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Did you ever wonder what coding would be like? Did you ever have that one idea you wanted to build, but couldn’t? Did you ever get frustrated, because you noticed you lacked the skills to bring your idea from ideation to realization? Well hang on, because I did. Three weeks ago, I finished Le Wagon bootcamp batch #189 in Bali. I can honestly state that I’ve never learned so much in only 2 months. 

Let me first tell you about my motivation to learn coding and join Le Wagon.  I studied Business Engineering at the KULeuven and finance at ESADE. During my studies I co-founded Quivr, a mobile application which allowed students to consult class schedules, library occupancies, student papers and student restaurant menus. Having a business background, I didn’t know how to code at the time.  I was mostly occupied with the finance, marketing and sales of Quivr. Since our core product was a mobile application, strategic meetings would often steer towards technical topics. At times, it would frustrate me that I couldn’t get involved as much as I wanted in discussions about what feature to code next or when to launch the next business module.

I always knew I wanted to build a startup, and preferably in technology. I started my career working at an international strategic consulting firm. I figured that working as a strategic consultant would give me the analytical, social and entrepreneurial skills necessary to start my own company. I certainly believe it did, but only to some extent. Partly due to my experience at Quivr, I increasingly felt that being able to code was a prerequisite, or at least an accelerator, in building a tech startup. Coding enables you to build your first idea yourself. Even if your idea is in a premature stage, you’re not dependent on developers to get it out there. As a result I quit my job and joined Le Wagon. It was one of the best decisions in my life, and here is why.

Le Wagon teaches you exactly what you need as a beginner

I attempted coding before, but never really got far. Frankly, I didn’t know where to start. Since there are so many coding languages and methods, I felt increasingly lost and confused about what to learn first and why. As Le Wagon approaches its 200th batch, the organization knows exactly what their students are struggling with and what they should learn first. The bootcamp builds up to fullstack coding on Ruby on Rails. It’s a powerful framework that is very accessible for beginners without any prior coding skills.

Le Wagon teachers are committed and want you to succeed

Before lectures, Le Wagon puts its highest emphasis on completing exercises and actual coding. During 80% of the day, students solve problems and code in pairs. Needless to say, without any coding background, students would often get stuck. At all times, teachers and teaching assistents  would be there to help you out along the way. They know the struggles of a coder and are incredibly willing to help you overcome them. Throughout the bootcamp, I was amazed by their drive and willigness to help.

Le Wagon teaches you to build a complete application

During six weeks, Le Wagon teaches you all the programming languages, principles, and methods needed to build your own application. But the most important and challenging step is to leverage these skills in actually building your application. The last two weeks are dedicated to building your final project in a team. It teaches you to work in a team and take into account every aspect of building a complete application. Together with two other students, we built keetchen.co, a student delivery services with integrated life GPS and QR code scanning. It was definitely the most challenging, but fun part of the course.

Le Wagon gives you the tools to keep learning by yourself

The learning traject of a coder is all about running into problems, and subsequently solving them. At times this can be frustrating, but it’s part of the learning process. Teachers and teaching assistents at Le Wagon are there to help you out with the struggles of coding, but most importantly, they are there to show you how to solve it yourself. They don’t just give you the solution, but show you the way how to get there. Moreover, Le Wagon offers a great learning platform, Kitt, on which you can find the most relevant entry level coding principles. After Le Wagon, I felt encouraged to keep learning. Currently, I’m learning Javascript and React by myself.

Le Wagon offers you a network and a whole lot of fun

There are 30 different locations around the world where you could take the bootcamp of Le Wagon. I did Le Wagon in Bali. People would often ask me why. I mean, why not? Bali is a great location. You can surf in Bali, take Yoga classes or travel around the island. You get to know your fellow students while coding and having fun.  I’m sure the other Le Wagon locations can offer a similar experience. It provides for a great network later in life. Moreover, when joining Le Wagon you are immediately added to the official alumni slack channel, giving you access to fellow Le Wagon coders, founders, employees, teachers, etc. The community provides great help for every coding and entrepreneurship related question.

In other words, I can highly recommend Le Wagon as your first experience into coding. It will definitely give you everything you need to keep coding. It’s a great way to jumpstart your career as a developer or an entrepreneur. Consider it as an investment

I’d been in China about 10 years before joining Le Wagon working as an in-house investment banker for Chinese companies investing abroad before I decided to take a break to assess my prospects. During that year I invested in a startup, focused my learning on new areas and dabbled a little in coding with no meaningful purpose. 

