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Announcing the Kode with Karlie Scholarship for High School Girls

We’re thrilled to announce that we’re partnering with Karlie Kloss to create the #KodeWithKarlie Scholarship. The scholarship will give 20 girls across the country free tuition to Flatiron School’s Introduction to Software Engineering course. Karlie, model and co-founder of Karlie’s Kookies, started learning to code at Flatiron School in 2014. Since then, she’s worked to […]
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Edsger Dijkstra and the Invention of Structured Programming

Computer Scientist Edsger Dijkstra shaped his field from both an engineering and a theoretical perspective. Today, he is best known as the inventor of structured programming, a master of tongue-in-cheek commentary, and a former owner of a Volkswagen van dubbed “the Touring Machine.” Despite what he might have said about object oriented programming, Dijkstra is […]
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Hackers and Theater-Makers: Code as a Creative, Collaborative Medium

Alum, Fog Creek Fellow, and former Lighting Designer Amanda Chang is currently an Instructor in Flatiron School’s Web Development Immersive. Now into her new career, Amanda took a moment to reflect on what she’s brought with her from her theater days: a collaborative spirit and the desire to create. When I decided to enroll at […]
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Make Your Data Meaningful: Announcing Introduction to Data Science

We’re so excited to announce the launch of Introduction to Data Science—a two-week course designed to give students the tools to make their data even more meaningful. About Introduction to Data Science This part-time course provides students who are already familiar with concepts in data science with the skills to extract meaning from datasets too […]
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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.