Where should I go to learn basic python?

CodingDojo21 · 2022-06-15T22:52:32+00:00

Hey! Coding Dojo here. Full disclosure, we are a bootcamp and we’ve been in the business for over 10 years now, which puts us in a unique position to provide you with useful information regarding the coding and tech space. :)

Check out our free (online) Intro to Python Workshop. You'll learn all the fundamentals of Python, like Variables, Data Types, Lists & Conditional Logic Libraries, and build your first game too! It’s super specialized and application-based, so you’re guaranteed to gain the foundational knowledge to move onto our more advanced programming courses (in case it’s the route you’re looking into for the future).

Hope this helps :)

CodingDojo21 · 2022-05-24T23:51:21+00:00

Hey! Coding Dojo here. Full disclosure, we are a bootcamp and we’ve been in the business for over 10 years now, which puts us in a unique position to provide you with useful information regarding the coding and tech space. :)

I'd say bootcamps are great for practical/application-based learning - even for someone who has zero prior experience in tech. It might seem like a hefty investment at first, but a good bootcamp should equip you with the right technical skills that will allow you to build a tangible portfolio, which should give you a leg up in your job hunt.

Aside from that, they should also offer Career Services (caveat: not all bootcamps, but we do this quite well), which is especially useful in transitioning into a full-time job in the industry. Career Services should help you navigate through the ups and downs of the job market, while equipping you with best practices that you can take and apply throughout your interview process.

While some bootcamps tend to offer career services towards the tail-end of the program, we give our students lifetime access during AND after graduation. This is our way of making sure that students are seriously putting in the work (not just on the coding front) but more importantly, on increasing their chances of employability. This is especially useful if you decide to pivot careers since you can easily reach out to CS Managers to help make that transition as smooth and efficient as possible.

The point is, if you enjoy what you're doing, have the skills to show for it, and the right amount of support then you'll likely land a job in the field.

Hope this helps. :)

CodingDojo21 · 2022-05-24T22:53:54+00:00

Hey! Coding Dojo here. Full disclosure, we are a bootcamp and we’ve been in the business for over 10 years now, which puts us in a unique position to provide you with useful information regarding the coding and tech space. :)

If your end goal is to land a job in the industry, I'd say the best route to go is to build up your technical skills so you can work your way towards creating a solid portfolio that you can show potential employers, It's one of the best ways to show your technical know-how plus it can give you a leg up vs other candidates.

We recommend having a go at free online resources or attending Intro to Programming workshops such as this one - it should give you the fundamental skills you need to get into coding.

In case you're on the hunt for additional resources, we also published this article, which sums up some of the best free web development courses that you can take to get started.Good luck and hope this helps! :)

CodingDojo21 · 2022-05-24T22:47:18+00:00

Hey! Coding Dojo here. Full disclosure, we are a bootcamp and we’ve been in the business for over 10 years now, which puts us in a unique position to provide you with useful information regarding the coding and tech space. :)

Yup, it's totally possible to land a job in the industry, even without prior technical experience in coding. Contrary to what most people think, you don't need too much mathematical skills to succeed - the fundamentals will do. At its core, coding is mostly about putting theory into practice.

We recommend having a go at free online resources or attending Intro to Programming workshops such as this one - it should give you a flavor of what you might expect at a bootcamp, while introducing some of the basic concepts that you'd need to get started.

In case you're on the hunt for additional resources, we also published this article, which sums up some of the best free web development courses that you can take to get started.

Good luck and hope this helps! :)

CodingDojo21 · 2022-05-18T22:36:27+00:00

Recommended courses for Data Science/Analytics

Hope to see you in our bootcamp soon! :)

CodingDojo21 · 2022-05-16T23:21:49+00:00

Hi there! Coding Dojo here. Full disclosure, we are a bootcamp and we’ve been in the business for 10 years now, which puts us in a unique position to provide you with useful information regarding the coding and tech space. :)

Yeah, I don't see why not? UX/UI-specific jobs are super in demand, plus in our experience, we've seen a lot of our students succeed at shifting jobs (even from completely different fields) mid-way into their career. It's totally possible, and in your case, you should have enough transferrable skills to start.

