Flatiron School Blog

After graduating Hunter College in 2014 with dual degrees in Statistics & Applied Mathematics and Dance, Stephanie Guevara didn’t know what she wanted to do. A job in the Executive Development Program at Macy’s presented itself, but after completing the program and spending a year as an Assistant Buyer for Kitchen Electrics and Personal Care, […]

Imagine yourself five years from now. You’ve been asked to give a talk sharing how you quit your traditional job, went to coding school, and became a successful developer at a major tech company. After your speech, a ton of people rush up to you. They ask for your business card, your email address—some even […]

This past week, students from Flatiron School’s Full-Stack Web Development immersive presented their final projects at our Science Fair, revealing exactly how far one can come as a developer in three months of intensive study and practice.

As the manager of Muse Coach Connect, a platform that connects professionals with career coaches, I speak with people every day who are contemplating a career change. It’s a daunting process to be sure, one that can be both exciting and terrifying. How do you know if a career change is right for you? While […]

For every programmer who started playing with BASIC at age 14 or graduated from a prestigious university with a B.S. in Computer Science, there’s a programmer who started coding at age 35 or received a humanities degree from a liberal arts school.After all, creative people usually make excellent designers and developers. We’ve witnessed this first-hand: […]

When you think of the “typical” programmer, which adjectives come to mind? Probably something along the lines of analytical, focused, methodical, logical, and mathematical—in other words, left-brain characteristics. You’re probably not thinking inventive, creative, adaptive, communicative, passionate, or curious. But maybe you should be. Programming is actually an awesome profession for those in the humanities—including […]