Flatiron School Blog

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 […]

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 […]

This December, code for a cause by joining Flatiron School’s first annual Code Drive – a week-long coding marathon benefiting refugees. Around the world, there are 22.5 million refugees. These refugees contend with hunger, homelessness, and extreme poverty – as well as a disruption in their work and education – as they attempt to piece their […]

It’s been a whirlwind year here at Flatiron School, full of successes, challenges, and a whole lot of growth – and there’s a lot to look forward to in the future. Ahead of Thanksgiving, I wanted to take a moment to share what I’m thankful for as a programmer, teacher, and entrepreneur. Our students … who […]

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 […]

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 […]