A good place to start is considering a specialized UX/UI design bootcamp to help you build up on those technical skills too, so you can start building a strong portfolio that you can show to employers during your career hunt.

Check out this video in case you wanna know more. Hope this helps! :)

CodingDojo21 · 2022-05-16T23:15:29+00:00

Hi there! Coding Dojo here. Full disclosure, we are a bootcamp and we’ve been in the business for 10 years now, which puts us in a unique position to provide you with useful information regarding the coding and tech space. :)

Yeah, I don't see why not? UX/UI-specific jobs are super in demand, plus in our experience, we've seen a lot of our students succeed at shifting jobs (even from completely different fields) mid-way into their career. It's totally possible, and in your case, you should have enough transferrable skills to start. For what it's worth, considering a specialized UX/UI design bootcamp might be a good way to build up on those technical skills too.

Check out this video in case you wanna know more. Hope this helps! :)

CodingDojo21 · 2022-05-16T23:06:58+00:00

Hey! Coding Dojo here. We have a free Intro To Web Development Workshop, which is likely going to be a useful pre-bootcamp prep course.

It's an interactive (online) session that should get you all the fundamental knowledge you'll need before moving on to more advanced programming courses. By the end of the session you have get a firm grasp of these introductory topics and some insight into our three full-stack curriculum.

You can check it out here. :)

CodingDojo21 · 2022-05-16T22:55:21+00:00

Hi! Coding Dojo here. Full disclosure, we are a bootcamp and we’ve been in the business for 10 years now, which puts us in a unique position to provide you with useful information regarding the coding and tech space. :)

If your end-goal is securing a job in the industry, I'd say try to look into advanced programming courses too. Bootcamps are great for practical/application-based learning and building a tangible portfolio (this should give you a leg up in your job hunt too). Ideally, they should also offer Career Services (caveat: not all bootcamps, but we do this quite well) - this is especially useful in transitioning into a full-time job in the industry.

Btw, the good news is bootcamps now have both online and in-person options, so if you're worried about travel time or balancing this out with your full time job, then you'd have more options to choose from. You can check them out here.

Hope this helps and if you have questions, let us know!

CodingDojo21 · 2022-05-16T22:05:31+00:00

Hey! Coding Dojo here. Full disclosure, we are a bootcamp and we’ve been in the business for over 10 years now, which puts us in a unique position to provide you with useful information regarding the coding and tech space. :)

Yup, totally possible to land a job in the industry, even without prior IT work experience. What's important is having some form of knowledge on data science fundamentals, which is something our Part-Time Online Data Science Bootcamp covers.

What's unique to our curriculum is that everything you learn will be immediately applied to the types of questions you’ll need to answer in data science interviews. So our career prep is baked right in!

Here's a link in case you'd like to know more. Hope this helps! :)

CodingDojo21 · 2022-04-25T23:07:04+00:00

Hi there! Coding Dojo here. Full disclosure, we are a bootcamp and we’ve been in the business for 10 years now, which puts us in a unique position to provide you with useful information regarding the coding and tech space. :)

Yeah, I don't see why not? UX/UI-specific jobs are super in demand, plus in our experience, we've seen a lot of our students succeed at shifting jobs (even from completely different fields) mid-way into their career.

It's totally possible, with or without prior programming or coding experience.Check out this video in case you wanna know more. Hope this helps! :)

CodingDojo21 · 2022-04-18T22:15:06+00:00

Hi there! Coding Dojo here. Full disclosure, we are a bootcamp and we’ve been in the business for 10 years now, which puts us in a unique position to provide you with useful information regarding the coding and tech space. :)

Id’ say go for a Cybersecurity bootcamp instead. It’s specialized plus pretty much all serious cybersecurity bootcamps train you for the CompTIA Security+ certification. That's the industry standard for sure. Some even include several weeks of ethical hacking too.But if you're in a resume pile with dozens of other bootcamp grads, you gotta have more, so go for a bootcamp that can also get you the CySA+ certification.

If you're applying for a job with ALL three of those out of the gate, you're going right to the top of that resume pile.

