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Grace Hopper: the Person, Programmer, and Pioneer
As a computer programming icon and the namesake of our immersive coding bootcamp for women and non-binary students, Grace Hopper is a name you’ll hear on a regular basis at Fullstack Academy.
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Mission Driven
Alums or Alumni? Fullstack’s Commitment to Using Inclusive Language in the Classroom and Beyond
We turned to our grads to help us decide the best way to refer to students who have finished their Fullstack education.
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Community Updates
15 Ways to Celebrate Pride Month in the Tech Industry
June is a time to reflect on and celebrate the achievements and advancements of our LGBTQ+ community members. Here’s how you can get involved.
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Student Stories
One Alum Shares the Soft Skills You Need to Land a Job at Etsy
Learn how the culture at the Grace Hopper Program set one alum up for success as a junior software engineer at Etsy.
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Job & Career Advice
Coding While Black: Black Tech Professionals Share Their Experiences
Discover what life is really like for these Black developers, and learn about the people and organizations fighting for equity in the industry.
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Women in Tech
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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Women in Tech
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
15 Tech Organizations Actively Supporting Black Coders
These 15 organizations are bridging the racial divide in tech, making sure that Black voices are heard and that the work of Black coders and founders is recognized.
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Women in Tech
15 Chicago-based Cis and Trans Women Programmers to Follow on Twitter
If you’re a cis or trans woman programmer looking for role models to follow, these developers should be top of your list.
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Women in Tech
16 Remarkable Women Programmers Who Transformed the Tech World
During Women’s History Month and beyond, celebrate these 16 women programmers who made significant accomplishments in technology.
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Job & Career Advice
You Asked, We Answered: Is It Harder Out There for Older Developers?
A coding bootcamp can seem like a big commitment at any phase of life, but mid-career aspiring programmers have unique concerns about their futures after coding bootcamp. Get answers to commonly asked questions in this post.
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Women in Tech
How Investors Can Leverage Their Power to Close the Gender Gap in Tech
Investors are responsible, in part, for causing the gender gap in tech. But they also have a big role to play in closing it.
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