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Alumni Stories
One Student’s Journey from Paper and Pizza Delivery to Software Engineer
“I committed to not giving up when life got challenging.” // Meet Flatiron Grad and Young Consulting Software Engineer Burak Kocak! He left Turkey for a better life and worked many jobs to support his family along the way. Then, his wife suggested coding as a great fit. So after their second child came along, […]
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How One Student’s Focus on the Goal Helped Him Find Community
Online student Anthony Harvey has wowed his instructors all through his studies with his strong skills. Leaving a 13-year career in real estate finance to follow his passion to learn to code, Anthony has steadily progressed through the Flatiron program over a year while raising a family and suffering – and overcoming – personal setbacks. […]
Career Advice
Helping Students Find their “Why” With Seattle Campus Manager Cody Green
At Flatiron School, the community on our campuses is essential to helping students get through the journey to code, which is often intense, immersive, and filled with highs and lows along the way. We sat down with Seattle Campus Manager, Cody Green, to talk about how he helps Seattle students through their journey to code. […]
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Ruby and the Japanese Language
Is there a link between programming languages and spoken languages?
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Spotlight on the Denver Community with Campus Director Josh
Interested in launching a career in tech in Denver? The Flatiron School is here to help, with our Denver campus in Rhino providing courses in software engineering and UX/UI design. At the center of it all is Josh Couper, our Campus Director at Flatiron School. One year since our opening, we sat down with Josh […]
Alumni Stories
How an Opera Singer and a Language-Lover is Connecting People Through Technology
WeWork's first Flatiron hires! // Martina Weidenbaum left her first interview with WeWork excited about the prospect of working for a place whose mission made her feel like she was joining a movement rather than just a company. "I hoped that by being part of that team, I could live that mission and be part […]
Cybersecurity Engineering
#CyberMonday: 5 Things You Need to Know about CyberSecurity
Ah, the holidays. A time for friends, family, giving—and a whole lot of online shopping. The end of November brings a blight of days to commemorate America’s favorite past times: first Thanksgiving, then Black Friday, then Small Business Saturday—and, finally Cyber Monday, the mecca of sales for online shoppers. But, all those great deals come […]