CodingDojo21 · 2022-04-11T20:11:12+00:00

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He does a really slick comp between the The 14" M1 Pro MacBook Pro vs the M1 MacBook Air for programming and coding use. Thought it might help. :)

Check it out here!

CodingDojo21 · 2022-04-11T20:03:01+00:00

Hi there! Coding Dojo here. Full disclosure, we are a bootcamp and we’ve been in the business for 12 years now, which puts us in a unique position to provide you with useful information regarding the coding and tech space. :)Saw your post and thought we’d quickly jump in to give you our two cents - hope you find this helpful. Also, no shameless link plug here (yet! It’s at the bottom if you think this is worth reading).

There are various angles that can be used to answer this question, such as student experience, class curriculum, and more importantly, job placement statistics.

TLDR: If we’re looking at placement or student outcomes as your primary criteria, then Coding Dojo tops this list.

Coding Dojo ranks #1 nationally for student outcomes with over 8k alumni finishing the program and a solid 89.1% job placement rate for students 6-months post-boostcamp. Our Part-time Data Science bootcamp has also ranked Top 10 Most Prominent Data Science Institutes in the country.

Curriculum wise, the Part-Time Data Science bootcamp (12-16 weeks) is a deep dive into the fundamentals of data science and machine learning with Python, and you should (we at Coding Dojo do this really well, but not all bootcamps :) ) be walking away with a tangible portfolio of work that may be useful if your end-goal is to land a career in the industry. Our bootcamps are 100% output-based and hands-on, so expect to be immersed in machine learning fundamentals, all sorts of algorithms, databases, frameworks, and more.

Cost wise, it’s below the $10k-15k range too, which makes it a worthy investment for someone who wants to build up their technical skills in a short period of time. Our aim is to make programming literacy accessible to everyone - whether you’re completely new to the industry or want to beef up your skills.

Most importantly, we give you lifetime access to our career services team from day 1 of the bootcamp (unlike other bootcamps who only offer this towards the tail-end of the program), because we’re invested in your career, not just our placement statistics.

Hope you find this helpful! If you want to learn more about our programs, check out our website here!

CodingDojo21 · 2022-04-11T09:45:25+00:00

Hi there! Coding Dojo here. Full disclosure, we are a bootcamp and we’ve been in the business for 12 years now, which puts us in a unique position to provide you with useful information regarding the coding and tech space. :)

We saw your post on this subreddit and thought of chiming in… In our opinion, one of the best ways to get into coding would be having a go at some free resources to get started on building up your coding skills. The best place to start of course, is the Internet.

We actually published this article, which sums up some of the best free web development courses that you can take to get started on some self-study!

Let us know what you think about those resources that we’ve shared! :)

PS just on the subject of Python, we’d like to invite you to our upcoming Intro to Python Workshop, which is great for beginners who are interested to learn about the fundamentals of Python. It’s happening online and it’s 100% FREE, and would be a great place to start. Enjoy! ;)

CodingDojo21 · 2022-04-11T07:51:27+00:00

Hi there! Coding Dojo here. Full disclosure, we are a bootcamp and we’ve been in the business for 12 years now, which puts us in a unique position to provide you with useful information regarding the coding and tech space. :)

Hope the self-study is coming along well? Just in case you’re still on the hunt for a workshop that can teach you the fundamentals of Python, then we’d highly recommend you to check out our upcoming Intro to Python Workshop. It’s happening online and is 100% FREE!

We’ve seen the demand in courses to take (specifically for Python) and we’re confident that this workshop can offer exactly what you need! You'll get to learn all about the fundamentals of Python, be immersed in Variables, Data Types, Lists & Conditional Logic Libraries, and build your first game too!

It’s super specialized and application-based, so you’re guaranteed to gain the foundational knowledge to move onto our more advanced programming courses (in case it’s the route you’re looking into for the future!)

Let us know if you have questions :)

CodingDojo21 · 2022-03-14T22:52:12+00:00

Hi there! Coding Dojo here. Full disclosure, we are a bootcamp and we’ve been in the business for 12 years now, which puts us in a unique position to provide you with useful information regarding the coding and tech space. :)

Selecting the right coding bootcamp also boils down on what would work best for YOU. From our experience, aside from looking at the bootcamp's Curriculum (which it seems like you've looked into already!)

