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Codesmith is a software engineering bootcamp that puts collaboration at the forefront of its training model. Its structure includes four major projects, where students learn from one another, test their skills, and prepare for the tech workforce. The web applications…

For eight years now, Lighthouse Labs has been connecting people to a tech career by accelerating their education. The Canada-based tech bootcamp offers full-time 12-week programs in web development and data science as well as upskilling courses that can be…

School culture plays a crucial role in a student’s learning experience. An article on the Harvard Graduate School of Education website highlighted how a school’s culture is created and fostered.  It read: “In a strong culture, there are many overlapping…

Rapid technological advances have brought about an avalanche of job opportunities. However, companies continue to struggle with talent shortages. College degrees offer a conventional route to access these opportunities, but did you know that other options offer lower barriers to…

The data science field is booming, with corporations looking to harness the 79 zettabytes of data that have ever been and will ever be created, captured, copied, and consumed. To put a zettabyte into perspective, it’s about 909,494,702 terabytes, and…

If you are looking for a coding bootcamp that is engaging, with real-time instruction and daily interaction, then Alchemy Code Lab may just be the place for you. If you need any amount of convincing, look no further than the…

In our last article with The Software Guild, you heard how the program’s founders started this organization to give back to the software development community. Though they’ve accomplished their mission by producing 1,400 new developers since the school began in…

You might already be familiar with Codecademy. The bright and inviting platform is heralded for its unique ability to provide affordable, accessible, and flexible courses on a wide array of in-demand tech skills.  Unlike some coding bootcamps where students have…

How important are coding skills? Do you need to know how to code if you want to build a solid career in tech? A good way to answer this is by looking at industry trends and job outlooks.  LinkedIn data…

New York Times bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell once wrote, “If you work hard enough and assert yourself, and use your mind and imagination, you can shape the world to your desires.” Shaping the world, or at least shaping your world,…

The coding bootcamp you choose to launch your career matters immensely. The right bootcamp means the difference between struggling to pay back tuition you can’t afford while looking for a job you can’t perform, versus entering the booming tech industry…

Codeworks is an immersive bootcamp with three locations in Europe—Barcelona, Berlin, and London—and the option to pursue remote learning from wherever its students may be. As the school itself says, Codeworks strives to make tech education “more accessible, enjoyable, and…

Since its creation in 2018, CodeBoxx has become a standard-bearer for accessible education, offering a software engineering program that caters to students of all backgrounds and a “learn now, pay later” scheme that eliminates the worry of paying upfront. But…

College is for the young. Since its inception, the traditional college model has catered to the needs of bright-eyed young adults fresh out of high school, leaving those who don’t fit this profile in the dust.  For these non-traditional students,…

The onset of the pandemic has inspired new commitments to personal and professional development. Get back into shape, stay connected, quit that toxic job, or learn an in-demand language to stay competitive. Some chose Mandarin, others preferred Spanish and French.…

Suppose you’re looking for a coding bootcamp to further your career in the tech industry that values comprehensive, deep training and the diversity of the tech world, and the skills of various people from differing backgrounds. In that case, Alchemy…

The value of a software developer used to be measured by the lines of code they wrote. Until it became clear that a developer’s job is not just to write any code. It’s to write code that drives business growth.…

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic took a massive toll on the global workforce—millions faced a hard decision regarding their careers. Some lost their jobs, while others took the opportunity to reevaluate and take charge of their career directions. BMO Capital…

In the world of bootcamps, when there’s such a wide variety of locations and programs to choose from, what truly sets a curriculum apart? Many bootcamps offer a plethora of add-ons, guarantees, bells and whistles. But the curriculum and instruction…

There’s a fine line between good and bad software, and that could be a single line of code.  To an aspiring software engineer, this might seem like a welcome invitation to simply pick a language, watch countless YouTube tutorials on…

A man walks into a bar and engages in a conversation with the bartender. The bartender, intrigued, listens to the man with full concentration. The next day, the bartender hits the books to prepare for a new career. The bartender…

It’s been over a year since COVID-19 changed the way that we learn and work. Out of necessity, so many of the interactions we never thought would be virtual have been taking place online. Whether it be social gatherings, job…

After leaving behind a 10-year career in art education, Leanne Frisinger spent six months chasing after what she considered another artistic pursuit, with code as the chosen medium of expression: software engineering. “When I was teaching in South Africa, I…

For those looking to pursue a career in tech, the world has opened up. There are more paths than ever before that can usher a prospective tech employee into the industry. When sorting through options in the form of coding…

In today’s age where remote learning is the norm, many factors that once allowed people considering coding bootcamps to pick between different bootcamps may seem to fade into the background, making all remote bootcamps appear the same.  Factors like location,…

How wide is the skills gap? According to a global workforce solutions company, it’s a chasm.  In its latest “Talent Shortage Survey,” the Manpower Group found that nearly 70 percent of employers struggle to fill vacancies for skilled workers. Leading…

“There is no perfect teaching model for one learner. Whether it’s lecture, reading, group projects, or hands-on activities, everyone is going to excel differently. The goal is to try to account for all different types of learning styles by creating…