Hack Reactor

There wasn't any cons that I can think of. I learned so much from this program and built a huge connection in software engineering field. I would recommend this program to anyone who come for suggestion.

The Good:
- Great coverage of JS fundamentals in the beginning. Also does a fairly good job of presenting data structures/algorithms, and although that is a fairly deep subject (I'd actually taken a semester course in the past), I still thought it was a solid practical run through the basics and important concepts
- Content in the junior phase is very thorough and well thought out. You move really quickly from one concept to the next as the curriculum builds from the fundamentals into modern platforms and frameworks. Having the ability to pick up a new technology and do something useful with it in a couple of days is a skill that's really valuable in the real world
- Good coaching from the staff and mentors, who usually had genuinely helpful answers to all of our questions through...

Great staff and curriculum. The community is incredible.
I also learned a lot from my peers - everyone admitted at Hack Reactor is extremely sharp.
For anyone interested in leveling up their web dev / software engineering skills, this program is great.
I highly recommend!

A life changing experience. I not only gained the technical skills I needed to change my career, but I also made great connections with the people I learned with. It's truly an experience different from a traditional higher education experience (in an amazing way). Everything is focused on your growth and being able to apply your learning immediately! It's fast-paced and challenging but definitely an investment I don't regret!

The staff are outstanding. The program is high accountability and high transparency. It's very conducive to people who feel initially out of place trying to cross over into the coding world. If you pay attention and lock into the program, the chances of you making it as a software engineer are very high, I believe. Would definitely recommend!

Awesome program. Great staff. Very friendly and willing to help with anything. Instructors always challenged us to try the latest technology, and did a great job of guiding us to a solution without just telling us. Got hired a few weeks after graduation, and formed some great memories with all my classmates.

Advice: I did the remote advanced software engineering immersive (HRR31 specifically). This is a very fast paced course that is 11 hours a day 6 days a week for 12 weeks. Well worth it, and very demanding. Make sure you can dedicate the time to this course.

Remote: Great if you don't live in a state with a Hack Reactor campus. Same challenging material. You are in a video conference with someone for most of the day (The entire class, or your coding pair). Lots of interactio...

I was a member of the Structured Study Program 35 designed to get Hack Reactor students up to speed before day 1 of class. The course instructor, John Jacob and my TA, Roscoe Coney did a fantastic job. The course pacing was just fast enough to keep you on your toes at all times. I left feeling like a had a solid understanding and practical ability of basic javascript. The course introduced, but didn't heavily focus on HTML, CSS, and jQuery.

Hack Reactor SSP is a well-known study program that help programmers in coding abilities as well as front end development for the 3-month program that is from the Hack Reactor Immersive. They do a wonderful job at giving the information and relaying it. It is a fast pace program but has its benefits of understanding the material quickly. I fully enjoyed it very much.

I heard about SSP back in June but I was skeptical because I always thought that online classes/courses are not beneficial and I had a hard experience in the past with online courses. SSP was not at all like that. It was really good from day 1 and the people that were in the program were so supportive to one another. We all had the same purpose going in the program and I felt a good sense of community. Our teacher, John was super friendly and he responded to our questions right away. I liked how he got to the point in our morning meetings so that we didn’t waste any time just blabbing away. Also for me personally I was not on pace with the curriculum but John was really encouraging and told me that everyone has their own pace and for me to finish my prep course first. Overall I would do...

The pros of this program included the support, attentiveness of the instructors and TAs, community, and the content of the course. The course included a wide variety of material that helped take me further than I was when I was studying on my own. Having the support of fellow classmates and the instructor/TAs was also very helpful in the success of my studying. Being able to sign on and ask for help whenever I needed and receiving a prompt response was a huge plus. A con of this program was the pace. It is deemed as self-paced but the material is discussed rather quickly. For instance, a new topic was discussed almost every other night. However, these lectures were recorded so you were able to review them at your own time/pace.

This course was absolutely instrumental in helping me learn what I needed to in order to get a leg up for the coming immersive. The Lead coach John did an amazing job explaining and teaching. He took the time to answer any and all questions we had. Even if that meant he had to answer the same question several times.

Background: I have taken a python intro course and have tried coding a few times over the years.

NOTE: If you have NO PRIOR coding experience and this will be your first time touching code, I STRONGLY RECOMMEND not taking the 4 week course...take the 10 week course. This will give time to absorb the information. Almost all of SSP is on your own, you may have a 20-40 minute "townhall" every other day that will review a specific topic but just know this is not a course where they will be giving in daily lectures and teaching you the info...you will be given a ton of problems and its up to you to get them to work.

Thoughts: Since I took a python course, a lot of the programming terms were familiar (variables, loops, methods, etc) and I had an idea of how to construct clean code. Wi...

John Jacob is a real good instructor.He knows what is in the course and will give help with all the questions!

It was a amazing journey . it took us through the art of coding simple to complex thing and aspired us to become experts in the basics of java scripts which is a much required skill to go ahead in the journey. John is truly a expert in the subject he taught us and was very prompt in addressing our problems / queries. We are lucky to have John as our mentor through the Journey .
Thanks to hackreaactor for creating a structured program starting from simple to complex problems which is really helpful .

In the winter of 2017, I decided to change the trajectory of my career. My functional Javascript knowledge was essentially zero. I knew HTML and CSS. Now I can build entire web apps from scratch, front-end to back, in all the most popular frameworks, and Hack Reactor is the reason. Currently I am refactoring a fintech's codebase from Angular to Vue.

Hack Reactor says it is a 3 month immersive, but with the self study (or guided prep), plus the pre-course work, this program will own you for at least 6 months. And make no mistake, this course is not a passive "feed and regurgitate" course. They will test you at every step of the way to make sure you know the materials and can apply it practically.

This will most assuredly be one of the hardest things you have ever done. ...

Hack Reactor definitely jump started my career shift, and without it, it definitely would have taken much longer. Basically you are paying for a fast forward button to your software development career, which can turn out to pay for itself depending on your prior salary. That said, the job hunt is incredibly difficult once you get out, and you should be really prepared for that. I chalk it up to extreme luck, but you do make your own luck. If you apply the same dedication to the job search as you do during the program, it is likely that you will get something. But it will still be hard.

They definitely get you up to speed on the latest technologies, and expose you to advanced topics even, like system architecture and devops topics. Knowing about nginx and AWS definitely helped me in ...

Without any prior coding experience, this course was difficult for me. However, it was extremely rewarding to complete and really opened up my mind and allowed me to learn faster than I ever thought was possible.

Hack Reactor curriculum jump started my career as an engineer.

I had the wonderful experience of being mentored and motivated by Kevin Gavino and Clarence Bowen for the majority of SSP34. This program re-instilled and solidified incredibly important JavaScript fundamental concepts, but was done so in an engaging and exciting way. I could always count on being guided on the right learning path, and any questions our class had were always answered completely and thoughtfully. I would definitely recommend SSP to anyone who is eager to learn and wants to conquer the JavaScript basics.

I attended the Hack Reactor SSP as a way to gauge if coding was something that I wanted to do as a career. For the price of $250 it did that and more. I found the course to be super helpful and motivating to get work done, while also maintaining the challenge and thought process of coding. They do not and will not do any work for you, which will be fine for you if you are serious about coding. All of the instructors and teachers were great, but I wouldn't recommend the ++ Pacing(doing the SSP 2 months before your planned start date) as it is much slower pacing. Overall, I would recommend the Hack Reactor SSP