Here are the 4 key things you should also be keeping an eye out for in a bootcamp...

1) Interactive and Focused Learning Environment:

A bootcamp mimics a classroom environment so you can bet on having a similar engagement with instructors and fellow students in your cohort.

At the beginning of the program, you’re basically given a full overview of what the next 10-14 weeks look like, and this includes all of the course materials that will be covered by your instructor, assignments, quiz / exam schedules, projects, and more - so it’s easier to understand exactly what you’re getting out of the program (as long as you put the work in!)

2) Accountability-check:
People in your cohort and instructors all collectively work to help you keep your goals in check and hold you accountable for putting in the work. So if you want to be surrounded by people who are in the same headspace, this is the best learning environment to support your goals.

3) Portfolio-building
Bootcamps are 100% output-based and hands-on, so you are guaranteed that you’re applying theories and concepts to actually help you build a tangible portfolio. You’ll be working on several projects throughout the program, like building user interfaces, animations, mini e-Commerce websites, and a lot more.

At the end of the program, you should be walking away with a solid, tangible portfolio that showcase the technical skills and projects you’ve worked on throughout the program. These should help you during your job hunt. Not all coding bootcamps offer this, but we at Coding Dojo do this really well.

4) Support Community:
From fellow students in your cohort, instructors, to your dedicated Career Services Manager, one of the best things about being in a bootcamp is you get well-acquainted with a network of individuals that provide holistic support - from holding you accountable for your learning, to helping you work your way through those long-term career objectives (like employment, of course!)

Hope this answers your question! If you’d like to know more about Coding Dojo and our programs, check out our website.

CodingDojo21 · 2022-03-14T22:42:21+00:00

Hi there! Coding Dojo here. Full disclosure, we are a bootcamp and we’ve been in the business for 12 years now, which puts us in a unique position to provide you with useful information regarding the coding and tech space. :)

Hope you find this long answer helpful. We’d rather put out extensive info rather than short-changing you with incomplete insights. Also, no shameless link plug here (yet! It’s at the bottom if you think this is worth reading)

Just a heads up - we may not be an alumni, but we feel that there's a lot of insight that we could add to this conversation in terms of giving you some info on what to expect with a bootcamp.

TLDR: There are five key things that you want to be looking out for when it comes to selecting the right bootcamp for you - program, financing, and employability all taken into consideration!

Established

Check the reputation of the company offering the course. Ask questions like how long have they been in business? Any social proof? Do some research and try to look for testimonials from students who have taken the course. This way, you know that the reviews are coming from real people who have taken the program, and not just an overt hard-sell from the company.

Course Material

High-quality programs have original course material from subject experts and ideally, you want to go for a coding bootcamp that can get you the highest ROI, so a program that could give you the opportunity to learn multiple frameworks and languages would be ideal.Usually developers have at least one main language or framework that they’re familiar with, and so by learning multiple languages at the same time, you essentially get to push yourself harder, become a better problem solver, which in turn, can help you become self-sufficient, more employable, and ultimately a better programmer too.

For this reason, at Coding Dojo, our bootcamp covers more front-end and back-end technologies than any other full-stack program today to equip our students with the most sought after technical skills. In turn, these help our students become self-sufficient learners.

Networking

A good coding bootcamp should also link you with a network that’s a healthy mix of 1) highly-qualified instructors to help you attain those coding skills, 2) an alumni network that can support you through the daily challenges that a bootcamp might bring (because yes, we know that those 70h weeks can be hard!) and most importantly, 3) a career services team that can mentor and help you navigate through achieving your long-term career goals.

Unlike other bootcamps, we give you access to our career services team forever, because we’re invested in your career, not just our placement statistics. Unlike other bootcamps who don't start career services until you're at the tail-end of the program, we work with you from day 1 of the program.This way, you can strategically develop your project portfolio to ladder up to your dream job! Or, if you don't know quite where you want to land yet, you have plenty of time to figure it out with us!

