WBS CODING SCHOOL

All I can say is if you want to learn how to code and push your limits - WBS is for you ! They have the best instructors , the ladies from the career services are the best , the community manager - just everybody is professional and friendly. I had such a great time 15 weeks . Not only I learned how to create full stack applications in 15 weeks , but I made so many new friends and I developed useful habits and soft skills ! The best school ever ! Read less

Overall, I would recommend WBS coding School.

According to me, the instructors and the team as a whole are the main asset of the school. Everyone is competent and always went the extra mile to facilitate our learning and make us feel comfortable.

I also really enjoyed the group dynamic created by the format. Small group (15 students in our batch), daily stand-up, group work every day, 'cross-over' events with other batches  a lot of efforts were invested in the social aspect of the training and it shows. It allowed me to start building my network with people I actually worked with, which was one of my main objective when taking this course.  The Guest-lectures, the mentor programme, also provided networking opportunities.

Maybe because the course is in english while taking place in Germany, those who took the class were motivated and the atmosphere among students good. The 'coding' level was, I find, too heterogeneous, forcing the trainers to be flexible as to not leave anyone behind. It often put the traing off-pace, with group projects being post-poned, long hours being spent on a few exercises,  etc.  Heterogeneity is unavoidable, but more could be done to reduce it:  I would suggest closer monitoring during the pre-training time  (e.g. ensuring that everyone completed the required classes before the start of the training), or harder entry tests (more in line with the requirements of the course). This would allow a tighter framework, more condusive to learning.

The curriculum is fine - the topics are relevant and by the end, I was able to build a nice 'full-stack' app, as advertised. When stucked, I could  get support.  There is still room for improvement with the learning material and environment, which is to be expected considering that the course was recently designed. All classes were delivered through a limited version of Google classroom - no polls or question features, can't send properly styled code in the chat...  all small things which negatively impacted the dynamism and interactivity of the class. I was also not a big fan of Codebox as platform for exercises - simple github repos would have been harder at first, but less frustrating in the long run, I think. The learning materials are mostly the videos of the courses, the exercises and some slides. It's OK, but more could be done to convey the course's progress/structure. I would have loved to get every morning a list of the learning objectives, and every evening a recap of the learning outcomes.

I did not use the job assistance as much as I had planned, for personal reasons. What I can say is that all my interactions with this service were friendly and helpful. I also appreciated that it was offered up to 3 months after the training. 

Again, I sincerely recommend WBS Coding School. It delivers on its promise to kickstart your coding Career. It's a 'young' training programme and there are shortcomings regarding the learning material/environment, but I am confident that those will be overcome with time. They have the right team for it :) 


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I have just finished a 3.5-months Full-Stack Web and App Development bootcamp at WBS Coding School Berlin and I have to say that it was one of the best decisions in my life. The support of the staff was amazing during the entire course and afterwards too. I had a great instructor and the course content was very challenging and interesting. Through the weekly group projects we have learned how to create a product in a team, how to collaborate and apply the skills we were learning. It was challenging and exciting and I have to say I have grown a lot personally and professionally. I feel very confident to start applying for jobs and this thanks to the team of WBS and their high-quality course. For those who are still struggling to choose the right bootcamp I would definitely recommend WBS! Read less

I did the full-stack web development course at WBS and it was an unforgettable experience. We had Ben as our instructor and he is just the best :) I would definitely recommend this coding school for anyone who wants to learn coding. The curriculum is also very good and after the bootcamp I feel I have learned a lot already. The last three weeks are on camps to work on your final project for me this is a plus that I didn't find in the other coding schools .  Read less

TLDR: Great bootcamp. Amazing Instructor and a Great team overall. Would definitely recommend it!

I took part in the 15 Weeks Full Time bootcamp from February 2021 to June 2021. It was an Overall great experience, it certainly has it's pros and cons as i imagine any bootcamp does but for the sake of this review i'll concentrate on the pros.

First and foremost the Instructor, we had the pleasure of having in my opinion one of the Best instructors in Fey, and for the first week the Lead of the Bootcamp Alexis who is incredible in his way of teaching.
Fey's way of teaching us new techs is  unparalleled though with the additional bonus that we could also focus on learning on our own.

The pace of the bootcamp is hasty in a good way. Yes it is a very demanding program and you will wonder sometimes "why did i join this" especially if you've got not previous experience in Web Dev, but it prepares you for the job market as best as a 3 Month program can.

The Curriculum is up to date, but i would like it better if we've had a greater focus on React, again this is not the general thinking it's more of a personal note.

