ami qui est aussi un alumni du Wagon. La formation est intense mais les professeurs sont très pédagogues et bienveillants ce qui permet de rester motivé même si l’on débute dans la programmation web. À la fin de ces 9 semaines nous étions tous fiers de notre progression ! Je recommande Le Wagon à toutes les personnes curieuses et persévérantes.

Before attending Le Wagon bootcamp, I was managing a team within an Investment Bank. I have an engineer background and have always been interested in tech. When I decided to leave the bank, I started my new activities by Le Wagon 2-month Web dev bootcamp. My goal was to understand the architecture of the largest Web apps and to learn the basics of coding.
Le Wagon has very high standards in terms of quality of the courses, availability of the teachers, and community building. They have iterated the bootcamp many times now and the format is really optimised. Plus people there are nice, competent and available.
Le Wagon will enable me to be part of more innovative projects in the tech industry.

我在去年七月加入了Le Wagon成都9个星期的bootcamp，当时我离大学本科毕业还有一年，急于寻找投行以及金融业的实习，但是害怕不会成功于是就报名了沃耕想要充实一下自己的hard skill。我了解到沃耕首先是在伦敦和欧洲，后来偶然发现中国大陆也有，机缘巧合去了成都。现在想起来那九个礼拜像是一眨眼过的飞快，在开头的三个星期学完了cs大学生第一年学的内容，我的整个大脑的信息更新从来没有这么快过，以致于九个礼拜里狂吃都瘦了七八斤，那九个礼拜是我人生到现在，成长速度最快的一段时间。最重要的是，在吸收大量信息的同时，有超级无敌耐心和聪明的助教和老师陪伴左右，有任何问题他们都会引导你去解决，而不是直接告诉你答案，他们会让你意识到很多看似困难的思维过程我们只是需要一些引导，一切都会变得很敞亮。不得不说我非常的累，但是无比的快乐。我在成都的batch里只有十一个人，所以享有的教育资源是相对于上海更有优势的，因为我们每天都有一个manager， 一个老师再加上一个tutor的陪伴左右，从早上九点到有时候晚上九点的live code，我会开始质疑自己的毅力，但是坚持下来的每一天我都会庆幸自己的这个决定。

以前一直认为编程是一个迷，以为编程对自己来说可能难度会比较大，事实上它是一种全新的思维方式，我开始对后端编程（Ruby和Python类似的后端编程语言）展现出来非常大的兴趣，以致于改变了我对未来职业的规划。原本我打算读关于金融工程或者数据方向的研究生，但是也因为自己本科是经济和金融并没有一些编程基础而犹豫不决，仅仅一两年的金融课程是否能让我在未来职场中胜出。但是在沃耕度过了九个礼拜以后我完全消除了这种顾虑，我和一些cs本科毕业生或许只差了一些算法课程，通过两个礼拜编写我们自己的软件事实上我或许还有更多了实际经验。在训练营中间以及将尽之际，manager Allen和我们每个学员进行了非常仔细的沟通，希望我们提出意见以及是否有他能为我们做更多的地方。我大胆地提出了我关于我研究生方向上的一些疑问，谁能想得到Allen以前竟然是加州大学伯克利数据科学研究生项目的招生官，于是他就给了我很多有用的意见，我在参加项目之前的一些疑惑，不确定已经完全消除了，我从来没有觉得人生的方向这样的确定和明朗过。

对我个人成长方面来讲，在参加沃耕之前我是一个不爱说话并且对公共场合演讲相对胆怯的一个人，但是沃耕让我勇敢的踏出了那一步，因为每天我们都会有buddy在一起coding，并且在最后两个project week我们几乎会和组员一起度过日夜，需要随时随地的交流沟通合作。每周好几天我们都会在晚上livecode结束后一起聚餐have fun，it is the kind of bond I have never felt before, and sometimes i really wish time could bring me back. Such a fantastic experience, I hope I can do it all over again x.

