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From Deloitte to Google: a Flatiron Alum’s Path to Rediscovering What He Loves About Tech
Before enrolling in Flatiron School, Basar Akyelli was an Electronic Discovery manager at Deloitte. Concerned that his skills were slowly becoming outdated and driven by an enthusiasm for Apple products, he enrolled in Flatiron School’s iOS Development Immersive. Now a Product Manager at Google, Basar spoke with us to share what spurred his career […]
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Fog Creek and the NYC Web Development Fellowship: Partnering to Nurture Diversity
At Flatiron School, we talk to a lot of companies that hire developers—and often, we end up discussing diversity.
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Accountability in Education: The Flatiron School 2014 Jobs Report
Over the past two years, it has been a privilege to share our love of code with more than 350 students. Our graduates have trusted us with their futures—and we have not taken this responsibility lightly. When we first opened our doors in 2012, among the questions we hoped to answer was this: “By leveraging the […]
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Student Projects at The Flatiron School Science Fair
Huge thanks to everyone who came out (in a snow storm!) to this semester’s Science Fair. In spite of the weather, our Web and iOS students demoed their apps for representatives from over 150 companies. All together, students presented more than 100 apps they built over the course of the last 12 weeks. If you […]
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From Board Game to App: How to Build a Single Page Web App for Mobile
Amanda Himmeltoss is a developer and Instructor in Flatiron School’s Web Development Immersive. An avid board game player, she explains how she made one her favorite games more portable with JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and Rack. I few weeks ago, I was faced with a dilemma. I really like playing the game Carcassonne, and I wanted […]
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From Flatiron School to Acquisition: A Flatiron Alum’s Path to Starting and Selling a Company
Business School grad and Flatiron alum, Justin Belmont was no stranger to entrepreneurship when he enrolled in Flatiron School’s Web Development Immersive. By the time the company he co-founded, Perkla, was acquired by ID.me, he had the programming chops to continue his career in product management. Justin sat down with us to share why he […]
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The 10 Principles of Good Web Design for Developers
No matter the technologies used, good design decisions can help developers make better, more usable software. Mitch Boyer is a designer, developer, and Instructor for Flatiron School’s Web Development Immersive. In this post, he breaks down Industrial Designer Dieter Rams’s 10 Principles of Good Design for developers working on their own projects—or who might not […]