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You may not have heard Yukihiro Matsumoto’s name before, but it’s almost guaranteed you know his life’s work. Matsumoto (Matz for short) taught himself programming in high school and went on to graduate from the University of Tsukuba with a degree in information science. While there, he partook in a research lab and continued to […]

Ah, fall time in New York. Crisp apples and light sweaters are right around the corner. Throw some Swift or Ruby into the mix, and you've got the perfect recipe for Flatiron School Pre-College fall courses. Flatiron School is offering three courses this semester, including: Intro to Web Design Intro to Software Engineering Intro to […]

This blog is part of a continuous series that highlights experiences, insights, and tutorials from learning developers at Flatiron School in Web and iOS.STOP! Helpful time-savers below: Who is this post for? Absolute beginner programmers (please resume coding if the Abstract makes your eyes roll…) Abstract: Using Activity Monitor GUI on Mac OS X Yosemite, combined […]

It’s been an eventful year for Suma Reddy. A year out of Flatiron School, she co-founded her own company Waddle and presented a beta app for it at the White House.

D. Frank Smith wrote an article at EdTech highlighting the booming popularity of coding — and how Flatiron School is filling that much-needed gap in lieu of traditional education settings. Click here to read more about the Pre-College Academy and how Flatiron School finds fantastic teachers.  

If you attended high school any time after 1999, odds are you’ve read Justin Kestler’s work. As the original editor-in-chief of SparkNotes, Justin taught himself rudimentary web development and went on to become the senior managing director of digital for Teach for America (TFA). After his experience there, Justin knew he needed more technical training, […]