The rest of the team was Friendly yet Professional which i find an excellent combination. More detailed Mareike was the first person i've spoken in the Bootcamp is in charge of making sure that our integration to the bootcamp was as smooth as it could be.
Janina in the HR is great and always a friendly person to talk to.
Last but not least Erika and Caro are in charge of making sure what you know and learned in the Bootcamp translates nicely into the Job Market and they will help you out in your search for a job.

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I just finished 15 weeks Full-stack Web & App development course at WBS Coding school, which was great. Its course greatly organized for beginners to experienced as well. The staff team, instructors, mentors, and alumni will warm-heartedly welcome and guide you on how to get coding skills in your life. If you consider joining the Bootcamp, don't hesitate to apply. Just contact them then they will guide you. Read less

I just finished my 15 week Fullstack Web & App Developer Bootcamp at WBS and can only recommend it to any person who wants to make coding their career. The team is great, always there to help with any questions and the trainers are all very helpful and well trained. The atmosphere in our batch was always friendly and relaxed, and at the same time we motivated each other to always do our best. After 15 weeks, I have not only laid the foundation for my career in programming but also made friends with whom I will continue to stay in contact. Read less

If you are looking for a coding bootcamp (as a beginner or not) I really recommend and suggest you this course; I applied myself and I went for a full four months bootcamp and I cannot be more happy, I was a beginner  (I didn't know anything about coding) and the course was really well made and now I don't only have the knowledge but I also feel confident and I have a wonderful portfolio to show for my job applications.
The team of the school is very supporting (from the juniors instructors that are wonderful and super helping to the career advisor). 
The curriculum of the course is really good if you want to be a full stack web developer with the latest programming languages. 
The instructor is active listening to everyone's needs and if you have any problem or you feel even a little bit stack just say it and he will take the time to re-explain anything.
My advise during the course is to trust the process: I felt myself completely lost at one point but exactly how the instructor kept repeating at one point everything comes together and you fully understand everything. Read less

Due to the fact I also tried to find out more about the different Bootcamps here, in order to make the right decision where i should register i would like to give you a short summary about my experience with WBS CODING SCHOOL i made during the  FULL STACK WEB DEVELOPER Course from Jan - April 2021.
The curriculum and the tech stack we learned was UP TO DATE and well prepared.FRONTEND:HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, REACTBACKEND:Node.js, Express.js,DATABASE:PostgreSQL (SQL)MongoDB(NoSQL)TOOLS:GIT,NPM,GitHub,Travis CI..


We started from the beginning very practice-oriented.Of course the tempo is pretty fast, but i knew that from the beginning - It´s a Bootcamp - and we get help whenever needed from the Jr.Instructors or the great community.Nevertheless i recommend to do the Primer (Preparation path) before very carefully.We get a lot of “best-practice” Tips from our experienced Instructor Ben and once a week we had a one on one with him where he can respond to each one individually…I also enjoyed the Team Projects every 2 week where we have practiced to work in a team with the latest Technologies GitHub,LiveShare etc.
In total i felt very comfortable from the start to the end everything was settled perfectly….Workshops,Career service,different online events (Hackathons)..and the Community Manager Janina always offered her help in any cases.
I can highly recommend the FULL STACK WEB DEVELOPER course !!!
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I highly recommend this course since it teaches you everything you need to land your first job as a web developer. It teaches tools and technologies that are relevant today and is very practice-oriented. From the beginning, we worked on one or two-week group projects that we could already use to build up our portfolio. Besides teaching the technical content, our experienced trainer gave us very valuable insights into the actual work as a developer. Paired with the provided career service, I felt very well prepared for job applications and interviews. Having previous (basic) knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript or any other programming language certainly helps to keep up with the fast learning speed and to maybe take even more out of this course. But don’t worry if you take this course with zero previous knowledge - it starts by teaching you all the basics and builds up on them as the course goes further. Read less

I had an amazing experience in these 16 weeks with WBS. The curriculum is well planned with the most recent topics in Web Development and it's executed smartly, making the students be involved and understand the importance of each subject. 
I have only the best compliments my instructor Ben, who was always very patient and highly didact when explaining. I felt that the opinion of the students was always taking into consideration and the staff was caring for us all the time.  
In the end, I got an internship before the course was finished.   Read less

