Alumni Stories

A Super Learner Who’s Comfortable With “The Struggle”

“All students can  – and deserve to if they want to  – learn to code.” Online Graduate Katleiah Ramos has studied Dark Matter, taught kids to code, and earned three college degrees! She has boldly networked while looking for her first coding job, and has great things to share on those experiences. You learned coding […]
Alumni Stories

One Aerospace Engineer’s Thoughts On the Time and Space it Took for Him to Learn to Code

“The future of space exploration will certainly depend on software engineers and developers as much as aerospace engineers and research scientists.” Harris Haynes, aerospace engineer and recent Flatiron School graduate, on the time and space it took for him to learn to code, with some universal networking advice. Amid your extraordinary career in the aerospace […]
Software Engineering

8 Free Coding Classes in Austin

Austin has it all. A great creative streak and a booming tech scene.  Dell, Texas Instruments, Apple, Amazon, Indeed, Facebook, and Google all have offices in Austin. The city also has a great startup culture. With this level of support, it comes as no surprise that there are plenty of free coding classes in Austin […]
Software Engineering

Branching and Beyond – Collaborating Through Git

These days, most software developers collaborate using Git. In this follow up to an introduction to Git and How to Get Started with GitHub, you’ll get some hands on experience working with branches in Git and learn how you can use them to collaborate effectively with your team. Creating a project Let’s start by creating […]
Software Engineering

Why It’s a Great Time to Be a Software Engineer in London

London’s the place to be if you’re a software engineer. It trails just behind the United States and China in number of tech unicorns, or private startups with a valuation of $1 billion, according to CB Insights.  There are also established tech giants like Google, Microsoft, Oracle, and Amazon to name a few that have […]
Software Engineering

5 Scary Things About Going to a Coding Bootcamp (That Aren’t Scary at All)

Terrifying. Scary. Fear. These are words that should be used for Halloween or horror movies, not about attending a coding bootcamp. Investing in yourself shouldn’t be something that keeps you up at night.  You probably have a few questions about what’s next and there are probably a few things that might scare you about learning […]