Anna Van Deusen

Since its release in the early 90s, Python's popularity has skyrocketed, eclipsing all other programming languages. Here's its origin story and why it should be top of the list to learn.

"I love my job and couldn’t be more grateful for the life that attending Flatiron and learning to code has provided for me.”

Jesse Pisel accumulated a bachelor's, a Ph.D., and 15+ years as a geologist in academia before pivoting into tech for a faster-paced work environment.

After spending 15 years as a social worker, the pandemic motivated Seth Blanchard to try something he'd always wanted to at Flatiron School - software engineering. Since graduating from the program, Seth is working as an Associate Customer Solutions Engineer.

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?

We’re going to put the spoiler right out in the front here - no, you don’t need a degree to become a Product Designer. But, that’s not the whole story. Here’s the 5 skills you need to break into the field (and how to get them).