I actually went to see a demo day, more out of curiosity than anything, was really impressed by the products presented, and my decision was made. I wanted to join Le Wagon. 

The course format is well suited to self-learners, mornings are lectures followed by a series of exercises that complement and extend the core curriculum. 

It’s tough, it’s long hours, it’s a lot of material but it’s definitely worth it. You learn so much and you really learn to push yourself to make and break things. It sets you up to continue learning about coding and to explore new technologies. 

There will be days where it’s just overwhelming but you are not alone. My batch was awesome we were 28 and we had so much fun, many of us formed close friendships. The whole Le Wagon crew, the teachers, the TAs and every guest speaker really contributed to making it a fantastic 9 weeks.

As a testament to the power of the Le Wagon, our group submitted our final project to a pitching competition before we had written any code. In just 10 days we finalised the MVP, drafted a business plan and model and were able to pitch against much more established startups. We didn't win for a whisker and the confidence and encouragement we received was amazing. People we impressed and shocked of what we were able to achieve in just 10 days considering where we stood at the beginning of the camp.

The week after the camp is a little difficult. The adjustment is tough, many of us are meeting and discussing and evaluating options and I think the staff and TAs feel the end of camp adjustment as much as the students. They are here with us providing amazing support and valuable advice. It's like a mini after camp!!

If you are considering it, just do it. Don’t hesitate, you won’t regret it! It will change your outlook, understanding of web technology, coding and yourself.

I just graduated from a Business School, and I am specialized in marketing digital & web strategy. I quickly realized that I wanted to know how to code, to better understand the technical part and how developer works.
I’m crazy about making things and having crazy ideas. Passionate about startups and innovation and I’m constantly looking for new things to do, new challenges to deal with. So it was pretty obvious for me to learn how to code.

I’ve met a lot of alumnis of Le Wagon who were really satisfied about the bootcamp, so I decided to join Le Wagon Bordeaux on October 2018. (https://www.lewagon.com/bordeaux)

It was one of my best experience. Learning all the web stack and the coding basics in only 9 weeks or 360 hours of code is just incredible and really challenging.  At the very beginning it can be really intense, you are learning Ruby and coding basics but also the vocabulary, the methodology, the mindset. After a few days you feel more confident, you are understanding new concept and languages quickly (Software Engineering, Object-Oriented programming, Database & SQL, Front-end, UI, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Rails… ).

The most incredible was the team of Le Wagon Bordeaux, the motion and the atmosphere. All the teachers and the team were really cool, helpful and know how to explain in a simple and effective way. They always have a solution and take time to explain misunderstood concepts or new concepts you are interested in. All the alumnis of the batch 191 of Bordeaux were really welded together so we had an amazing experience all together. And the pedagogy is perfect to learn quickly with short lessons and a lot of practice.

The final project is the best way to understand and see all the progress made in 9 weeks. With your team you are delivering a complete project / product in only 2 weeks. It was my favorite moment of the bootcamp, being able to code something you imagined from scratch is really rewarding.

I definitely and highly recommend Le Wagon Bordeaux without any hesitation.

Hi! My name is Philipp. I studied product and concept-design in Germany which led me to score cool roles as a UX designer and a globe-trotting consultant in Agile frameworks including Scrum and Kanban. Nevertheless, I felt that I needed to understand coding so I could better communicate with developers in my team and sometimes I also wanted to turn my own web ideas and concepts into reality. That’s why I decided to quit my job and join Le Wagon in Bali, and unsurprisingly, the decision paid off right away with a new role as an Advisor for the company Blackboat in Berlin when I returned back home! The Bootcamp was efficient and precise: the Le Wagon teachers and learning platform give you exactly what you need to learn to build a complex web app in a 45 day bootcamp. Even though I worked in the tech industry, I was starting as a coding newbie. I progressed over each day through the daily topics, morning lectures, the vast number of exercises, and the daily group live code sessions supplemented by flash cards and video preparations in our own time. In the last 10 days of the bootcamp, the repeated success of Le Wagon was proven once again in project Remedium, a blockchain charity donation platform that I had the opportunity to build together with a few camp mates. You can see my presentation in Batch #128 Demo Day. And that’s not all! In fact, the chance to join a Bootcamp in Bali is rather unique because the experience of the island made our Bootcamp-journey more relaxing and enjoyable. I don't know any code camps where you code from a terrace with a view of the ocean which I also enjoyed surfing in. The adventures around the islands at the weekends with my new found friends made working together through the long coding days so much easier and not least, fun and memorable. I also did the math and i am convinced that a Bootcamp in Berlin or London would have cost me the same if you compare cost of living. To conclude, now that I’m back home and starting a new exciting career, I can put my hand on heart and say that Le Wagon has been a career-changing experience and probably one of the best I have had in my life. I’m really grateful for the incredible journey and the people i met there. Dirk and Audrey are incredible Hosts and you can feel that they put their hearts in this bootcmap. I cannot recommend more this experience to everyone - and if you have any questions, hit me up on LinkedIn. Cheers! 

