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Justin Kestler: Advancing Literature in the Digital Age [Q&A]
If you attended high school any time after 1999, odds are you’ve read Justin Kestler’s work. As the original editor-in-chief of SparkNotes, Justin taught himself rudimentary web development and went on to become the senior managing director of digital for Teach for America (TFA). After his experience there, Justin knew he needed more technical training, […]
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How to Add a Facebook Login to Your App (and Collect User Info)
This blog is part of a continuous series that highlights experiences, insights, and tutorials from learning developers at Flatiron in Web and iOS. Logging into apps with your Facebook credentials instead of an e-mail is commonplace these days. So, how do you add this functionality to your app? It’s actually fairly simple. Before you start, register […]
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Flatiron + Nitrous Partner for Pre-College Programs
As Flatiron's Pre-College Academy grows, so do the ways in which students and teachers interact with technology. This summer, Flatiron School has partnered with Nitrous Inc. to bring a cloud-coding platform to its high school summer intensives. This means that Flatiron students have the flexibility to use any device, including Windows, Mac, Linux, or Chromebook, […]
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An Epic Adventure: How to Create Sessions in Rails
This blog is part of a continuous series that highlights experiences, insights, and tutorials from learning developers at Flatiron in Web and iOS. This may not be the most interesting of all stories, but it's one that needs to be told. That begs to be heard. And here I am, giving this story its very own particular voice […]
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Flatiron Alumni Presents App in White House
Suma Reddy graduated from Flatiron's iOS 003 cohort about a year ago, and she's already presenting her app to some of the nation's top leaders. Yesterday President Obama hosted the first-ever White House Demo day, with a focus on entrepreneurship and diverse startup founders. Public and private leaders attended the event, including the co-founder of Pinterest and […]
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How a TFA Teacher Wants to Change Education With Code [Q&A]
Reuben Ogbonna didn't always think he'd be a teacher — as an economics and finance enthusiast, he planned to follow the Wall Street track. But after a study abroad experience in Turkey led him to a life-changing economics class, Reuben's personal aspirations changed irrevocably. After working for Teach for America, Flatiron School selected Reuben from a pool […]
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Pre-College Students Unveil Apps at Science Fair [Slideshow]
What does the closet from Clueless, meal planning, and drought tracking have in common? That would be the Advanced Software Engineering II class in NYC, where Pre-College students created apps on just about every topic imaginable. The two-week course, a follow-up on Intro to Software Engineering, taught students how to connect APIs and create complex models […]