Anna Van Deusen

Traditionally, when thinking of a Product Design career that spans decades, the “career ladder” comes to mind. This refers to picking an entry-level job at a company and staying there for the majority of your working years, with the goal of progressing into a high-ranking position. This rag-to-riches narrative however does not reflect the current market. 

Allison Anzalone began her career in biology - getting a Bachelors and working as a Vet Tech and a Patient Care Technician in a hospital over 9 years. Then, at the age of 31, she enrolled in a Flatiron School Software Engineering program.

While data analyst and data scientist roles attract similar types of creative and logical people, their roles do have stark differences. Here's our breakdown of the lines between these often mixed up roles.

UX design focuses on the interaction that a human user has with everyday products and services. The goal of UX design is to make using these products and services, both digital or physical, easy, logical, and fun.

Data science has been a persistently popular field lately, cropping up in job reports and listicle articles for recommended career paths. With all these headlines, you may wonder though - how is data science used, and where can you see its implications in everyday life?

If you're beginning a path to a career in software engineering, you may be asking yourself "which coding language should I learn first"? Look no further, here's our guide to the top four recommended programming languages.