After a bachelor’s in economics and more than two years in business school, I felt like taking a different route. A faster one, that would accelerate my career. It’s been a long time since I wanted to learn to code and with my plan to run my own business, I believe knowing how to code is a key skill to have.
As I didn’t have any coding background, I knew, to make this work I would have to be 100% focused. Besides being the most inspiring destination, once I was part of it, I found that Bali is made to live the Le Wagon experience. Super intense learning during the day and holiday feeling before and after class. With everything at your fingertips, healthy food, nature, beach, sports, bars, restaurants, party, yoga, spa… 
For me bootcamp-styled programs are perfect, fast-paced and tough, but at the same time, short enough to stay focused and pull through. And in the case of Le Wagon, after only 2 months you can get web developer jobs, create real web apps or, in my case, start a freelance career. I really think that’s crazy compared to the slow motion teaching I was used to from university and business school. 
Even so I don’t have the broad knowledge of a senior developer to fully judge this but also the curriculum of Le Wagon seems cutting edge to me. I feel like we learned exactly what’s needed to jump right into action after the bootcamp. No detours or unnecessary theory, it was always straight to the point. Introduction of a new topic during a morning lecture and then hands-on coding for the rest of the day. I only learn when I am coding it myself and can ask questions when I am stuck. 
Which leads me to the teachers and TAs. Thank you so much for your dedication and help. No question it too much even if I asked the same one several times and they really care that you are understanding everything. Guido, special thanks to you for staying late with me on several occasions to clarify some concepts. And thanks to the Bali team for making everything so smooth and even organizing extra activities on the weekends.
I got to attend the bootcamp with one of my best friends which makes is extra special, but we had such a great group of people in general. All students in Bali come from all over the world making it a very interesting mix of cultures to learn from. And super fun to hang out with a big group of like-mined people after class and the weekends. 
To sum it up, the course has its price and is very intense but worth every penny, the Balinese environment is exactly what you need as a balance to long days of coding, and I am writing this review 4 months after graduating still in love with the experience and a couple of freelance projects under my belt. Enjoy, it’s going to be amazing!

After a masters degree in marketing and an unsucessful search for a job I decided to join le wagon coding bootcamp, with no previous knowledge of programming.

As I thought I was joining a school I quickly discovered that I actually joined a family. The working environement their is amazing, the whole team is dedicated to help you learn and discover a new world and an amazing way to change your life. The education program in particularly well designed and the resources are impressive, and still accessible, with other courses for those who want to go further, after the bootcamp.

After only one mont I found a job through the alumni network and I am now UX/UI designer and incredibly happy with everything that Le Wagon brought me !

Big thanks to all the team members and to all my fellow students !

The knowledge train it's structured and massive! You'll see all the aspects for build Web Products. Totally worthed!

As a CEO of a new born companie in tech, i decided to attend the first batch of Le Wagon to improve my tech skills. 5 years later, it helps me  to make better tech decisions on a daily basis, to understand and better work with the developer team. More than just teaching you how to write code, Le Wagon brings you the developer mindset you need to better understand the world today. Plus the community is super powerful. Life changer.

I've wanted to learn coding for 3 or 4 years, so one day I finally decided to quit my job and go for it! I looked trough several bootcamps and Le Wagon got my attention for two main reasons: compared to other trainings it's connected to real business life and it's "only" 9 weeks (I wanted to switch careers rapidly). Now I can say it, it went beyond my expectations. Le Wagon gave me a very operational package (when you end it, you can actually build something functionnal) and in these "only" 9 weeks I've learnt a lot of tools and languages: Ruby and Rails, SQL, Javascript, SCSS, Github, etc.

