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Alumni Stories
How One Student Became a Software Engineer Remotely from South Korea
Job Seeking With Savvy // Meet Monika Williams, a Florida-based, recent Flatiron School online graduate who recently joined MotionPoint as a Junior Solutions Engineer. Before starting the online program at Flatiron School, Monika Williams had earned a degree in Animal Science and taught English in France, leading to another opportunity to teach in South Korea. […]
Alumni Stories
How One Student Expressed Her Creativity as a “Code Artist”
“Treat every mistake as a happy accident. Embrace curiosity and fall in love with the subject matter.” Meet Flatiron School student Patricia Carter! Patricia dabbled in a few careers including artist’s assistant, sales, retail clerk and English teacher. It was a close friend and software engineer where she ultimately found inspiration to make the leap […]
Software Engineering
An Introduction to Git
These days, if you want to work as a professional software developer, you’re going to need to learn how to use Git. A version control system (VCS) is nothing new. Over the years, we’ve had a number of VCS’ including CVS, Subversion, Mercurial, Microsoft TFS, and Perforce. For the last few years, Git has become […]
Software Engineering
9 Free Coding Classes in San Francisco in 2019
San Francisco. Silicon Valley. When you think of the Bay Area, you think of tech. Some of the biggest tech companies in the world call the city home. Much like the adage of going to Hollywood to get your big break, many would-be software engineers, data scientists, and UX/UI designers consider San Francisco the place […]
Data Science
Version Control for Data Scientists: A Hands-on Introduction
Historically, many data scientists didn’t use “software development” tools like version control systems. These days as their code becomes more sophisticated and data scientists are increasingly influenced by their software engineering partners, it’s becoming increasingly important to learn how to skillfully use a version control system like Git. In this brief, hands-on introduction, you’ll learn […]
Data Science
A Hands-on Introduction to Data Cleaning in Python Using Pandas
While most articles focus on deep learning and modeling, as a practicing data scientist you’re probably going to spend much more time finding, accessing, and cleaning up data than you will running models against it. In this post, you’ll get a quick, hands-on introduction to using the Python “Pandas” library. Whether you’re taking your first […]
Flatiron School
Why You Should Consider a UX/UI Design Career in Denver
There’s something about Denver that fosters creativity. Maybe it’s the gorgeous views, the work/life balance, or the general openness of Denverites. Whatever it is — it’s led to thriving design and tech scenes in the city. That’s why we’re excited to launch our UX/UI Design course at our Denver campus where you can learn UX […]