The Experience from the WBS Coding School was amazing  in two ways: personal development and developing astonishing technical skills. 
Personal: you have a class between 9 and 15 people, in the intense time you will find a lot of friends and it's brings people together as like back in the school. So you are not alone in this phase, have anytime somebody to talk to about as well from the staff.
Technical Skills: In this short time you get a lot of information and new languages to learn from. You should be prepared that a typical 9-6 day can't be really efficient. A bit more extra time should be contributed and planned to finish the course. It's for your own good.
Overall this program is a tense experience and brings you beyond your expectations in a positive way. 
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 My overall experience at WBS Coding School was great and I would recommend this course to other aspiring web developers out there. I entered this course as a complete beginner, not even knowing what a terminal was or what the difference between backend and frontend development is. In retrospect I feel that this was not the best thing as it made my first month very stressful and I even cried after the first week. I was lucky enough to be working in a great group at that time and they helped me through it and reminded me that the start is scary for everyone but if you persevere and get over the initial bump, coding will start to make sense. 

My instructor during the course was great and I really liked his explanation of the course material. I also really liked the fact that the lectures were recorded so I could always go over them at a later time. This was great for me as, since I was such a beginner, I needed to watch some of the lectures again to fully process what what going on.  The only problem with my time there was that the group I was in was really big which I don’t think works for this type of learning. However, once we complained, WBS listened to us and got another part-time instructor on board. This was such a relief for a beginner like me because I really needed the extra help and attention and the instructor that helped was also great at explaining and very supportive. The career counselling was also a nice touch as it helped me adapt my CV to meet German standards and improve my presence on LinkedIn. I would also recommend that people new to coding should do their final project in a group. I did my final project with one other person and I feel that this made the quality of the project and the whole experience of doing it much better.  My time in Berlin was also great as it was nice to meet the people I had been working with for the past months in person and I now feel that I have a small group of people to lean on when times get tough. Having connections in this industry is so important and I think that meeting up with everyone and getting to know them in person was a great added touch to this course. Having this support made the job hunt so much better and less lonely and my group now has their own channel on Discord where we share resources and meet up once in a while. I was very fortunate to have found a job as a frontend developer two months after the course and I feel that the course material prepared me for the role I will be doing.  Read less

Hi ! I am Aleksandar, a senior digital media designer striving to become the whole package ( growth product designer ). This path is quite long and one of the key expertise I was missing was experience and knowledge in Web Development. After careful consideration I decided to sign up for the Full-stack Web & App development program at WBS Coding School and all I can say it was just the right decision. The curriculum is nicely structured and built for people with different backgrounds. You will never feel left behind and if you do, the the extra set of hands ( junior instructors and school staff ) will help you get back on track.

Regarding the content, we studied the latest tech in Frontend ( Html, Css, Js, React ) and Backend ( NodeJS, Express + DB). We built many complex projects for which I thought I will need years yet we did all of this in only 15 weeks.

Personally, I would always recommend this school to anyone who is interested in getting into Web Development !

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I am not a tech guy and I probably won't turn into one. Nonetheless I was highly interested in learning to code for several years. Last year I decided to turn that wish into reality by taking the Full-Stack Web & App Developer course of WBS CODING SCHOOL. The course was highly demanding - as expected. It is called Coding Bootcamp for a reason. While you are learning it is hard to recognize what improvements you are actually making. But seeing my final project and compare that to my zero skills from the beginning ... I made a giant leap within these four month thanks to the awesome mentor and the whole team of the WBS CODING SCHOOL.  Read less

