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Announcing the Second #BackToCode Challenge
We’re just days away from 2018 – what better time to set your New Year’s Resolution, commit (or re-commit!) to learning to code, and aim high for your next career move? Mark your calendars for Monday, January 8th for our second #BackToCode Challenge – a ten-day learning challenge to give you a running start towards your […]
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What’s Your Coding Resolution for 2018?
With a new year coming up, there’s no better time to explore a new skill – or new career – in code. But it takes commitment. Setting up goals and a study plan to help you achieve them is key to your coding success in 2018. Take Flatiron School’s New Years Coding Resolution quiz below to […]
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How We Built the Learn IDE in Browser
This week, Flatiron School’s Engineering team rolled out the Learn IDE (Integrated Development Environment) in browser – complete with file tree, text editor, and terminal window. Now, when you do a lab on Flatiron’s Learn.co platform, you need only click on the “Open IDE” button to launch a functional development environment right in your browser!We’re […]
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Charlie Tafoya: Using Code to Revolutionize Private Equity
What do you when you work your way into the industry of your dreams, but find that the technology is way behind the times? For Flatiron School alum Charlie Tafoya, you build it yourself. After working for years in private capital markets, Charlie learned to code and launched Chronograph – a company providing the technology he […]
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3 Ways Education is Changing in the Information Age
Millennials are the most educated generation in US history. 61% of adult millennials attend college compared to 46% of the Baby Boomers. As a society we are investing more in higher education than ever. Yet while college used to hold the promise of a better life, today, only 20% of college students feel “very prepared” […]
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Susan LoVaglio: From Navy Jet Mechanic to Spotify iOS Engineer
With a longtime commitment to providing programming education to those who have served our country, Flatiron School has been honored to teach a number of military veterans how to code over the years. Today, ahead of Veterans Day, we’re profiling a few of these inspiring members of our community. Read on to meet Susan LoVaglio – a jet […]
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The Best Coding Advice I Ever Got: Take a Break
This post was written by Michael Djurdjevic, who completed our Online Web Developer Program and now helps other students going through the program as a Technical Coach. With a fresh red sharpie, I marked an “X” on my calendar exactly three months into the future. “No matter what, I’ll finish the curriculum by this day,” I thought. I felt […]