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NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Shares a Flatiron Alum’s Story

In a talk at the Ford Foundation, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio shared the story of Flatiron alum George Taveras—a Bronx native who dropped out of college to take care of his family and who now works as a software developer at XO Group. We are honored to be a part of George’s […]
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A Flatiron Alum Shares the Importance of Mentorship for Aspiring Developers

Now a graduate of the NYC Web Development Fellowship and Web Engineer at Markerbot, Keith chatted with us about mentorship and his decision to start programming.
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Accountability in Education: The Flatiron School 2014 Jobs Report

Over the past two years, it has been a privilege to share our love of code with more than 350 students. Our graduates have trusted us with their futures—and we have not taken this responsibility lightly. When we first opened our doors in 2012, among the questions we hoped to answer was this: “By leveraging the […]
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From Board Game to App: How to Build a Single Page Web App for Mobile

Amanda Himmeltoss is a developer and Instructor in Flatiron School’s Web Development Immersive. An avid board game player, she explains how she made one her favorite games more portable with JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and Rack. I few weeks ago, I was faced with a dilemma. I really like playing the game Carcassonne, and I wanted […]
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From Flatiron School to Acquisition: A Flatiron Alum’s Path to Starting and Selling a Company

Business School grad and Flatiron alum, Justin Belmont was no stranger to entrepreneurship when he enrolled in Flatiron School’s Web Development Immersive. By the time the company he co-founded, Perkla, was acquired by ID.me, he had the programming chops to continue his career in product management. Justin sat down with us to share why he […]
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A Flatiron Alum’s Advice on Starting a New Career in Code

Web developer and prolific cartoonist, Saron Yitbarek enrolled in Flatiron School’s web immersive to chase a passion and kick off a brand new career