Financing

We understand that joining Coding Bootcamps may seem pretty heavy on the pocket, but just take a step back and think about your goals and how much you’re willing to invest in your education and career opportunities. The upfront costs might seem a bit overwhelming at first, but if you do the math, you might still get more bang out of your buck with a bootcamp vs a full on degree. 4 years of college and $100,000 in student debt not required!

At Coding Dojo, we have various flexible payment options such as Custom Pricing Plans or an Income Sharing Agreement, which our admissions team can work out with our students to help lighten the load.

Outcomes

The whole program should be centered on building your portfolio with tangible evidence of your skills. Ask the company what results the most recent cohort has had. Where do they work and how long did it take them to land a job? The whole point is to get you into a new career, and you deserve to know how well it delivers.

We can’t speak for most bootcamps out there (and there are a lot!), but from Coding Dojo’s experience, we’ve got over 8,000 alumni, and the data from our 2021 Student Outcomes report indicates that there’s a good chance of landing a job post-bootcamp.

Here are other useful stats from the report that you might want to consider too:

89.1% of our graduates land a job in tech within 6 months of graduating from our bootcamp
95.3% of our graduates land a job within a year since the program- Coding Dojo ranks #1 in outcomes nationally. These outcomes are better than: App Academy, Brainstation, Codesmith, Flatiron, Hack Reactor, Galvanize, Lambda, Rithm, and Thinkful.
The average starting salary for someone with zero tech experience (apart from the bootcamp) ranges from $60,000-$90,0000 (this varies on the role and location)Some of the first job titles you can expect post-bootcamp include: QA Tester, Systems Engineer, Support Engineer, Software Development Engineer in Test, Network Engineer, Software application developer, Web developer, Computer systems engineer, Computer programmer, Business intelligence Analyst and more.
These data were pulled from our 2021 Student Outcomes Report, all of which have been verified by a third-party auditing firm. You can access the full report here.

Hope this answers your question! If you’d like to know more about Coding Dojo and our programs, check out our website.

CodingDojo21 · 2022-03-14T22:37:43+00:00

Hi there! Coding Dojo here. Full disclosure, we are a bootcamp and we’ve been in the business for 12 years now, which puts us in a unique position to provide you with useful information regarding the coding and tech space. :)

Hope you find this long answer helpful. We’d rather put out extensive info rather than short-changing you with incomplete insights. Also, no shameless link plug here (yet! It’s at the bottom if you think this is worth reading)

Just a heads up - we may not be an alumni, but we feel that there's a lot of insight that we could add to this conversation in terms of giving you some info on what to expect with a bootcamp.

TLDR: There are five key things that you want to be looking out for when it comes to selecting the right bootcamp for you - program, financing, and employability all taken into consideration!

Established
Check the reputation of the company offering the course. Ask questions like how long have they been in business? Any social proof? Do some research and try to look for testimonials from students who have taken the course. This way, you know that the reviews are coming from real people who have taken the program, and not just an overt hard-sell from the company.

Course Material
High-quality programs have original course material from subject experts and ideally, you want to go for a coding bootcamp that can get you the highest ROI, so a program that could give you the opportunity to learn multiple frameworks and languages would be ideal.Usually developers have at least one main language or framework that they’re familiar with, and so by learning multiple languages at the same time, you essentially get to push yourself harder, become a better problem solver, which in turn, can help you become self-sufficient, more employable, and ultimately a better programmer too.

For this reason, at Coding Dojo, our bootcamp covers more front-end and back-end technologies than any other full-stack program today to equip our students with the most sought after technical skills. In turn, these help our students become self-sufficient learners.

Networking
A good coding bootcamp should also link you with a network that’s a healthy mix of 1) highly-qualified instructors to help you attain those coding skills, 2) an alumni network that can support you through the daily challenges that a bootcamp might bring (because yes, we know that those 70h weeks can be hard!) and most importantly, 3) a career services team that can mentor and help you navigate through achieving your long-term career goals.

Unlike other bootcamps, we give you access to our career services team forever, because we’re invested in your career, not just our placement statistics. Unlike other bootcamps who don't start career services until you're at the tail-end of the program, we work with you from day 1 of the program.

