CodingNomads

CodingNomads was an amazing learning experience for me. I love to travel and really wanted to learn how to code, and was struggling trying to figure it out on my own. CodingNomads had awesome instructors, who were great at helping me figure out things... Read More I was struggling with. They taught me lots of things I don't think I could have figured out on my own. I was part of CodingNomads' cohort in Koh Tao, Thailand, and it was really fun studying during the week and then checking out the island during the weekends. Our classroom was a quick walk from the beach and at least once a week we went swimming during our lunch break. Not only did I learn how to code but I got a chance to learn how to scuba dive and drive a motorbike. We also had weekly yoga classes and nightly card games with some climbing on the weekends. My cohort was small and we became a little family. We spent almost everyday together for the two months we were there and it was an experience I will never forget. I'm still in touch with everyone and anytime one of us is traveling near someone else, we try and plan to meet up. I would definitely recommend CodingNomads for a great learning and life experience.

I had an amazing experience as part of a small cohort in Thailand in 2017. The Java course was challenging, at times confusing, and meandered at a few points, but, Ryan was always there to guide me through the learning process and always made himself... Read More available if I needed extra help on certain parts of the course. Ryan is a great coach and mentor. This experience was so much more than just a coding boot camp, however. Living on a small island and experiencing a new culture was awesome. My classmates were fantastic and we had a great time together in class as well as adventuring, dancing, hiking, and so many more fun things! The experience was not without some mishaps and blunders, but both Ryan and Kim were amazingly supportive throughout our time together. I learned a lot about coding, but I also learned a lot about myself and can't recommend this experience to other people enough!

I took part in the Python Fullstack Web Development course in 2019 which consisted of 8 weeks part time online as well as 4 weeks in-person tuition in Bali.

The online part of the course was very informative and useful in allowing you to know the basics... Read More of programming before the in-person component. You’re given assignments that you work through at your own pace but have the added advantage of a mentor that you have calls with once per week (they’re also on-hand to help you whenever you have any problems). I’ve always been a self-learner but it was definitely helpful to have a mentor to guide you in the right direction when you get really stuck.

The in-person component of the course in Bali was the really outstanding part for me though. The class size was small and the instructor was extremely knowledgeable, having worked several years at a FAANG company. It was a great environment to learn as all the other classmates were really friendly and motivated to learn. We would frequently stay behind after class and help each other out to complete the assignments for the day, which helped me to solidify my knowledge.

After the bootcamp I took a few months to continue learning and decide on which area I would like to specialise in. I enjoyed the data side of the course the most and decided to delve more into this area. Whilst this was different to web development there were lots of overlapping concepts. I ended up interviewing and getting a job as a data analyst not long after finishing the course!

I attended the Bali 2018 Java bootcamp and had a great experience! The instructors — Ryan and Caden — were both friendly and knowledgeable. The material we covered was also highly relevant for the software job market. After attending the course, I was... Read More able to find a software developer job in less than two months. It took a lot of effort and self-motivation, but I consider the bootcamp to be a critical factor in successfully landing a job in NYC.

Along with an excellent learning experience, the bootcamp was also a lot of fun. Exploring Bali as a group was a great way to unwind after class and stay motivated to work harder. Taking an intensive course abroad and removing myself from everyday commitments made me even more productive than when I was studying at home.

I highly recommend CodingNomads to anyone that wants to learn real-world skills, but you still have to put in the work yourself. The in-person bootcamp is also great if you want to find a community of like-minded travelers and digital nomads.

I'm a full time professional who needed an in-depth course to understand and learn Java. I've searched lots of online learning courses but I decided to choose CodingNomads and I can't be happier. I loved their learning platform which is top of the class... Read More and their willingness to revise it based on students feedback. I've learned basic concept of Java and how to apply it in real world. I'd recommend this course for not only the working professional but also for all students who are looking to start a new career in software engineering.

Get dragging out of your comfort zone learning in the most comfortable experience and place on earth!

CodingNomads provided a thoroughly immersing experience into the world of coding. For someone like me who was not familiar with anything beyond a 'windows... Read More pc fixing' level of IT, it meant going through a steep learning curve. The learning provided an understanding of the fundamental concepts of coding, hands-on practice in the very structured online course with personal remote mentor as a starting point.

My personal reflection on the full experience is that the more time and energy you spend on the online course, the faster you follow the fastpaced exciting tasks during the on-site boot camp. Taking a good 6 to 8 weeks for the online part will get you places with Python and SQL.

Once the on-site boot camp starts, the excitement of the owners, organisation, teachers, and fellow students reaches boiling point. In warm Bali with an incredibly warm-hearted CodingNomads team, no time is needed to break ice nor bread. It is incredible how good of a connection is made with the other students, who in a majority are very likeminded and have similar aspiration for joining this boot camp.

With tropical temperatures outside, you will be spending most of the weekdays in a cool classroom with heated discussions, inspiring lectures and many practical assignments. Assignments that take shape as you progress into the boot camp. The build-up starts with simulating simple tasks that demonstrate the basic principles of Python, before moving into building code for your very own web apps. Approximately a full week is spent on web app development to go through conceptualising, building, testing, refining and going through the rabbit hole of bugs and errors that is inevitable during coding. Depending on popular demand, other subjects are discussed as well. Our cohort was interested learning about Python for Data Analysis and machine learning algorithms, which were catered for in a few days of the boot camp. After the on-site part of the course, you are left with a month of intense support in your own 'capstone project'. That's personal support from your teacher and mentors on your own coding project. A time where, based on your interests and aspired app, you are able to put all the elements of the boot camp together to design, build and launch your own web application.