Before Le Wagon I used to work in sports marketing area. After a while I decided to change my career and focus on programming. Signing up for an on-line course, I was intending to learn it by myself. That time I used to live in Australia though and could not afford to stop working for a couple of months and focusing just on coding. I was seeking for other solutions then. In the meantime, a friend of mine has just finished a Le Wagon bootcamp in Berlin. Telling me how a great experience it was, she convinced me almost straight away. 

I would totally recommend Le Wagon bootcamp to anyone who is looking for interesting and effective way of learn how to code. Le Wagon is not only about studying. It is more about amazing community and great people who are always eager to help any time at any stage. The great thing about the teaching system was that at the end of the bootcamp our task was to build a real product going through the whole process: prototyping, designing, developing, presenting. Additionally, working in a team and a buddy-system gave us a solid team work experience. After the bootcamp I feel well-equipped and ready to get into the job market.  
Once you get into Le Wagon community, you'd probably stick to it for a loooong time :)

Before I joined in LeWagon, I used to work in a hedge fund as an analyst. Witnessing all the successes happened in the technology industry made me want to take part in building new things. Joined in Le Wagon coding bootcamp is the best decision I've made in 2019. I tried online courses before,it's hard to make consistent progress. And when I got stuck, it's hard to solve the problems.

The curriculum framework of Le Wagon was well designed.
Morning lectures were just one and half hour, the other time of the day was full of challenges which helped us to use what we learned. It's quite difficult when I tried to solve the challenge by myself. But when you have more chance to make mistakes which means you have more chance to really understand what you're learning. These challenges helped me to build a good habit to think in a programmer's way.

We had plenty of chances to practice building products in teams. This special part helped us to learn not only coding skills but also how to cooperate with team members. It feels so good to see my own idea became a real product.

In our batch, I was the only student who had no oversea experience. That means I've never worked or studied in an English speaking environment. At the beginning, I was quite nervous. But with the unconditional support from our teachers, TAs, and classmates, I could always find a way to solve my problems or obstacles.

To my surprise, all of those supports didn't end after I graduated. Le Wagon helped us to set up goals after the bootcamp. And offer tremendous resources for further study or job seeking. The alumni community is so amazing!

This is the best environment to start your coding journey!Hope more and more fabulous people join in our big family!

Before Le Wagon I was studying business management. I wanted to learn how to code to get a better understanding of the tech world on the technical side (not only on the commercial side).I was surprised by how much this bootcamp allowed me to achieve. And same for all the students of my class, even those who were the less confortable with coding at the beginning. In 9 weeks you really get to understand how to code a project with a dev team from A (thinking about the idea, brand etc.) to Z (hard coding the project, splitting the tasks etc.) I would do it again without hesitating. If engaging the program, I would recommend you to attend very carefully the preparation program (before the bootcamp starts). It makes a huge difference. Be also aware that it is a very demanding program.2 cons to finish and nuance : - Be aware that after the bootcamp, if you stop coding, you might forget a lot because your knowledge is not yet fixed in your brain (although you could access online material whenever you want)- There was a huge gap in the level of the different teaching assistants, some of them where less able to help.

Learning how to code is not something easy!
It was a very big challenge to me and all the Le Wagon team were amazing during the entire process, not only teaching.
In 3 weeks we have the opportunity to work in teams, so we can feel how it is working in real life!
I would definitely take the course again, I learned a lot. 
I actually enjoyed to code,I’m sure because of the beautiful experience I had at Le Wagon.

介绍一下自己的背景，美国UW Madison本科毕业，本科专业是电子工程和计算机，由于大学里面实习和实践都投入到了电子工程上面，计算机软件的那些知识和认知停留在大学的基础理论知识上面，没有网络开发的经验和全栈开发的能力。所以希望在le wagon快速教导下，熟悉整个现代规范开发的流程和学习相应的技能。总的来说，le wagon教学水平达到甚至超过美国前50的一些学校，特别是个体的关注度非常高，这点是在美国大学没有的体验。