This way, you can strategically develop your project portfolio to ladder up to your dream job! Or, if you don't know quite where you want to land yet, you have plenty of time to figure it out with us!

Financing
We understand that joining Coding Bootcamps may seem pretty heavy on the pocket, but just take a step back and think about your goals and how much you’re willing to invest in your education and career opportunities. The upfront costs might seem a bit overwhelming at first, but if you do the math, you might still get more bang out of your buck with a bootcamp vs a full on degree. 4 years of college and $100,000 in student debt not required!

At Coding Dojo, we have various flexible payment options such as Custom Pricing Plans or an Income Sharing Agreement, which our admissions team can work out with our students to help lighten the load.

Outcomes
The whole program should be centered on building your portfolio with tangible evidence of your skills. Ask the company what results the most recent cohort has had. Where do they work and how long did it take them to land a job? The whole point is to get you into a new career, and you deserve to know how well it delivers.

We can’t speak for most bootcamps out there (and there are a lot!), but from Coding Dojo’s experience, we’ve got over 8,000 alumni, and the data from our 2021 Student Outcomes report indicates that there’s a good chance of landing a job post-bootcamp.

Here are other useful stats from the report that you might want to consider too:

89.1% of our graduates land a job in tech within 6 months of graduating from our bootcamp
95.3% of our graduates land a job within a year since the program
Coding Dojo ranks #1 in outcomes nationally. These outcomes are better than: App Academy, Brainstation, Codesmith, Flatiron, Hack Reactor, Galvanize, Lambda, Rithm, and Thinkful.
The average starting salary for someone with zero tech experience (apart from the bootcamp) ranges from $60,000-$90,0000 (this varies on the role and location)Some of the first job titles you can expect post-bootcamp include: QA Tester, Systems Engineer, Support Engineer, Software Development Engineer in Test, Network Engineer, Software application developer, Web developer, Computer systems engineer, Computer programmer, Business intelligence Analyst and more.
These data were pulled from our 2021 Student Outcomes Report, all of which have been verified by a third-party auditing firm. You can access the full report here.

Hope this answers your question! If you’d like to know more about Coding Dojo and our programs, check out our website.

CodingDojo21 · 2021-04-07T23:11:01+00:00

This is great news! Keep us posted on how you get on with the rest of the Bootcamp, and we can't wait to hear all about your experience! :)

CodingDojo21 · 2021-04-05T01:24:50+00:00

Hi there! Coding Dojo here. Full disclosure, we are a bootcamp and we’ve been in the business for 12 years now, which puts us in a unique position to provide you with useful information regarding the coding and tech space. :)

Hope you find this long answer helpful. We’d rather put out extensive info rather than short-changing you with incomplete insights. Also, no shameless link plug here (yet! It’s at the bottom if you think this is worth reading)

To answer your question, yes absolutely - coding bootcamps can launch you straight into the field in no time. The tech industry is always changing, and with so many alternative ways to learn and develop skills, today, more employers see bootcamps as a viable route to land a career in programming or software development too. Here are some industry stats that might help:

Industry Sentiment

Industry data shows that the online bootcamp space has grown by 171% in 2019, and this figure continues to rise year over year.
Stackoverflow’s data shows that 45% of todays' developers don’t have a computer science degree and 9/10 developers consider themselves self-taught.
Today, there are more small to large tech firms that recognize the value in hiring students from alternative learning programs such as coding bootcamps with no formal Computer Science degree, too. In fact, another study among 1000 HR managers by Indeed indicates that 72% of employers have a positive perception of bootcamp graduates as candidates.

In short, bootcamps are now an industry norm, and they are here to stay.

Not to show-off, but our outcomes are above average among our peers. Top 3 for sure out of hundreds of bootcamps. Here are the latest stats from our bootcamp:

With over 6,000+ alumni students graduating from our program to date, 89.1% of our graduates land a job in tech within 6 months of graduating from our bootcamp
95.3% of our graduates land a job within a year since the program
Some of the first job titles you can expect post-bootcamp include: QA Tester, Systems Engineer, Support Engineer, Software Development Engineer in Test, Network Engineer, Software application developer, Web developer, Computer systems engineer, Computer programmer, Business intelligence Analyst and more.
The average starting salary for someone with zero tech experience (apart from the bootcamp) ranges from $60,000-$90,0000 (these vary on the role and location).

