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Coding Bootcamp Guide: 7 Things to Consider When Looking at Coding Schools
With more bootcamps opening each year, it's essential to select the one that's best for you. Here's what to look for when evaluating all the options.
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Job & Career Advice
Can I Get a Job After Coding Bootcamp? 40 Companies that Prove You Absolutely Can
Looking for proof that you can get a job after bootcamp? Here are 40 companies with a track record of hiring bootcamp grads.
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Job & Career Advice
Bootcamp Grads Become the Most Well-Rounded Programmers
Liz Phillips started off in theater and production design and ended up at Grace Hopper feeling burned out and in dire need of a change. Follow along with her journey to find out how Grace Hopper restored her sanity and why she works to recruit other women alums to her company.
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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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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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Job & Career Advice
Beyond Big Tech: 4 Tech-Adjacent Industries That Need Developers Right Now
A developer’s career doesn’t begin and end with tech companies. There’s a whole world of tech-adjacent industries out there hungry for coders. Learn which is right for you.
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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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Featured Alum Post
Alum Feature: Lynda Montgomery
“Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained”- English Proverb.
A Fullstack student successfully juggles obligations.
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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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