Coding Dojo

Background in finance and slowly picked up skills and tools in more technical roles. Picked up various skills and interests as I started leveraging scripting languages to process data, visualizing data with reports. After working with financial data exclusively, finally decided to take time off to attend a coding bootcamp to learn the basics of programming and development. Overall, awesome experience learning how a technical person thinks and solve problems in an ever changing technology landscape.

Pros:
- Friendly staff
- Algorithms every morning, good practice to prepare for technical interviews
- Learning multiple technology stacks (Python, Java, MEAN)

Cons:
- The "self sufficient developer" aspect of the curriculum can be improved upon
- Lots of "games" based projects

Coding Dojo is a great place to jump into coding. They have a fast paced and structured curriculum that finds a good balance between guided learning and individual challenge. The daily algorithms and open seating really help students understand that coding isn't just about individual problem solving, but ability and willingness to ask questions and seek out the knowledge of those around you. Learning similar concepts in multiple languages really brings home the idea that coding is more about learning how to problem solve with a given set of tools, and less about memorizing a specific syntax or formula. Highly recommend for those that are willing to dedicate 4-6 months of their life to learning this awesome skill set!

I had considered attending a coding bootcamp on and off for a year or so and had the fortune of finding out that two of my friends, one with previous coding experience and one without, had recently gone through Coding Dojo in the Seattle area - at the time, I knew almost nothing about these bootcamps in general and absolutely nothing about Coding Dojo in particular. I was apprehensive because of my lack of any previous experience but both of my friends recommended I check out the program if I was interested in web development.

I could tell immediately from the open house that I attended that Coding Dojo would be a great place to learn, the staff was very upfront about the expectations from us students and what we, as a cohort, could expect in return. This carried on during the weeks ...

Background in finances and slowly picked up skills and tools in more technical roles. Picked up various skills and interests as I started leveraging scripting languages to process data, visualizing data with reports. After working with financial data exclusively, finally decided to take time off to attend a coding bootcamp to learn the basics of programming and development. Overall, awesome experience learning how a technical person thinks and solve problems in an ever changing technology landscape.

Pros:
- Friendly staff
- Algorithms every morning, good practice to prepare for technical interviews
- Learning multiple technology stacks (Python, Java, MEAN)

Cons:
- The "self sufficient developer" aspect of the curriculum can be improved upon
- Lots of "games" based projects

Coding Dojo teaches you 3 full stacks to develop skills necessary to become a full stack/ web developer.

before i go to coding dojo i had some school coding experience but that was not getting me anywhere, after i saw what i can build and what i am learning got so confident and found a job after a month from the the graduation

Coding bootcamps in general are a fantastic opportunity for anyone who wants to learn how to code quickly. But that is exactly what they are, an opportunity. If you decide to invest the money then you must invest the time, the good news is that if you do invest the time, the cost of the bootcamp is very much worth it. Knowing what I know now, I would have paid double what I paid to attend the Dojo. It is normal for bootcamps to tell you that for the duration of the boot camp, usually in the 12-14 week timespan, you need to put your personal life on hold, and after having attended Coding Dojo I can tell you it is a must. I spent over 80 hours a week for 14 weeks and I got a ton out of it. Your success is very much predicated on the idea of 'full immersion'. Just like with learning a fore...

Coding Dojo did an amazing job of preparing me not only for interviewing for software engineer roles but also helped me to grow my technical and troubleshooting skills in general. The algorithm work every morning was extremely valuable, and it prepared me to work through other resources to prepare for interviews. The course is balanced with practical work that can be immediately applied to any role as well as theoretical work (principals of computer science) that many companies want engineers to know.

There are a couple of important things to know before jumping into a coding bootcamp.

- If you are doing it right, it should be a 70+ hour commitment a week. Some of the folks that did extremely well made sure to keep at it through the weekends.
- Learning how to learn a language is important. When you become a developer, you can't stop learning. Even as I am writing this, I'm taking a quick online course on Elixir to prevent stagnation.
- There are going to be days where you hit a wall. It's always ok to ask for help to keep going. Your fellow classmates are going to be just as important as the instructors.

Before attending Coding Dojo in Chicago, I was in Pharmaceutical Quality, and was looking to move into a faster, more interesting field. Coding Dojo helped me pick up t...