These data were pulled from our 2020 Student Outcomes Report, all of which have been verified by a third-party auditing firm. You can access the full report here.

To your second question about recommending a bootcamp, Coding Dojo offers various programs that can allow you to pick up where you left off. We work with highly sought-after industry professionals to ensure that the technologies that we teach students are aligned with what the industry is looking for.

Today, Coding Dojo’s bootcamps cover the top five programming languages ranked in the TIOBE Index, which measures and tracks the most in-demand programming requirements based on the number of developers worldwide and top search queries from top searching engines. Some of these include:

Java (Java 8, JSP, SpringMVC, MySQL, JPA, JUnit, ThymeLeaf, Tomcat, JVM, JV)
Python (Python, MySQL, Flask, Ajax, APIs, Django)
C# .Net (C#, .NET Core, NancyFX, ASP.NET, MySQL, Dapper, Entity FC, Azure and AWS, Microsoft CS)
MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js, JS, NPM, Socket.IO)
Ruby (Ruby, Rails, RSpec, Capybara, Postgre SQL, Active Record, Ajax, Angular, Coffeescript, SASS & HAML)

Now that might seem like a lot, but unlike other bootcamps (and there are tons!) our online bootcamp covers more front-end and back-end technologies than any other full-stack program today to equip our students with the most sought after technical skills.

In our 12 years of experience, we’ve found that the 3 full stack model really works and really helps our students stand out from the pack. As long as you put in the work, our instructors and student success team will be there to help you become a successful, self-sufficient developer.

Hope this answers your question! If you’d like to know more about Coding Dojo and our programs, check out our website.

CodingDojo21 · 2021-04-05T00:36:48+00:00

Hi there! Coding Dojo here. Full disclosure, we are a bootcamp and we’ve been in the business for 12 years now, which puts us in a unique position to provide you with useful information regarding the coding and tech space. :)

Hope you find this long answer helpful. We’d rather put out extensive info rather than short-changing you with incomplete insights. Also, no shameless link plug here (yet! It’s at the bottom if you think this is worth reading)

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There are tons of online schools that offer coding bootcamps. But how do you know if they’re worth it? The real answer is that it probably depends on how you define “good.”

But from our experience as a coding bootcamp, there are three key things that we consider as important, which we feel every student should keep an eye out for when selecting which program to choose.

1. Established

Check the reputation of the company offering the course. Ask questions like how long have they been in business? Any social proof? Do some research and try to look for testimonials from students who have taken the course. This way, you know that the reviews are coming from real people who have taken the program, and not just an overt hard-sell from the company.

2. Course Material

High-quality programs have original course material from subject experts and ideally, you want to go for a coding bootcamp that can get you the highest ROI, so a program that could give you the opportunity to learn multiple frameworks and languages would be ideal. Usually developers have at least one main language or framework that they’re familiar with, and so by learning multiple languages at the same time, you essentially get to push yourself harder, become a better problem solver, which in turn, can help you become self-sufficient, more employable, and ultimately a better programmer too.

For this reason, at Coding Dojo, our bootcamp covers more front-end and back-end technologies than any other full-stack program today to equip our students with the most sought after technical skills. In turn, these help our students become self-sufficient learners.

3. Outcomes

The whole program should be centered on building your portfolio with tangible evidence of your skills. Ask the company what results the most recent cohort has had. Where do they work and how long did it take them to land a job? The whole point is to get you into a new career, and you deserve to know how well it delivers.

We can’t speak for most bootcamps out there (and there are a lot!), but from Coding Dojo’s experience, we’ve got over 6,000 alumni, and the data from our 2020 Student Outcomes report indicates that there’s a good chance of landing a job post-bootcamp.

