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Karlie Kloss Helps Change the Face of Programming for Young Women
13 percent. That’s how many female teenagers consider a STEM field as their first choicefor their future career. Luckily, many people and organizations – including the White House – are working to figure out how to get more young women excited about science, math and technology. It’s also a topic that is catching the attention of more unexpected advocates, like […]
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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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Learn To Program Your Favorite Song
'Cause the coders gonna code, code, code, code, code…. In his latest online lecture, our co-founder, Avi, taught us how to code his favorite Taylor Swift song: “Shake it Off.” Using Ruby code and Sonic Pi – a live coding synth used by beginner students and pro musicians alike – he showed us how to use […]
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How Flatiron School Gets Grads Jobs
This post was originally published on Switchup.org. Flatiron School VP of Business Development, Rebekah Rombom, gives insight into how our job placements team successfully places 99% of our grads. I’m Rebekah, and I run placements at Flatiron School, a coding bootcamp with both in-person classes (NYC) and Online Programs. Delivering outcomes is a critical part […]
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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 […]