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Tech Trends
What is User Experience Design?
UX design focuses on the interaction that a human user has with everyday products and services. The goal of UX design is to make using these products and services, both digital or physical, easy, logical, and fun.

Data Science
How Is Data Science Used?
Data science has been a persistently popular field lately, cropping up in job reports and listicle articles for recommended career paths. With all these headlines, you may wonder though - how is data science used, and where can you see its implications in everyday life?

Software Engineering
What Programming Language Should I Learn First?
If you're beginning a path to a career in software engineering, you may be asking yourself "which coding language should I learn first"? Look no further, here's our guide to the top four recommended programming languages.

Staff / Coach Features
Bani Phul-Anand: From Beauty To Product Design
Bani Phul-Anand, a Lead Instructor of Product Design at Flatiron School, has more than 12 years of experience in Product Design. She began her career in luxury beauty and fashion, but a pivot into tech eventually led her to a career in Product Design.

Career Advice
After The Interview
Not sure what to do after an interview? No matter how it went, you should always do the three items on this post-interview checklist: send a thank you note, perform an interview analysis, and get back out there!

Staff / Coach Features
Jeffrey Hinkle: From Chef to Data Science Curriculum Writer
Jeffrey Hinkle, a Junior Curriculum Writer for Data Science, spent more than two decades in the restaurant industry as a chef before pivoting into tech.

UX / UI Product Design
Do You Need A Degree To Become A Product Designer?
We’re going to put the spoiler right out in the front here - no, you don’t need a degree to become a Product Designer. But, that’s not the whole story. Here’s the 5 skills you need to break into the field (and how to get them).
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