Flatiron School Blog
Software Engineering
5 Scary Things About Going to a Coding Bootcamp (That Aren’t Scary at All)
Terrifying. Scary. Fear. These are words that should be used for Halloween or horror movies, not about attending a coding bootcamp. Investing in yourself shouldn’t be something that keeps you up at night. You probably have a few questions about what’s next and there are probably a few things that might scare you about learning […]
Data Science
Book Review: Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques to Build Intelligent Systems
If you’re comfortable with coding in Python and want a quick introduction to both classic and deep learning techniques in Python from an experienced practitioner, “Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques to Build Intelligent Systems” by Aurélien Géron just might be the book for you! Aurélien who? Aurélien Géron is […]
Alumni Stories
One Student’s Journey From Professional Basketball Player to Data Scientist
From Basketball to Big Data… “It’s okay if it feels impossible in the beginning you have to remind yourself it’s brand new and to build skill sets take time and practice.” // Meet Flatiron School Grad Sabatino Chen! He majored in math and then went on to play professional basketball in Asia. He completed […]
Alumni Stories
How One Student Pivoted From Jewelry Trading to Software Engineering at Bloomberg
“If I were in the market again, I would spend more time on networking than on anything else.” This month we feature a profile on Flatiron School graduate Denis Bondin. He started in the jewelry business, became a trader, discovered coding, and just landed his dream job at Bloomberg within five months of finishing Flatiron […]
Announcements
Course Report Ranks Flatiron School as the #1 Best Coding Bootcamp in 2019
We're honored to be named the #1 Coding Bootcamp in 2019 by Course Report, a leading authority on immersive technology education and the coding bootcamp industry! This recognition is a reflection of our commitment to our mission and our students. Course Report bases its rankings on 10 factors including alumni and student reviews, career support, […]
Alumni Stories
One Student’s Advice on Being a No-Brainer Hire
On being a no-brainer hire… // When Yamini first heard about a job opportunity as a Client Solutions Engineer at Updater, she radiated with excitement while discussing it with her coach. This was the role and the company that Yamini was made for, and she wanted to make sure they saw her as a "no-brainer" […]
Software Engineering
How to Get Started With GitHub
In this article we’ll look at what GitHub is, the problems it’s designed to solve, and we’ll take a run at the basics of creating, copying, and contributing to projects hosted on GitHub.