Hack Reactor

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

If you know what javascript, HTML, CSS, and the basic structure of the web-service thing is, then this prep course would be perfect for you.

The quality of the course, lecture, and tutors are lovely. And the opinion goes further when we consider the cheap fee for the course.

The fundamental javascript drilling part is the highlight of the course, I guess. The "building blocks" part would let you understand and use the essential logical phase of the javascript.

The self-assessment part that comes every week encourages you to study yourself and let you know how far you are among the course.

After all of the course, the challenge for the readiness-assignment can give you the experience of the real-time technical interview.

One could not be happier with a decision than I am with mine to attend the Austin Immersive at Hack Reactor.

Like a lot of people my age, I have always been infatuated with technology and began messing around with computers and code at a young age. Over the years I have taken countless online courses but nothing ever seemed to stick. That being said I never really understood any of the deeper concepts needed to actually write meaningful code until I started the prep program for Hack Reactor.

I had never heard of coding schools like this before a few years ago and never did my research until my brother in law went to a coding bootcamp in Cleveland in 2017. I was very curious about his experience and started doing my research. He had mixed reviews and was definitely overwhelmed wi...

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If you're looking for a bootcamp, Hack Reactor is probably your best option, but I can't say for sure as it's the only one I have experience with.

what's great: They really focus on job-related skills like debugging, collaboration, version control systems, etc. You get to build real apps that you can talk about in interviews, you learn how to be resilient, self-taught, solve-your-own-problems autonomous engineer -which is highly valuable.

What's not that great: Like most education of our day, there's more emphasis on 'how' and less on 'why'. You learn how to make things work but don't understand what is going on or how it works. This is a big limitation if you want to solve something new. "This worked before, but now it doesn't." For example, it took me weeks ...

This program is great for people who want to get a job in the web dev industry. The program is jam-packed but there is a lot of information needed to be proficient in web development. You will be working hard and you will learn a ton. The staff is top notch and very knowledgeable. The curriculum is good and teaches what you need to know to land an entry-level job. The job support is really good, but don't expect them to find you a job. They will help you in your search with stuff like resumes, interviews, and keeping you on track. Everything I needed to do well in my interview I learned through Hack Reactor. If you are interested in a programming boot camp I could not recommend Hack Reactor more.

Overall this is a very efficient way to become proficient in modern web development. If you put in the extra work, you'll also leave with a strong understanding of algorithms and data structures, which differentiates Hack Reactor from the crowd. The remote program in particular took a lot of stress away from an inherently strenuous learning experience because I could work/study as many hours as I liked in the comfort of my home without losing time to a long commute. Overall a great program that got me where I wanted to go - a full-time developer role in a major US city!

I attended Hack Reactor Los Angeles as part of the HRLA22 cohort starting in April 2018. The tl;dr is that I’m happy to give Hack Reactor a 5-star review: it worked out for me exactly as I’d hoped. I learned a lot, had a lot of fun, built friendships and professional relationships with an excellent group of people, and landed a well-compensated job I’m excited about.

About me: I’d been programming for several years before Hack Reactor, mostly in Python and SQL, which made me one of the more experienced people in my cohort. However, I didn’t have a CS degree, any engineering roles on my resume, or any professional network of engineers to speak of. I’d wanted to make the career transition for a while but hadn’t pulled it off. Before deciding to go to Hack Reactor I’d been taking classe...

I personally always found really long reviews helpful, so I’m paying it forward here! But first here’s my TLDR: I have never had another experience even close to my time at Hack Reactor, and I can truly say that attending is solidly among the best decisions I’ve made in my life. It was also one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, and it’s definitely not for everyone, but if you’re committed and know your own limits, you stand to gain more than seems possible from something like a bootcamp. Really.

The proof is in the pudding, as they say, so let’s start there. I started teaching myself a little bit of JavaScript in late August 2017 while I was working in business development at a law firm – I had no previous coding experience whatsoever, unless you count WordPress as coding exper...