App Academy - Anyone Can Be A Software Engineer
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2015
- We want to inspire you to change your life through code. Four of our coding bootcamp graduates talk about their experience at App Academy, comparing where they were before the program to where they are now.
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advice to anyone considering a bootcamp:
1. Know who you are. Do you learn quickly or not? If no, PLEASE be honest with yourself. There is nothing wrong with you if you're not, but bootcamps move very quickly. Some people are quick learners, others are 'deep' learners needing to experiment around with the code/approaches before it really sinks in. If you're in the latter category, you should either: a) identify a program that allows you to work at your own pace, or b) work diligently to come into the program with a very strong ability to do coding problems (strive for a 5kyu, ideally 4kyu, on codewars). Take this seriously.
2. Learn HTML and CSS backwards and forwards. Know how to do things like basic styling. Know how to build forms. Know how the DOM works. This is non-negotiable. You won't be taught these in-depth at many bootcamps. While these concepts aren't overly challenging conceptually, they do take time. A large amount of what you'll be learning to do at bootcamp involves manipulating the DOM (that is, the visuals a user sees on a browser). HTML and CSS are among the key BUILDING blocks of web development. Many bootcamps focus less on these, and more on the sophisticated tools that interact with them. You will be much, much better off if you come into the program with no mystery on how these work.
3. Find the right program for you. Reputation and prestige are not everything. I know this goes without saying, but trust me on this. In terms of landing the gigs, your employability is MUCH more of a function of your talent at the end of the program than it is the reputation/competitiveness of the program. A program's name recognition may help, but if a less 'competitive' program is more suited to your learning style, trust your gut. You'll be happy you did, and likely much more employable than you would have been coming out of the most 'elite' program.
Feel free to PM me if you have any questions!
Hey, found your insight pretty well... insightful! I was wondering if there was any setup or schedule / pacing required for taking into consideration codefights, codewars, hackerrank, etc. I remember spending a lot of time on a given problem before figuring it out yet I understand how to build basic templates with react, know certain fundementals of JS like arrow function, classes (syntactic sugar), lets / consts, lexical scoping, bind / apply / call, [...spread], object.assign, etc.
So my understanding is everywhere atm and not finalized. Not hardened like a veteran. Would you suggest doing cracking the coding interview and codewars until you get to a sustainable level before going on to interviews or even bootcamps?
I do take this seriously and I thank you for saving me time through the comments to find a really good evaluation of one's personal knowledge before entering the program.
I can't possibly tell you how EXCITED I am to have found out about this program!!! I can't wait to fight to be the lucky 5% to study here in app academy!!!!
Hey did anybody go through this program and if so can you provide me any details? Thanks
Am Vendettafiq from KAMPALA UG am Smart enough to take such path for life. But am a poor boy l can't even afford fees . But l would like to join in App
So this is the equivalent of a web development certificate?
I don't know. I study C programming...and it's hard. I mean syntax is one thing but the logical problem solving is hard. I would spend days thinking about a programming problem playing with different syntax... I don't know.
Yeah coding takes allot of thinking skills. That's why the best of us make the most money. It helps if you read a couple of books on metaphysics, psychology, philosophy. Any topic that requires the ability to think will only make you a better (thinker) programmer and problem solver. You'll be amazed by the depth and intricacy of your ideas.
Remember logic is simple. It's so simple it can be hard to "think" out or we overlook it. The answers are always in front of us my friend. Directly or indirectly, it's always there. It's usually our expectations that get in our way. Emotions are a control of it's own.
Also take iQ tests / iQ games on a daily (45m a day). Lumosity should be your new best friend.
A broad mind is an intelligent mind. An intelligent mind solves problems. Part of solving a problem is collecting ideas and actively exercising your intellect.
app academy says it has three locations. nyc sf and online. so is there a 12 week app academy course online or not? im in NC and thats very far from both places.
The online version is also available now. The whole curriculum is available for free. Online has 3 types now.
1- Full online bootcamp for the same price as the campus based classes.
2- $30 monthly of online courses plus slack channel to ask questions from teachers.
3- And the completely free version that I mentioned.
I was in a bad car accident and have now become disabled to work. Is this some thing that I could do from home or must I work on location . If the answer is that I can work from home what are the chances of finding a work from home job?? Along with this I have a memory problem since the accident and may need to retake a class over and over to remember is that a problem??
You have to be on location. I dated someone who went through a similar program--Flatiron School--and it's a very intense and immersive couple of weeks, where you're running on fumes through 16 hour days. From what I gathered from him, the curriculum is like being put in front of a fire hose and a huge amount of info washes over you. Some people can take it all in and make it work because they find logic and pure analysis mentally stimulating/easy to comprehend. Others sink. Your memory problem, as a result, will be a pretty serious handicap. Employers want to hire people capable of hitting the ground running without much hand-holding. That's why they like and hire from these coding bootcamp programs.
Can u help me 🙏
If so read my comment plz
If I finish this program , should I find a job immediately? Or can I pending some while?
Was it worth it?
I graduated high school 10 years ago and i want to change career i have no computer background at all but i have keen interest to have career in computer skills can't afford to go college can i join coding or Ux/UI related things??
yes, you can, Mr.
i always want to be a software engineer but my math is not too good. can i become a software engineer ??
+Dambar Bista I'm a recent graduate from App Academy, and I haven't done anything beyond a single college math class. Math skills are nice, but they definitely are not required.
+Jesse Latimer thanks how hard is it and is it equal as university degree , how about job prabablity ??
+Dambar Bista Job placement after the program is just under 100%. You can see the recent numbers on their site. It's very hard, and very selective, but I encourage looking into it if you're interested.
+Jesse Latimer thank you sir, i am very interested and i will join soon .
+Dambar Bista Math for most compsci really depends on what part of compsci you get into, for example, will you use calculus? Probably not unless you're dealing with something like video game engines, see what I mean.