WBS Coding School’s 15-week hybrid bootcamp isn’t just a course that teaches you to write some web apps. Sure, you will acquire numerous new technical skills and industry knowledge but on top of that the whole program unfolds in a fantastic community of motivated and competent instructors and staff, inspiring guest speakers and peers who might become good friends. All that makes this bootcamp both an extremely efficient way to get a solid foundation in full-stack web and app development and a great experience you don’t want to miss.  Starting with a review of the basics you are expected to study in the primer course, you will first work on some smaller plain HTML, CSS and vanilla JavaScript exercises and projects and train your Git and GitHub chops in the command line. But the speed quickly ramps up when React.js is introduced around week 3-4 and then there is another considerable acceleration moment when you’ll transition into the backend side of web development with Node.js and Express. At least that is how it felt to me.  Most likely, there will be times when you are going to struggle to keep up with the pace and as far as I can tell, this is the same for every bootcamp style of program. Knowing that you really want to learn these skills and being determined, will help you to overcome the hurdles some concepts or technologies might pose at first. But aside from your own motivation and persistence, being able to ask your instructor, the junior instructors, the mentors or simply the community support channel for help in such situations is of tremendous value and oftentimes you might even find yourself in the pleasant position to help your peers out with the troubles they might be facing. This contributes to the cohesion and solidarity that builds in your group over time. This is further increased by the fact that you are continuously working in small teams that are reshuffled every one or two (sometime even three) weeks to work on group projects. This can be challenging at times, but it is a realistic simulation of the conditions you will most likely find yourself in after graduation. And even such challenging moments might offer you opportunities to practice such extremely important abilities as empathy and patience and maybe even a chance to connect with your peers on a deeper level **and** become more productive as a team.  Also, take advantage of the excellent career services WBS Coding School offers you in the form of regular guest speakers and Q&A sessions with people in the industry as well as personal consultations and fine tuning of your profile, strategy and application documents.  As with everything in this world, there is room for improvement and to give the team due credit for it, they are working on it. One thing that might directly affect your planning in case you want to take the plunge and enrol for this program: Don’t take the estimated time for preparation too serious. I think it is (or was) tremendously understated with 20-40 hours. Give yourself enough time to learn the basics of HTML, CSS and JavaScript during the primer phase or, better even, before that (maybe go to Codecademy, FreeCodeCamp or the MDN tutorials and finish the intro-modules). As one of my peers and new friends remarked in her review:I promise you this extra-effort won’t be in vain. You will learn incredibly much either way, but going in with a solid foundation [allows you] to really focus on some more advanced topics and in general [helps in] not being completely overwhelmed 24/7, which is not a state of mind that lets you learn and really manifest knowledge in the long run in my opinion. (https://www.coursereport.com/schools/wbs-coding-school?shared_review=31184#reviews).  And speaking about the effort and time you should expect to invest during the primer phase, be prepared to put in a lot of extra hours during the whole program. It obviously depends on your familiarity with the technologies, but if you are not pretty experienced already or just extraordinarily quick in picking up new concepts and skills, keeping up will demand a lot of work in the nights and weekends which is not an option for everyone. During my time at WBS Coding School, a typical work-week had a good 60 hours of focused work. Maybe the numbers turn out to be different for you, but I think it is important to be aware of the time and effort you need to commit for a productive outcome. You should, therefore, honestly ask yourself and your social environment whether you can maintain this kind of energy for a prolonged period of time. If you think you can do that, great! It could still be a good idea to prepare yourself in advance by slowly increasing the amount of time you study and work on code each day during the primer phase like you would prepare yourself for participating in a marathon – which actually is an analogy drawn by our instructor at the start of the course to emphasize the importance of breaks.    Overall, I think the whole WBS Coding School team did a great job in creating this program. It offers you an extremely dense and organized way to learn state of the art technologies in a warm and welcoming community. So, if you are searching for a coding bootcamp that offers you all that, WBS Coding School should be at the top of your list.  Read less

The course was overall well rounded, clear and a lot of information to take. 
As someone who had almost 0 coding experience (with the exception of random try-outs in some sites over the years but nothing that can be considered knowledgeable), it was a very fulfilling experience. I learned a lot and gained so many tools to continue this journey on my own. Mind you I am still learning, which is something people should have in consideration before staring this course. As some people entered the course expecting to get all the answers before hand and be fully experts at the end of it. 
They can, and they will, teach you the language, but can only do so much as to provide you with tools and the support to learn it. You should know that at the end of the course there is still a lot for you to do, but you will have the know-how. Additionally, if you are a newbie like I was, you most definitely will need more than the 40hours per week of the course. Nevertheless, I loved the whole experience as it helped me to discover a love  for coding I didn't know I have!

My only Con-  the group of 17 was  too large for just one person and a part-time assistant. However, they took this advice and added more support to the courses after mine.  Read less

