Google Summer of Code

Not bad. Had a lot of interesting concepts and ideas. It opened my mind to things I hadn't thought of before, and I believe I'm a better programmer for it. I appreciate everything that Udacity offers, but wish there was more job assistance after graduation.... Read More

The Pros are that you get to learn about the current technology and in the process sharpen your skills. And working on real life projects gives me the confidence to take up any new job in the field of study.
The cons are that the level of one-on-one interaction... Read More with the instructors is somehow not very impressive.

Since the first lesson up to the last one I got a great guidance and accurate resources. The program has exceeded my expectations because the real and professional people behind the course material and lessons. People from Google and Udacity worked together... Read More to deliver a Course that helped me to understand better how I can create an amazing user experience using the web capabilities.

I started my programming journey through self teaching in order to make video games. I found I wasn't good at it so I went back to school at the community college. There I heard that LaunchCode was offering a Python class which turned out to be the first... Read More iteration of their LC101 class. And I would like the time to mention how receptive LaunchCode is to feedback. In my spare time I work as TA for LC101 and the course has changed dramatically since took it in 2016. What hasn't changed is the quality of information, and skills they give students. They work tirelessly to give people a job in tech. I cannot speak for their other education programs or about coming to them with the skills employers are looking for but not a way to apply for job but I am sure they offer the same level of excellence. I finished LC101 and was able to use those skills to land me a job that let me move out my parents' place in about 10 months from starting the class till when I started to work as an apprentice. I was hired on 3 months after being placed. The one downside if any to LaunchCode is that they are not located in all cities. I have shared my story on the company's site and from time to time I get asked to help people launch their career into tech. And unfortunately I can't always direct them to LaunchCode or a place similar because of their location. I am grateful to LaunchCode for the opportunity they gave me and hope more people get the same chance I did.