7 ways Brooklynites can start learning to code for free
For many people, the road to coding starts with free courses, either online or in person. Bootcamps, jobs, meetups, they all come later, but first things first, coders-to-be want to see if they have...
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Here’s what one Brooklyn dev says you should know about coding schools
After nearly eight years working at an Apple Genius Bar and pursuing creative writing, Kyla Massey decided to switch things up and learn to code. The promise of a good-paying developer job beckoned....
View ArticleWhich coding bootcamp is best for you? 6 things to consider
In the past five years, New York’s coding bootcamp industry has grown significantly. The growth is good in many ways. A growing market with more competition means more choices for students and greater...
View ArticleEtsy worker recounts the time she really messed up and people didn’t freak out
There’s a deeply wonderful thread making its way around Reddit about a young dev on his or her first day at a new job where they accidentally deleted a database and got fired on the spot. Redditors...
View ArticleWith WeWork and Flatiron School merger, coding bootcamps are set to proliferate
This year hasn’t been the kindest to coding schools. Over the summer, two of them — Dev Bootcamp and The Iron Yard — closed. But WeWork is still bullish on their potential, apparently. This week, the...
View ArticleWhy the Flatiron School landed in hot water with the New York Attorney General
We recently reported that WeWork had acquired the Flatiron School. Our coverage regrettably left out a significant detail: just two weeks before WeWork’s announcement, the New York Attorney General’s...
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Volunteers wanted to teach code in Brooklyn schools
This is the third year of the #HourOfCode challenge, in which nearly all of the 500 public schools in the borough take an hour out of the day during the week and teach their students computer...
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A Brooklyn high-schooler takes on the world
When an enemy spacecraft is bearing down on you at warp speed, intent on obliterating every molecule of your being, it’s imperative that you take action, post-haste. But not everyone is equally adept....
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Is the coding bootcamp dead? Thinkful plans expansion with $9.6 million raise
2017 seemed like a bad year for coding bootcamps. Both the Iron Yard and Dev Bootcamp closed up shop. In bigger names, the Flatiron School was bought by WeWork, and one Brooklyn graduate spoke out with...
View ArticleWeWork to launch Access Labs, a Flatiron School for low-income New Yorkers
If you’ve been wondering what WeWork would do with the acquisition of the Flatiron School, here’s an early answer. WeWork tells Technical.ly exclusively that it will open a new program this spring at...
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