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3 Tips on How to Prepare for Your Technical Interview
Technical interviews can be a great opportunity to show your programming expertise. But whether you’re a beginner or an experienced developer, going into an interview unprepared can be a scary proposition. A first step for getting ready for this phase of your job application process is knowing what to expect in the technical interview—so last […]
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Five Talented Developers With Completely Unexpected Backgrounds
For every programmer who started playing with BASIC at age 14 or graduated from a prestigious university with a B.S. in Computer Science, there’s a programmer who started coding at age 35 or received a humanities degree from a liberal arts school.After all, creative people usually make excellent designers and developers. We’ve witnessed this first-hand: […]
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What Coding Can Teach Entrepreneurs: Three Takeaways from our Webinar
In the classroom, Avi Flombaum’s passion for programming and teaching is immediately clear—but there’s another side to Flatiron School’s Co-Founder and Dean that isn’t discussed as often: he’s an expert entrepreneur, having launched multiple startups over the years. His expertise in both coding and entrepreneurship allowed him to share a unique perspective on how the two […]
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Preparing for the Technical Interview: 5 Formats to Expect
Updated 6/2/21: Flatiron School no longer requires a technical interview. Instead, students will take a 15-minute admissions assessment. Read this article about how to pass the assessment. The prospect of a technical interview can be nerve-wracking whether you’re a coding school grad seeking your first programming job or you’re on old pro changing companies. Technical […]
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Travel Through Time (and New York City) with the OldNYC App
Time travel: thanks to Flatiron School alumna Christina Leuci, there’s an app for that. Along with her co-creator Orion Breaux, Leuci built and launched the OldNYC mobile app, which gives users access to the vast photographic history of New York City. While OldNYC has existed since May 2015 as a website that allows visitors to view the New York […]
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Why This Lifelong Programmer Decided to Enroll at Flatiron School
Manuel Neuhauser started coding when he was still in middle school—so it’s no surprise he chose to major in Computer Science at North Carolina State University, getting both his bachelor’s and master’s degree in a five-year accelerated program. But Manuel’s path took a slightly unconventional turn when he enrolled in Flatiron School’s 12-week immersive Web […]
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Public Speaking Your Way to a Better Career: Recap of Webinar with Femgineer
Watching Poornima Vijayashanker command huge audiences at presentations and conferences around the world, you wouldn’t expect her to suffer from stage fright. But this talented entrepreneur, engineer, and the author behind Femgineer reveals that even with 20 years of public speaking under her belt—from high school debates to keynotes at international conferences—she still gets nervous before taking […]