Having worked on the business side for numerous start-ups in Germany and overseas, I decided it was time to gain a deeper understanding of my tech counterparts. That's why I decided to join LeWagon in Milan to embark on my FullStack journey. 

I believe LeWagon and especially the team in Milan is a great institution. With just the right amount of guidance, the 9 week program will truly enable you to learn how to code from scratch.

Having only had a very basic understanding of SQL, I started the prep courses this summer (LeWagon uses codeacademy as a prep) and was quite overwhelmed by the amount of content. Once we started the courses on the ground, however, the coaches did a recap of the contents and quickly alleviated any fears. Patience and good humor were an ideal recipe for 9 weeks of hard work. By the second week, I then started dreaming about arrays and curly brackets - that's how much LeWagon will consume your brain capacity. The last three weeks then perfectly tied all the learned content together. Firstly, by creating an AirBnB clone. Then for the last two weeks, we worked on our own project. This was certainly the most rewarding part of the entire bootcamp. Seeing how everything ties together and how we're able to create our own web application after only 7 weeks of training was amazing to see. 

Overall - great bootcamp. Can highly recommend! 

PS: Inquire about the size of the batch you're joining. My batch had a student teacher ratio of 3:1 which was super low and definitely pushed the learning. 

I was working in the operations team of a tech startup when I decided to join Le Wagon in Milan (batch #181) and it turned out being of my best decisions. 
In my previous role, I was constantly surrounded by developers and somehow fascinated by what they were doing. I did not have any relevant coding experience or knowledge at that time (I graduated in Management Engineer) and little by little I started to feel limited because of that, while my curiosity was keeping on increasing day after day. 
Changing career path is never an easy decision but at Le Wagon I felt supported from the very beginning and most important, I felt part of its huge, international and talented community from day one. 
The energy and passion of the teachers are contagious, and their support and advise during the lectures and the final project invaluable. The course is intense, and you have to deal with a huge amount of information and new concepts every day, but the lectures and exercises are well structured and tailored so that you don't feel lost or overwhelmed. 
And in case this happens, you have access to all the resources and help you might need to go back on track. You won't remain behind! 
I am fully satisfied with my journey at Le Wagon, and I now feel confident to start a new chapter of my life as a developer.

During the summer of my first and second year as a business student, I decided to join  batch 163 in Bali.

My bar was set very high but what I learned in terms of technical skills but also about myself out-passed all my expectations. I wanted to acquire a technical background in addition to my business studies. Le Wagon gave me this opportunity and I’ve been truly impressed by the quality of the teachers and the lessons. Today, I feel confident enough to work as a developer in a tech company but moreover, I keep learning about tech and coding because I know my basics, I have an idea of the big scheme of things and I know where to look for information and how to process it. That’s what Le Wagon taught me during those 2 months.

I’ve been welcomed by an amazing team of people dedicated to provide a unique experience to the students. I feel empowered today by the fact that I’m backed by a whole community of people willing to help each other but also because I know that my error messages won’t remain unsolved for too long thank to the teacher and TAs still helping me out when I need it.

All in all, although I’m always skeptical when I read that kind of statement, my experience at Le Wagon has definitely been a life-changing experience. My range of opportunities has significantly widened and I couldn’t recommend it enough to someone aiming to do so.

I decided to sign up for Le Wagon after spending a little less than 2 years in a chemical analysis lab. As it turned out, it was not the career path for me, despite devoting 4+ years in the study of life sciences. I needed to do something that challenged me more, that allowed me to think through a problem logically and creatively. Knowing many people in the field of software development, I felt that this was my future. My friend recommended Le Wagon, as it was a highly praised bootcamp and it allowed me to go study abroad a bit, which I love doing. So I set off to Amsterdam, with a limited knowledge of HTML, CSS, and Javascript.

    After the 9 weeks there, I can do nothing but compliment the whole experience. From day one I saw how beautifully diverse our classroom was, not only in culture but in knowledge of the field. Some had already worked as developers, and others were completely new to coding altogether. It was clear from the first lesson that our teachers were not just there for a paycheck, but legitimately cared that you understood the topics, as many of them have gone through the same experience. The focus of Le Wagon, I felt, was not to just teach you how to code, but how to think like a coder. Answers were never given to you (despite the occasional pleading). Instead a teacher would sit down with you and you would both brainstorm together, as it often is in a real-life setting. You learn to be open with your confusions and questions, and to ask around and discuss with teachers and classmates. This is something many classrooms wish to have, but I have never seen it done as successfully as at Le Wagon. The days are long, and the challenges are challenging, and as a result you really get to know your classmates and teachers. I’ve made very close friends in this bootcamp, and I still stay in touch with them, despite living on the other side of the globe.