我于2018年8月在成都的Le Wagon完成了为期9周的训练营。该课程教授Ruby，HTML，CSS，Bootstrap，JavaScript，SQL，git，GitHub，Heroku等网络技能，以及如何将所有内容与Ruby on Rails框架结合在一起进行完整的全栈开发。毕业生能够构建Web应用程序，包括后端，前端和托管以及微信小程序的开发框架。此外，该程序涉及重要方面，例如团队开发，测试，开发运营和设计。更学会了当一个产品经理所需要的必要的技能。训练营远远超出了我的期望，特别是在所教授的实践技能的广度和深度方面。每天早上，我们都会进行两个小时的讲座，然后是独立学习的挑战，您可以在其中与学生伙伴交流想法，或者在需要时从助教那里获得帮助。在一天结束时，将有live code的挑战，即一个学生到大屏幕上面现场编码，其他同学一起帮助他，大家一起完成一个编程挑战。

我最喜欢该程序遵循的方法论和教学方法。尤其是通过游戏化方法可以完美应对日常挑战。定期的成功保持了很高的动力，并且我每天感觉都过得很快。坐标成都，真的很感谢带我们那一期的老师，真的非常有耐心和责任感来帮助我们，每天我们都有一大堆问题去问他，没有偷懒的学生，老师比学生还要勤快，每天的讨论络绎不绝，我可以100％推荐Le Wagon训练营作为全栈Web开发亲自程序。

现在我已经成为一个全职后端工程师啦，薪水也高于it技术平均水平，很开心～

After 4 years working for Ubisoft, I understood that developing a game has a
lot to do with Product Management; defining players needs, rationalizing
technological choices, and of course setting up an efficient daily production routine. However I was still feeling frustrated when interacting with developpers, as I was lacking technical knowledge. That’s why I decided to follow the Full Stack bootcamp of Le Wagon. Not only I was amazed by the quality of the lessons, but it also allowed me to get to know the Parisian tech ecosystem better, thanks to the events they regularly organize. I have to admit I was a bit skeptical about the “change your life” tagline, but 2 months later I have to admit they were right; On top of making new friends and integrating a strong community passionated about dev and products, I’m currently developping a new app with some friends from my batch.

I didn't know anything about code, so that was something completely new and different from everything I've done in my life before. I was not happy about my career, so I decided to change completely what I was doing.

I attended to the batch #330, in the end of 2019. I was so glad that they have a Le Wagon in my home city, so I wouldn't have to spend more money moving to a different city, at the same time I would have the opportunity to practice English and meet people from different countries. 

Learning how to code was a very big challenge to me and all the Le Wagon team were amazing during the entire process, not only teaching. They have a lecture during the morning, every day and after that we spend all day practicing and the teachers are there all day long to assist the students.
One thing that is nice for me is that we always do the challenges with one classmate, so we can think together about the solutions and share our point of view about the challenges.

In the last 3 weeks we have the opportunity to work in teams, so we can feel how it is working in real life. It was also nice to use GitHub in a team and at the end we have two projects to our portfolio.
I would definitely take the course again, I learned a lot.
I actually enjoyed to code, probably because of the experience I had at Le Wagon.

After obtaining a MSc in Finance, Banking and Insurance in London and a Master in Risk Management and Insurance in Paris I decided to be a part of the 9-week coding program at Le Wagon (October session) in Paris. It was during my bachelor that I was first given the opportunity to learn the basics to some programming languages such as HTML, CSS. Not only did I enjoy myself while coding but I also realized how it was going to benefit me as the Insurance market was just starting to digitalize. Thanks to Le Wagon not only do I feel accomplished in my coding practice but also confident now applying for Product Manager positions in leading insurtech and fintech.
Beyond the very complete pedagogic plan and the performant tools at our disposal, Le Wagon offer an amazing experience with support, lot of events, a pleasant atmosphere and a great community of “Wagonners” ready to help you at any time! I really recommend this program and hope you will enjoy it as much as I did!

I attended Le Wagon Paris in fall 2019 and it was one of the best decisions I ever made.
Before that I was a translator for 9 years at my own company. I enjoyed my job but I needed more challenges… and that’s what I found at Le Wagon!
The bootcamp is extremely well organized; everything is designed so that you learn a lot in only 9 weeks without ever feeling lost. The teachers and teaching assistants are always willing to help and to get all students to give the best of themselves, whatever their coding level is (I had never coded before).
I am now looking for a job as a web developer and, although I am aware of the fact that I am still junior, I feel I have the basic skills, the method and the network (and the motivation!) that will enable me to thrive in this new step of my career.

