Flatiron School Blog
Tech Trends
The Future of Your Career and How to Get There
Our remarkable ability to adapt and evolve has enabled us to design tools that transcend the limitations of time and space. Digital services have become pillars of our modern life and have seamlessly integrated into our personal and professional routines. There’s an app seemingly for everything these days and there’s a high chance that, as […]
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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 […]
Alumni Stories
How a Traditional Irish Dancer Discovered Software Engineering
Meet Flatiron student Russell Brown! He came to Flatiron School with a unique background, but quickly found home in the space of learning a new language. He has persevered and succeeded through adversity in his life to become one of the most inspiring stories we've ever featured. Here, Russell explains his journey: You have an […]
Alumni Stories
How an Expat Found a Life and New Career in Australia
Lara M. moved to Australia from Moscow to begin a new career and a new life. She was an account manager at a marketing firm before discovering her passion for tech. In just over a year, Lara has found a community of developers in Sydney and a job as a front-end developer at an exciting […]
Software Engineering
How to Set Up a Professional Development Environment
One of the biggest differences between professional software developers — compared to most people — is the care and precision with which they set up their computers. In this article, I’m going to run through the process of getting a Mac ready to program professionally using the Ruby programming language. Why Ruby? There are lots […]
Artificial Intelligence
The Best Books for Getting Started With Deep Learning
If you want to get up to speed with deep learning, which books should you read? Consider starting with one or more of these three! While the idea of artificial neural networks was first proposed in the 1940s, and the first perceptron was built in 1958, the field of deep learning really started to take […]
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2019 Grace Hopper Celebration: 5 Panels to Check Out
The 2019 Grace Hopper Celebration is an incredible three-day event filled with inspiring talks and informative workshops. We’re proud to be involved with the Anita Borg Foundation, the conference organizer, and to sponsor the 2019 Social Impact Abie Award. We want to highlight just a few panels that we thought you might like to attend. […]