There are plenty of bootcamps these days, and curriculum-wise they more or less offer the same; so you might think at this point of your research: Why not go to Ironhack or LeWagon and just get it over with in 9 instead of 15 weeks, I will get the exact same thing in less time and potentially find a job sooner, right?
Let me tell you why: Because you won’t. The curriculum at WBS Coding School is not only very carefully crafted to reflect industry needs and current trends, it also stimulates deep learning by giving you some time to reinforce concepts other bootcamps merely brush over, expecting you to just wing it or force you to work overtime at ridiculous hours - trust me, you need sleep & rest if you want to be able to recall that stuff not only 3 days, but ideally 3 years later. Here, you are not just quickly introduced to something once and then move on to a new area a couple of hours later, you will have multiple exercises that slowly build up on each other and let you constantly revisit and practise previously learned material. And when I say “slowly”, I still mean this in a bootcampy sense of the word, but not at the speed of light as is so common for many of the more fast food-ish contenders out there.
Apart from the excellent learning material, the staff is also extraordinary. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming from the get-go, at no point does the experience feel like you’re getting piped through some soulless web dev factory - the teachers are knowledgable and engaged, the community manager and career service advisor make sure you have everything you need: They are always open towards criticism and try to cater to your needs wherever possible; and also set you up for the time after the bootcamp with many helpful resources and workshops that provide guidance for the job search. There is also a huge emphasis on community building, with regular guest speaker events vividly attended by students and alumni alike and a discord server with an active “help” channel you can use during and after the course.
Regarding campus time, this will clearly be a highlight during non-pandemic times. Unfortunately I could not afford to stay during the whole time (Jobcenter does not account for the stay if you are a Berlin resident), but spent a couple of nights there and was allowed to attend the rest of the campus phase remotely as I wasn’t comfortable with commuting each day due to the Covid situation. The campus is amazing; and you’ll be sleeping in a very cute private room where you can also work comfortably whenever you feel like you need a bit more you-time during your final project. The whole vibe is very “summer campy” in the best sense of the word, as there are numerous entertainment mediums like table soccer, pool and console games available, not to mention having the Spreeufer directly on your doorstep. If you plan on defeating your instructor in Mario Kart to make up for them constantly defeating you in programming, you might want to brush up on these skills a little bit tho - unfortunately they are great at gaming too!
I honestly cannot think of any downsides in regards of the actual “product” you get, but there is one thing that could still be improved in my opinion: With the tech industry still lacking diversity and at times even being a hostile space for women and non-binary people, I really think WBS Coding School should set an example and do a bit better concerning their hiring policy. As of right now, the dev team consists - apart from one really awesome female instructor - solely of male developers. It would be an important message towards students to try and actively change these numbers, giving a chance and a voice to those who have suffered from systemic oppression for so long. I for one, as a woman, would have loved getting insight and mentoring from a more experienced female engineer - never underestimate the power of visibility for inspiring and encouraging others!
[On a more general note: I know all those bootcamps are advertised for beginners, and it’s also tempting to believe that with the amount of money one has to disburse, you simply will get a career handed back to you at the end. Well, yes and no. Don’t get me wrong, there ARE people that without much or even zero previous knowledge strive in these environments and just “get it” super quickly. But from my experience, those are to be considered unicorns, or at least something you don’t see every day, let’s say a very pretty horse. So please do yourself a favour and get some of the basics out of the way BEFORE you start a bootcamp: GET DECENT IN JAVASCRIPT BEFORE YOUR FIRST DAY. You obviously don’t have to be in expert going in there, but make sure you can write a for loop without looking up the syntax. Do some basic tutorials, do some research on MDN, and actually go and solidify this knowledge by doing some katas on codewars or eadabit. I promise you this extra-effort won’t be in vain. You will learn incredibly much either way, but going in with a solid foundation made me able to really focus on some more advanced topics and in general not being completely overwhelmed 24/7, which is not a state of mind that lets you learn and really manifest knowledge in the long run in my opinion.] Read less

[1] online, and also in-person
At first, I haven't considered the online coding boot camp option, but now I think it was the best option I made. The whole package what WBS Coding School offers is quite wholesome.  Being 100% online, but still from the application process to graduation, what I have experienced was how 'in-person' it has been. I know it sounds paradoxical, but I have never experienced this genuine personal care at any other institute.
[2] great curriculum, great instructor, great staff
I started from scratch and they made me build a working full-stack web app in 15 weeks. The curriculum is evolving based on market-trends and the cohort's needs and levels. Every time I hit a brick wall, my instructor, cohort, and the staff helped me out of it.  So lucky to have them.
[3] career service
The curriculum includes career service. It was hard to manage to update my CV or LinkedIn profiles in parallel with building the project, but now I know, it is also a part of training bc it is a slice of our daily life in the very near future.  Besides, the famous Friday TALK session with tech companies, recruiters, alumni, or ppl in the industry has given me insight, inspiration, and motivation.  
[4] sustainability and warm-hearted community
As an alumnus, I need to stand alone, but I get still 'ping' from the school for inviting the TALK session. And still, as a familiar community, we support each other intra-cohort and also cross-cohort. 
[5] Overall
After all, it is/was a coding "boot camp", but it was also a precious experience. I wish I could write more, but my code is waiting :)  Happy learning,  happy coding!!! Read less