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Coding Bootcamp Student Projects

Building a VR classroom experience for Google Daydream headsets

Team Transcend built a virtual reality classroom that works in the Google Daydream headset (and in desktop browsers):
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Community Updates

Bringing Black Panther to Life with Black Girls Code

Fullstack Academy and The Grace Hopper Program in Chicago partnered with Black Girls Code for the "Wakanda by Design: 3D Printing" workshop, which allowed young girls to design and create high-tech solutions inspired by the film.
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Job & Career Advice

Be Inspired: 30 Female-Identifying Coders You Should be Following on Twitter

Here are 30 female-identifying coders you can follow and learn from as you make your own career in software development.
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Grace Hopper Program

Are Coding Bootcamps Worth It? A Cost-Benefit Analysis

Our analysis can help you decide: Are coding bootcamps worth it? A cost-benefit analysis uncovers how a coding bootcamp could be the best investment you ever make.
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Community Updates

Announcing the Grace Hopper Program: A Women’s Program with No Upfront Tuition (2015)

Starting January 2016, The Grace Hopper Program will begin educating the next wave of women in tech. With a deferred tuition payment model and robust mentorship programs, this school is designed to facilitate successful career transitions.
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How Fullstack Works

Angular to React: Fullstack Academy Updates its Curriculum

In order to mirror industry demand and improve the relevancy of Fullstack Academy's curriculum, a major technology switch from Angular.js to React has recently been implemented. CEO and co-founder, David Yang, takes up the pen to explain why this change was necessary and advantageous for Fullstack's students.
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Accessible Tech Education for Women and Non-Binary Students.

Explore the Grace Hopper Program at Fullstack Academy, an immersive software engineering course for women and non-binary students

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Featured Alum Post

Alum Feature: Lynda Montgomery

“Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained”- English Proverb. A Fullstack student successfully juggles obligations.
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Featured Alum Post

8 Fullstack Success Stories: Career Launches, Pivots, and Transitions

Every Fullstack student is different: like snowflakes or the amount of chicken in each burrito bowl you order. But seriously, here are eight recent students, who despite different backgrounds and roads-to-code, used Fullstack Academy to launch exciting careers in tech.
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Job & Career Advice

7 Developers Who Are Thriving in a Second Career in Coding

A second career in coding is a real possibility for almost anyone. Just ask these coders who have made the transition into the world of software development.
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Coding Bootcamp Student Projects

6 Paramount Projects From July Grads

One of our favorite days each semester is Demo Day, when the Grace Hopper cohorts present their capstone projects and show off what they’ve built. In the three weeks leading up to Demo Day, students work together in teams to deploy the skills they’ve learned so far. Check out 6 of their presentations here.
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Coding Bootcamp Student Projects

5 Fabulous Feminist Coding Bootcamp Projects

Want to know what kind of apps you'll actually build during coding bootcamp? Today, we're sharing 5 projects Grace Hopper grads built specifically to benefit women.
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Mission Driven

4 Things Tech Execs Can Do Right Now to Shrink the Industry’s Gender Gap

Tech’s gender gap is huge. But if tech executives create environments that foster and reward gender inclusion, it could start to diminish.
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