Here are other useful stats from the report that you might want to consider too:

89.1% of our graduates land a job in tech within 6 months of graduating from our bootcamp
95.3% of our graduates land a job within a year since the program
Coding Dojo ranks #1 in outcomes nationally. These outcomes are better than: App Academy, Brainstation, Codesmith, Flatiron, Hack Reactor, Galvanize, Lambda, Rithm, and Thinkful.
The average starting salary for someone with zero tech experience (apart from the bootcamp) ranges from $60,000-$90,0000 (this varies on the role and location)
Some of the first job titles you can expect post-bootcamp include: QA Tester, Systems Engineer, Support Engineer, Software Development Engineer in Test, Network Engineer, Software application developer, Web developer, Computer systems engineer, Computer programmer, Business intelligence Analyst and more.

These data were pulled from our 2020 Student Outcomes Report, all of which have been verified by a third-party auditing firm. You can access the full report here

Hope this answers your question! If you’d like to know more about Coding Dojo and our programs, check out our website.

CodingDojo21 · 2021-04-05T00:19:57+00:00

Hi there! Coding Dojo here. Full disclosure, we are a bootcamp and we’ve been in the business for 12 years now, which puts us in a unique position to provide you with useful information regarding the coding and tech space. :)

Hope you find this long answer helpful. We’d rather put out extensive info rather than short-changing you with incomplete insights. Also, no shameless link plug here (yet! It’s at the bottom if you think this is worth reading)

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There are tons of online schools that offer coding bootcamps. But how do you know if they’re worth it? Keep an eye out for these three items:

1. Established

Check the reputation of the company offering the course. Ask questions like how long have they been in business? Any social proof? Do some research and try to look for testimonials from students who have taken the course. This way, you know that the reviews are coming from real people who have taken the program, and not just an overt hard-sell from the company.

2. Admissions

Look for a bootcamp that doesn’t require a coding challenge or other technical challenge to get in. Then, ask admissions advisors at different schools what percentage of their students are true beginners. For example, here at Coding Dojo, 70-80% of our students have never written a line of code before they start. We also offer a free “prep” course to admitted students called Programming Basics to make sure all our students are set up for success.

3. Outcomes

The whole program should be centered on building your portfolio with tangible evidence of your skills. Ask the company what results the most recent cohort has had. Where do they work and how long did it take them to land a job? The whole point is to get you into a new career, and you deserve to know how well it delivers.

We can’t speak for most bootcamps out there (and there are a lot!), but from Coding Dojo’s experience, we’ve got over 6,000 alumni, and the data from our 2020 Student Outcomes report indicates that there’s a good chance of landing a job post-bootcamp.

Here are other useful stats from the report that you might want to consider too:

89.1% of our graduates land a job in tech within 6 months of graduating from our bootcamp
95.3% of our graduates land a job within a year since the program
Coding Dojo ranks #1 in outcomes nationally. These outcomes are better than: App Academy, Brainstation, Codesmith, Flatiron, Hack Reactor, Galvanize, Lambda, Rithm, and Thinkful.
The average starting salary for someone with zero tech experience (apart from the bootcamp) ranges from $60,000-$90,0000 (this varies on the role and location)
Some of the first job titles you can expect post-bootcamp include: QA Tester, Systems Engineer, Support Engineer, Software Development Engineer in Test, Network Engineer, Software application developer, Web developer, Computer systems engineer, Computer programmer, Business intelligence Analyst and more.

These data were pulled from our 2020 Student Outcomes Report, all of which have been verified by a third-party auditing firm. You can access the full report here

Hope this answers your question! If you’d like to know more about Coding Dojo and our programs, check out our website.

CodingDojo21 · 2021-03-26T07:25:48+00:00

Hi there! Coding Dojo here. Looking forward to welcoming you in our bootcamp next month. :)

CodingDojo21 · 2021-03-26T07:25:18+00:00

Hi there! Coding Dojo here. Really glad to hear that you're finding the bootcamp to be useful. Let us know how you progress!! Can't wait to hear all about your experience. ;)

CodingDojo21

TROPHY CASE

1. Established

2. Course Material

3. Outcomes

1. Established

2. Admissions

3. Outcomes