Hack Reactor

I had a wonderful experience with the Hack Reactor and Kevin. Kevin, Mario, and Maurice did an excellent job teaching and making sure I feel comfortable with the material. I couldn't recommend a better course if you're a beginner, like I was, with no formal understanding of Javascript or computer science. The structure of the course maximizes time spent with code which is extremely important and incredibly valuable. Practice makes perfect! Kevin and the staff have are amazing. They truly love to teach people new things and are incredibly friendly and welcoming. Mario and Maurice were very helpful and patient. They helped me reach those "ah ha" moments where things would finally click and the puzzle pieces fall into place.

Kevin was hands down the best coach we could've asked for, experienced, a great mentor, and has the capacity to breakdown technical concepts in a learning environment easily for students to understand. Ethan was one of my TAs and my huddle lead, I have say that without Ethan I wouldn't have progressed as much as I have. He was extremely patient, guide me through my blockers and never gave the answer or made me feel rushed. From the contributions of Kevin and Ethan the possibility to gain entry into Hack Reactor immersive is possible, change your life now and sign up!

Great way to prepare for a boot camp or technical interview. Definitely drinking from the firehose for a few weeks, but worth it.

Think of software engineering as a trade and of Hack Reactor as a trade school. Sure, everything you learn at a trade school you could teach yourself, but you'll end up spending a lot more time and effort, probably go down the wrong path more than once and pick up quite a few bad habits along the way. Hack Reactor teaches you the tools of the trade, i.e the front- and back-end frameworks and libraries that are in demand in the job market now. They will also teach you some CS fundamentals, offer excellent tutorship during the 12 week program, and prepare you for the job search afterwards as well.

But what you get out of Hack Reactor will largely be what you put into it. You can put in the bare minimum effort and make it through, but you would only be doing yourself a disservice. Your ...

I studied Finance in undergrad, but fell in love with computer science when I took my first programming course called Financial Engineering. I first learned about Coding Bootcamps back in 2015 and finally made the decision to go in 2017. During those two years, I studied on the weekends, researched my options and saved up for 9 months of unemployment (3 month immersive + 6 months of runway for the job search). When it came down to choosing a bootcamp, I was between App Academy and Hack Reactor. I ultimately chose Hack Reactor for one reason: I met somebody with a very similar background to me (same degree in Finance from the same University) and his testimony gave me the comfort I needed. At the end of the day, there are many outstanding bootcamps (Hack Reactor, AA, Rithm, GA, etc...), ...

Starting SSP for me is an ongoing challenge. I never coded in my life and then started to learn to code, it was like a whole new language. I had to know what went where and how to write this in a certain order, not to mention that this course was a 4-week course that was from 9:30 - 5: 30 M-F. I started like everyone else from 9:30 am but I did not stop until close to 10 pm. The amount of information that I had to absorbed and understand was an ocean of knowledge. I thought that I would drown. But I did not drown, but I am behind in my studies. I am a slow learner but I did not give up on this. There is still some information that I have yet to process and still do not understand but will do my best to do them. The wealth of information, support from classmates/cohorts, the assistance ...

Hack Reactor is a challenging, 12-week immersive program that aims to teach you as much applicable information with the sole purpose of finding you, the student, a career after graduation. Most people spend years in college for this kind of end goal, but Hack Reactor condenses it into a few weeks. The program is designed to an exact science - most of the time it doesn't feel like you're spending 11 hours a day at a computer imbuing your brain with new, advanced technologies, but sometimes it does, and the staff is there for you when you don't feel up to par. The Austin campus staff holds their students to high standards, emphasizing both intelligence and empathy as core qualities needed in a developer. Like most great products, Hack Reactor actively listens to feedback given by their st...

Hack Reactor's immersive program is a challenge, but I was amazed by what I was able to learn in a short amount of time and the way the program holds you accountable in a positive way was perfect for me. The staff really are there to support you and your success both during the program as well as when you enter your job search.