    During those nine weeks can confidently say I know Ruby on Rails, and have built several applications using the skills I learned in this course. I can also tell you that I had a great many stories and adventures that will stay with me forever. Doing the course did feel like that first step I needed towards my new life and career. I will deeply miss Le Wagon, and recommend it to anyone who’s looking for that first step towards their future.

I couldn’t imagine how my time at Le Wagon would be a great learning and human experience. I had a lot of good surprises during the bootcamp and after.

Even if you want to start your own project or become a junior developer in a team or as a freelance you’ll find at Le Wagon some competent people who really help you to achieve your goals.

I spent the toughest 9 weeks of my life but it worth it. Even if you don’t know anything about coding or programming and especially if you’ve never code any line in your life Le Wagon is a bootcamp for you. You’ll find a really good working atmosphere, mutual assistance between students and teachers who are helping you at anytime and with a pedagogic way.

You’ll discover a new world and learn some good working habits.

After Le Wagon I was glad to see how I’m still connected with the community. I visited Lisbon one month ago and I could find some people from Le Wagon Lisbon to talk and exchange with. You’ll find kindness in students, teachers and alumnis.

If you want to start a new tech career or start a new digital project I can only recommend this coding bootcamp.

After a few years as a venture capital investor, Le Wagon was for me the opportunity to understand more precisely the underlying tech aspects of the startups I am investing in. After this 2 months experience, I can say that it has fulfilled all its promises. The great variety of participants and the impactful teachings of the staff was key to this success

At some point in 2017, I decided I want to become a developer. That was the easy part, the "what". The hard part was yet to come: "how"? With my goal in sight, I spent hours upon hours googling, trying out some free online courses and asking friends how they became developers (without realising, I had already learnt the first fundamental lesson for developers: how to google!). After some consideration, I went out on a limb and quit my job. 

Luckily, my girlfriend had taken part in one of Le Wagon's free 1-day courses and told me how incredibly challenging and rewarding it was. Great! I had my first real lead and, guess what, I googled them. All of it looked really promising and I was ready to go. It was when I saw the price that I had second thoughts. The main thought swirling in my mind was whether Le Wagon was just really good at marketing (they are) and just didn't have enough substance (boy was I wrong). "Would the teachers really care about the progress I made?", "Will I find it rewarding and challenging?" and "Will it really help me?". I soon realised there was only one way to find out and no amount of googling would help me anymore. Geronimo!

It turns out, the answer to all three questions was a definite YES. From day one, the teachers were really helpful and showed such passion for teaching. Was it challenging? Wow, I am not sure if I have ever had a more challenging time in my life, but it paled in comparison to what I learned (and when you complete a task without errors, it is immensely rewarding - thanks rubocop! Plus, it helped me immensely, rocket-propelling my desire to become a developer to heights I couldn't have hoped for before. 

And the best of it was that it didn't feel like a bootcamp or school. Everyone was in it together and we all helped each other out, whether student or teacher. So if you are having any second thoughts, go try out one of their 1-day courses. There is a reason they do them. And if you like what you see, I highly recommend to sign up and just join the Le Wagon community. 

I am an undergraduate Computer Engineering student from Turkey. Since I started my degree, coding wasn’t something interesting for me. I was learning too slowly at university and I didn't have enough skills to put my ideas into action. I needed a better way to learn. After searching for something different I found Le Wagon. At first, I was a bit reluctant to take the course because I didn't think that I was able to learn that much thing in such a short amount of time like 9 weeks. Then I decided to give myself a chance and I can say that it was one of my best decision. I recently completed Le Wagon's batch 168 in Montreal and I enjoyed every second of my experience.

Le Wagon doesn’t give you only coding skills. It offers you the motivation to learn coding from the beginning in 9 weeks. What is more important of what languages the bootcamp teaches is, the camp gives you the resources, the structure, the capability of problem-solving. The camp also encourages you to network with as many people as you can. I met great people coming from different corners of the world and with very different backgrounds. All of my classmates were highly motivated and focused on a common goal of learning to code.