Outside class, expect a lot of fun times - if you take the leap of faith to opt-in - exploring all the best food places, bars, clubs, waterfalls, trips and pools. The more fun you bring in, the more fun you get out of it.

I strongly recommend the CodingNomads Python Fullstack web development boot camp. It provided me with a thorough understanding of coding and IT principle, Python as a new (coding) language to me, and a new group of friends from across the world.

Ironically, I am writing this quite positive review after 'complaining' myself to the CodingNomads team that I could only find very positive reviews before signing up. Ofcourse, nothing in life is perfect, that includes this boot camp. Yet, having the right mindset and agility compensates for a lot of improvement points. The CodingNomads team has been very receptive to on-the-spot feedback by us on wanting or needing more time for certain topics, certain assignments, or certain topics of interest related to Python. This agility of the CodingNomads team makes any of their boot camps a great choice for anyone who is intrinsically motivated to start learning to code, as long as you put in your heart, mind and soul into learning and having fun along the way.

What are you waiting for? Jump in the CodingNomads adventure while you can!

Yours truely,

A very happy CodingNomads graduate.

I attended the Python bootcamp in Bali in fall 2019. Having never coded in my life I was nervous about signing up to a bootcamp, having no idea what to expect, and no idea whether I'd take to the coding world. The course was split into 3 sections: an... Read More online course to get up to speed, a classroom element where we were taught and challenged by an amazing instructor, and finally a project with Skype support. This setup suited me well as I was keen to travel but also keen to code, and I was able to do both at the same time!

Right from the off I felt like I could go to the CodingNomads guys for anything. My tutor during the online course phase spent as much time as it needed for me to understand a concept. The classroom phase felt more like an ecosystem than a bootcamp. Multiple ways in which the tutors supported us. We had an incredible teacher who broke very complex problems down in ways we could all understand. The owners were always on hand to lend support, encouragement, and even ran yoga sessions after class! Finally one of the advantages of attending such a course is the people you meet; they all became another invaluable source of support, particularly on the intensive days when we covered a LOT of ground and solving problems together was very much needed!

We covered a lot of topics during the course: web apps, data structures, machine learning, data science etc. The course would therefore be suitable to someone looking for this wide base of knowledge.

I'd recommend this course for anyone looking to learn a language in a fun but intensive way. However I'd also caution to make sure you invest the time up front, in really doing the online course justice. I signed up late (my fault), and was occasionally distracted by travelling fun. One week into the classroom course I realised I would have gotten even more from it if I had spent more time coding before arriving in Bali. I invested a total of 105 hours in the online prep, I'd recommend doing more than this!

Thanks to everyone at CodingNomads and my fellow students for an incredible experience

I was looking for a Python bootcamp and had some specific criteria. I wanted a mix of online and onsite due to family commitments and having failed to get far with online only courses before. This combination proved nearly impossible until I spotted the... Read More Coding Nomads Bali bootcamp. I had a great experience. The pre onsite course with weekly mentoring sessions worked really well to get me to a reasonable level before the onsite. I then travelled to Bali and had a great month at the onsite. The instructor was fantastic. The venue was fantastic. And the travel experience was an added bonus. The pace of the onsite was pretty frenetic. It’s definitely not an easy option. It was extremely hard work! Once I had returned to the UK I worked on a project which consolidated my knowledge and can definitely say that the whole experience exceeded my expectations. Though Coding Nomads is a small business the organisation is excellent and I would thoroughly recommend the experience to anyone looking for this combination of teaching styles.

After several years of with attempting to learn to code myself, I found myself frustrated with a lack of progress and being stuck in 'tutorial purgatory'. Like most people, I spent many hours looking into various bootcamps, weighing up the pros & cons... Read More but often backed off not wanting to make that full commitment of quitting work and spending thousands of $$$$. CodingNomads offered introductory/preparatory online materials, with 1-on-1 coaching sessions which served as a feeder to their main on-site bootcamp.

I decided to signup to the Intro Java/SQL course to see if they would be a good fit going forward. Pretty much from the first session I knew there would be value in really learning to code with CodingNomads. Ryan was great at explaining the core concepts and felt like I was beginning to make some progress. From there it was a relatively easy decision to commit to the full on-site course.

My positive experience continued in Bali from day 1. We covered a lot of material at what times felt like a frenetic pace. Initially it felt quite overwhelming, but CodingNomads instructors were always readily available to help.

By the end of the course I had a good solid foundation with which to continue my coding journey. I felt comfortable in picking up new concepts and technologies unassisted, which is essential in this sector. A few months after returning home I managed to switch my career from Accountancy and land a Junior Developer role, something that I don't think would have been possible without my time at CodingNomads.

I participated in the Bali edition of Coding Nomads Python Bootcamp. At the time I accepted an offer from one the Big Tech companies, but decided to give programming a try first. The program had a great structure and despite limited time allowed us to... Read More get to pretty advanced stuff like deploying apps online. This is definitely a full-time arrangement, but this gave me a good balance during such a long stay in Bali. The most impressive moment is actually not coding related - at one point halfway through the course I felt like I was not getting enough support in learning html. I gave my feedback directly to the course instructors. Most people would really put their ego first and turn it into a power trip - but not them. They were extremely responsive to my feedback and at once made sure I am aware of all the available resources including instructor's time. I still keep in touch with many of the people from the course as this school-like experience abroad really contributed to the tight-knit community vibe during the course. What I learned at Coding Nomads really saved my ass in my new position as it turned out to be much more code focus than anticipated. Currently, knowing python gives me a cutting edge both in my current position and the wider job market.