Flatiron School Blog

We’re thrilled to announce that we’re partnering with Karlie Kloss to create the #KodeWithKarlie Scholarship. The scholarship will give 20 girls across the country free tuition to Flatiron School’s Introduction to Software Engineering course. Karlie, model and co-founder of Karlie’s Kookies, started learning to code at Flatiron School in 2014. Since then, she’s worked to […]

When Flatiron School cofounder Avi Flombaum first became interested in coding as a kid, he had to struggle to learn it on his own.  PBS correspondent Paul Solman recently sat down with him to discuss how that experience informs the collaborative learning environment at Flatiron and to look forward into the future of the tech industry. […]

We are thrilled to have collaborated with President Obama and his Administration on the TechHire Initiative a multi-sector effort and $100 million in grants to help Americans find technology jobs

Computer Scientist Edsger Dijkstra shaped his field from both an engineering and a theoretical perspective. Today, he is best known as the inventor of structured programming, a master of tongue-in-cheek commentary, and a former owner of a Volkswagen van dubbed “the Touring Machine.” Despite what he might have said about object oriented programming, Dijkstra is […]

Like almost 70 percent of college seniors, Flatiron alum and Bronx native Armando Amador graduated with student loan debt and uncertain job prospects. After several years working in editorial design, Armando wasn’t able to make much progress toward paying off his loans—but he did discover an interest in software engineering. When he found that he […]

Alum, Fog Creek Fellow, and former Lighting Designer Amanda Chang is currently an Instructor in Flatiron School’s Web Development Immersive. Now into her new career, Amanda took a moment to reflect on what she’s brought with her from her theater days: a collaborative spirit and the desire to create. When I decided to enroll at […]