The program is divided into two halves - the first is focuses on developing an understanding of full stack development (front end, back end, databases), the second is to introduce you to workflows and team environments (Git, Agile, SCRUM, deployment, etc.). I felt that I really did have a good handle on how the different pieces of applications are put together from the first half. In addition, the second half is important as it prepares you for how teams ...

Hack Reactor's curriculum is just amazing! You learn everything that's essential to bootcamps. The staff is really helpful when I hit some blocks in my learning, and the fellow students are willing to help each other as well. The community is passionate and supportive. The tuition is reasonable!

I strongly recommend anyone considering taking a bootcamp prep course to join HR's SSP. Hardly will you regret!

This course helped me to gain confidence as a beginning coder, and provided excellent support for students.

I loved working through SSP this last month. I was an absolute pleasure to work with each of the leaders and the students! SSP helped prove to me that Hack Reactor is working towards building a great community of engineers. My only suggestion would be to have the Hackers in Residence practice their lectures a bit more, I feel some things were not covered fully in the lectures. With that said, they were always there to clarify and help students understand which was extremely pleasant!

This was my second time attending Hack Reactor's SSP. Even though I completed SSP 18, and passed my RA I wanted to attend again for good measure (know the easy stuff cold). I am so glad I did, breaking down Higher Order Functions again and learning how to use them in the practice problems really helped me solidify them, I felt that I left SSP last time shaky on methods like reduce and filter, and now, I am confident.

I can't say I have any complaints.

This program outlines all that you will need to know to get into the Hack Reactor Immersive program.

Overall I would say my experience in SSP27 online was good. Pros: The exercises are setup in a way to help build a strong foundation in Javascript. There is a Helpdesk component whereby one can submit a question on a problem they're having and a TA will(hopefully) assist in resolving it. How much you gain out of SSP is directly correlated to how much you put in. There are some TA's like Tabitha Hsia that seem above and beyond to make sure students are getting the most out of SSP. Students have up until a week into SSP to decide that it's not for them a request a full refund. There's the added bonus of a no cost repeat of SSP if you don't pass the RA on the first go. Cons: There's not as much interaction between students enrolled in the program as I would have liked. Other than th...

Pro:
-Well thought out and structured course and practice materials
-Quick response time from staff
-Knowledgeable staff

Con:
-Could use more lessons & lectures on basics

Overall it was a great experience and the staff were very approachable and knowledgable. I think the whole curriculum could be improved with time. Maybe, the first 10 problems is to be solved in the first hours and so on.. in order for us to get an understanding of whether we are behind or not so we could finish the course on time.

HR Remote Part Time is a 9 month part-time bootcamp for the working individual.

I had contemplated whether or not I wanted to attend a bootcamp for over two years.. RPT made my decision simple! The program is still intense and there definitely were times when I didn't think I would be able to make it. However, during the second half of the course I realized that everything they taught us during the first half of the program really came to fruition.

The Technical mentor (Magee) and the rest of the staff are always there to help if you have any trouble - but don't expect any hand holding. The job search is definitely another "sprint" but I am confident that I can play my part in any company as a software engineer.

The materials are solid. John, Jarett, and TAs explains stuff deep and clear. The only thing is that there's not many live lectures.

Course was very informative and I learned a lot. Lots of autonomous work done and learned to get help when I needed it. Good class format, I would recommend a friend to try SSP.

(Review of SSP)
Pros:
- Helps you get ready for the immersive program
- You have TA's to help you guide you through the material
- Cost of SSP goes towards the immersive

Cons:
- You're not guaranteed a spot in the immersive program
- May not be as helpful to coders who are somewhat experienced already

Overall: If you've decided that you want to go to the Hack Reactor immersive program, take the tech interview and the SSP so that you're guaranteed a spot and you can brush up and/or actually learn more in SSP. If anything, the TA's in SSP were awesome and helpful!