The camp teaches you about the code in a very easy and effective way. You have enough time to practice what you learn. You are surrounded by amazing teachers. They were always very friendly and helpful from the first to the last day. I am proud of what we built in the last 10 days of the bootcamp. We put it all together with my small group, to build a web app from an idea. Le Wagon also increased my efficiency and productivity when working in a group.

After nine weeks I finished the boot camp with the energy, ideas, relationships, a great network, and skills to take my ideas to the next level. I am recommending Le Wagon without hesitation. Huge thanks to all the amazing teachers and friends who taught me so much!

Before joining le Wagon, I was working full time at a Bank and completing a bachelor degree in Software Engineering. Although I already had coding experience, I learned a lot of new valuable skills and explored new material during these nine rewarding weeks at Le Wagon. 

The teachers are very knowledgeable and helpful and take time to ensure you understand the material that is being covered. The curriculum is well designed to teach you everything you need to be a full stack developer. The platform that Le Wagon students use every day is impressive and provides you with a wide range of resources and material that can also be very useful after the Bootcamp. I was even able to prepare for parts of my technical interviews by reviewing these resources made available by Le Wagon's platform.

The final project, which is completed during the last two weeks, gives you the opportunity to experience what it's like to bring a product to life from conception to final deployment.  The product design sprint was a great learning experience as it equips you with the tools needed to tackle real-life entrepreneurial challenges. 

Following the completion of le Wagon Bootcamp, I was able to land a web development position at a great and reputable software company in Montreal. I am grateful for the valuable knowledge and experience that this program provided me and would encourage anyone who wants to change to a career in tech to join this excellent program.

Le Wagon was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had. I had graduated university in May 2018 with a business degree, but had already started teaching myself coding. I knew in order to get hired I had to get a little more formal training. My research brought me to Le Wagon, it was the most reasonably priced, highest rated, and wasn’t too long. I decided on Le Wagon, Montreal, seeing as I could speak French and had never really been to that part of Canada.

The program itself is very intense. Do not think that this will be an easy certification, it isn’t. By the end you will have suffered countless headaches, lost hope, found it again, stress-ate, stress-napped, but in the end it is so worth it. You get what you put into it, so if you really prepare, pay attention and work on challenges all day and at home, you will succeed and have easily enough skills to find work afterwards. You can just as easily check-out and sleep for most of the days, while the teachers are there to help you achieve, they aren’t your parents.

I came into the program with a little coding knowledge but not much so I struggled the first couple weeks to catch up. The teachers are your best weapon but really try to figure stuff out on your own, often times your mistake is really small or you haven’t read the instructions to the challenge thoroughly (Also stay on their good side, you’ll be abusing them during project week). I never would have thought that in a short time I would be demoing a product I had built but Le Wagon makes you feel prepared.

What makes this boot-camp worth it comparatively is the confidence that it gives you. I can say from experience that I have been offered jobs just because I am not afraid to look up an answer and teach myself, an invaluable skill this program forces on you. Also, the project and Airbnb clone are no joke, they are serious things that will set your resume apart from other applicants.

I really cannot recommend Le Wagon enough. It was a fantastic learning experience, and the curriculum is very well-balanced. I have been applying to jobs since completing Le Wagon, and lots of the roles I have looked at require experience in the topics we covered at Le Wagon, which is great. It feels like Le Wagon looked at the kinds of jobs that alumni might apply to and ensured that they covered those complementary skills. I think Le Wagon’s system of exercises and tests is incredibly productive, and really encourages students to think like developers. We learn to not be afraid of the terminal, and how to conduct intelligent Google searches so we can think creatively and solve our problems independently. We also learn how to persist in the face of difficulty and repeated failures, which make the reward of solving a problem even greater.

Learning aside, being at Le Wagon is also insanely fun. I often found myself spending 12-hour days at Le Wagon, and not resenting it in the slightest. The staff are all so friendly and welcoming, and because almost all of them are Le Wagon alumni themselves, they understand perfectly the struggles students go through. They are incredibly kind and supportive, and make sure that we learn the importance of taking breaks and also looking after ourselves mentally and physically over the course of the bootcamp. Friday nights are always fun, and it is a very bonding experience. Some of the people I met at Le Wagon will be friends for life, students and teachers alike. It is intense, and crazy, and the best investment I have made in a very long time.