After I graduated from Finance and Marketing I worked for several companies in financial areas and then I specialized in Digital Marketing and I have been working as a consultant since then. I realized I wanted to become a full-stack developer in order to improve my skills and work as a developer. After looking for several bootcamps, I chose Le Wagon and it was the best decision I could ever make! The program is really well structured, the teachers are highly skilled, the assistants are extremely helpful and you really learn to code every single day. I didn’t have any coding experience before and I can say that I have learned so much during those 9 weeks and I’m really grateful to all the team of Le Wagon. The staff is just amazing and you get a very useful alumni network for life! The experience was amazing and I recommend it to everyone who is interested in becoming a full-stack developer.

I had just graduated from university when I attended Le Wagon Paris. By far it was my favourite academic curriculum and one of the most enjoyable human experiences I’ve ever had. 

From the first day the staff knew my name, my background and how to make me work. They’ve always managed to guide me through every single step of the bootcamp. I never felt alone, without their excellent follow-up I would have abandoned undoubtedly.

I owe my job as a product manager to their reputation and I still spend my week nights and Saturdays coding thanks to the enthusiasm they passed on me.

I still go there every Friday to spend some time with the lovely staff and my former classmates. In addition of being a very comfy place where I always feel welcome, it is an excellent path to build one’s professional network.

I'm a bachelor in engineer that was unhappily working in marketing until january 2019 when I finally decided to change my carrer path and go after something that made more sense for me.
A friend of mine told about the world of coding and how he thought would really suit me, he also told about Le Wagon. After searching a bit and talking to other people I decided to enroll. That was easily one of the best decisions I've ever made. 
From the classes that focused a lot on doing it ourselves instead of theory to the teachers and TAs that were always willing to go the extra mile to help us, I not only learned a lot but also got a world of opportunities to choose from. Le Wagon not only teaches you all the tools you need to begin trailing your path but also gives you all the tools to go after it not only in your country but the world.
All in all, I loved it and recommend anyone that is giving a thought about pursuing this path to do it too!

The best thing about being in this bootcamp is to feel ready to start a new career as a developer. I have already had some experience coding in Javascript, HTML, CSS, React and Flutter. So, to me, it was very profitable. Maybe the part of front end could have been more emphatic.

I loved being part of Le Wagon batch #330 in Rio de Janeiro! I am a formed engineer but inspired on learning how to code to change the job opportunities I have right now. I had a good recommendation from a friend, and now I have no doubt it was the right choice! It is awesome the way the Le Wagon crew treat the students, not only teaching, but helping everybody to achieve the goals in only nine weeks. And the teaching system is very intense, but with enough time to do the exercises and relax before the next one. Excellent!!

To be honest, I, as an engineering graduate, used to hate programming since university, I did not get the support and time to drill into the course work. The 9-week fullstack program shows you a bigger picture in the web development world, e.g. front-end,  back-end, database, then it gives you the freedom and support to feel and choose how to go on with your career. The instructors are very helpful and supportive throughout the whole journey, and I can feel the achievement after developing an actual application within 2-weeks time.

Alumni network is another perks joining Le wagon, my course was taught in Shanghai China but my batchmates were from all over the world e.g. Europe, US etc, and so you can imagine the diversity of the Alumni nnetwork. In addition, I am connected to the alumni netowrk globally after graduation, which would help me to continuously learn and to look for free lance job too.

I would highly recommend Le wagon if you want to join the tech world and their community, which is invaluable compared with the knowledge.

Very well organized with excellent staff, hard to not feel like home here!

Before taking this step, I was at a certain stage in my life where the future looked so shaky. I didn't know what next to do in order to attain professional growth. Le Wagon (Rio de Janeiro) #Batch330 was such a great experience for me. The curriculum was great, staff were awesome. Le Wagon is like one big family which i am now a member. I feel more confident about the future now.