Coding Dojo can help you learn what you would have taken you years to learn in few months. The structured currilculum and time crunch to stay up with the rest of the cohort will drive you to accomplish this. Throughout the Bootcamp you have to work harder than you’ve ever worked before. You will be frustrated when you spend long hours fixing one problem but once you fix your problem, you will have incredible sense of accomplishment. You will be ready to move on to next challenge. You should chose to do this bootcamp only if you can give 100%. They offer 3 stacks. It's pretty challenging and can get overwhelming. You have to put in so many hours or else you are not getting the most of the bootcamp. The best part of the bootcamp will be your cohort mates. It's very important to know them ...

PROS:
- Learn how to make fully developed web application/apps in only few days. If we were on our own, it could take months to learn!
- Exposure to many different technologies
- Learning from peers helps a lot
- The technologies and skills you learn will help gain interest of many recruiters.

CONS:
-not enough practice for algorithm challenges for job interviews

I was at Coding Dojo this year, it was really interesting, it's a lot to learn, instructors are really nice and always ready to help. I learned a lot that right now helps me in searching a job and not only in search. It's been a great experience, I made a lot of friends.

It was certainly an amazing experience. What they say from the very beginning (actually, from the first time you go there for a campus visit) is that the course is very intensive, and students should expect to put around 60-80 hours of work every single week. It seems like a lot, but I tell you that those hours go by so fast (specially during exams where you can swear an hour goes by every 5 minutes of work done) that you barely notice. The fact that Coding Dojo teaches 3 full-stacks instead of just 1 it is a huge plus. I have very fond memories of arriving at 5am on campus to start studying while everything was still dark, fueled by cold coffee from an Starbucks nearby and peanut bars from the kitchen drawer. I highly encourage everyone who are considering joininng a coding bootcamp to...

Before going to Coding Dojo, I was working in steel import industry as a sales logistics coordinator. There were major changes in the industry this year with tariffs on imports. I felt my job wasn't secure so I started researching for ways to better myself, which is when I discovered programming and Coding Dojo, specifically. During my time in the online program I learned how to make web applications in Python, MEAN and learned how to use modules and packages to make my apps more appealing. With my skills and the support of the career services team, I also got a web assistant job at a start up e-commerce company.

Coding dojo pushed me to new heights. I learned 3-full stacks in 14 weeks and how to better self teach myself. Career services was great too.

Looking back, most of my frustration with Coding Dojo can be attributed to the way it was marketed. Don't trust the 'zero-to-hero' promises. They can't teach everyone to code, and you won't be hounded with job offers after you graduate.

Yes, you'll learn a lot, but I'm not sure that you'll learn very efficiently - and no, you won't stack up to someone with a CS degree. Much of Coding Dojo's curriculum is internally focused and tends to follow more of an inductive reasoning pattern. They'll spend a lot of time focused on semantics, and language-specific syntax, and breeze through concepts. They continually emphasize that they're teaching self-sufficiency - more accurately, they'll avoid teaching. The curriculum focuses on outdated versions (unavoidable to some degree), but this becom...

Although Marketed, it does not replace a CS degree. There are basic fundamentals a CS degree covers that you do not within the boot camp. You do learn some fundamentals in terms of the three Stacks, however I felt that the curriculum could use an update as some material is outdated. However it is dependent on who your instructor is, if they are bad you are going to have issues. It should be noted that most of the instructors don't have direct industry knowledge. Most are graduates of the program. Don't get me wrong, they still can be very knowledgeable. You do much of the learning with your group via "strength through struggle." However I highly recommend going through the fundamentals of the languages you want to learn before coming to the boot camp. Be prepared to spend at least 80...

Going to a boot camp was a great experience overall- I got to meet really interesting people who I still keep in touch with 6 months after graduation. I didn’t stay directly in the development field, but it got me a position at an IT staffing firm and the knowledge I gained really helps me on a day-to-day basis and I still code as a hobby.

In coding dojo I got a new set of skills and built an impressive career portfolio.
In the interviews now I can show that I have the new knowledge that current employees do not have.
Today I am the leader of a software development effort to migrate older systems into the new version of Angular.

As a recent college graduate in Mathematics, I knew I wanted a job in tech but didn't have the experience or know how to get a job so I joined Coding Dojo. I feel the curriculum really prepared me for a job as a developer. I was hired by a consulting company after the Bootcamp and during the training, I found that I knew as much if not more than most of the people there with CS degrees. Coding Dojo is a great resource and the best priced compared to other online coding bootcamps. I highly recommend this program for people with a degree that are trying to break into tech