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The Typical (and Not-So-Typical) Projects You’ll Encounter as an Entry-Level Developer
This post, by Flatiron School alum Tiffany Peon, originally appeared on Quora. What are the most common types of projects for entry-level programmers?Many aspiring programmers, myself included, start learning to code because they know they want a career as a software engineer—but it’s not always clear what they’ll actually be doing and what projects they’ll […]
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Three Mothers Find Work-Life Integration Through Programming
Prospective employees look for more than a great salary and room to grow when scouting potential career moves. Nowadays, people care about how their time in the office will affect their time outside it—and they’re factoring it into their career choices. This is particularly true for parents, who are juggling the needs of their family […]
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The 6 Essential Elements Every Tech Portfolio Needs
Imagine you’re a hiring manager and choosing between two candidates for a junior developer role at your startup. Both applicants have similar backgrounds and skillsets. To make your decision more difficult, both performed about the same during their interviews. So, you look online and turn to their online presence or portfolio.The first candidate’s portfolio is […]
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Operation Code: One Army Veteran’s Path to Programming
Michael Perritano is familiar with tactical operations, but after leaving the United States Army in 2011 with 10 years of service under his belt, he became acquainted with an operation of a different kind. The organization Operation Code partners with the Flatiron School’s online campus – Learn – to help former military personnel build new skills, open up a […]
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From Linguistics Major to Software Developer – Jen’s Summer at Flatiron
This post originally appeared on March 23, 2015.While attending University of Michigan as a Spanish and Linguistics major, Flatiron School alum Jen Eisenberg spent a summer learning to program in our Web Development Immersive. When she returned to college for her Senior year, she had a new skillset and a new direction in her studies. […]
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Alan Turing: The Father of Theoretical Computer Science
This post originally appeared on October 3, 2014. The quote above is from Alan Turing’s essay, “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” (the one where he introduces the Turing Test). It might seem like an overarching statement about technology, but it’s actually about building a theoretical basis for artificial intelligence back when AI was just fantasy. As […]
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Grace Hopper and the FLOW-MATIC
This post originally appeared on December 29, 2014. United States rear admiral, naval destroyer, mathematician, and irreverent speech-maker, Grace Hopper had a career in computer science that spanned more than sixty years and still impacts us today. Because of her contributions to programming languages, software development, and code puns, she is a staple in Flatiron […]