Le Wagon

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Prior to Le Wagon I was in a position where I’m sure many people in their lives have been. Although I was living in beautiful sunny southern California, engaged to my best friend and making a pretty decent salary I wasn’t as happy as I could be. Why? My job. It sucked, I hated it, I was SO incredibly bored. Unless you’re lucky enough to have the means not to work, the majority of us will spend most of waking hours at our jobs. It took me a longer than I would have liked to realize that your job is more than bringing home the bacon. This is why I decided to take the plunge with Le Wagon. I was trying to learn to code on my own, between my job and everything else life throws at you, it becomes very difficult to find the time and learn effectively. I even ma...

Le Wagon enabled me to change my life

After spending 4 years in an engineering school, trained the old-fashioned way on the hierarchical, administrative and industrial plan, I took on a project that was important to me: web development. I learnt about Le Wagon while I was chatting with my family and web developers, and the concept of a fast-paced and professionalizing training program, tackling all modern startups’ best practices immediately appealed to me.

The 2-month program is both very long, because of all there is to learn, on various tech tools and programming languages, and very short, due to countless meetings, opportunities and achievements.

Throughout the program, there is constant support, mutual aid Is present, and teaching methods are multiplied. Le Wagon is a dist...

Attending the 9-week coding bootcamp at Le Wagon Paris was one of my most inspiring life experiences. After finishing a Bachelor in Business Administration, I decided to take some time off in order to get real world experience before continuing my studies. I did a few internships but felt like I needed to learn something more practical and wanted to challenge myself. That’s when I decided to sign up to le Wagon.

The program is very intense but the curriculum is really well structured. The first three weeks you learn the basics of Ruby, followed by HTML, CSS, JavaScript and finally the Rails framework. The last three weeks are dedicated to two projects built in groups and the final project is presented at the demo day. These projects are incredibly useful as they allow you not only t...

I just finished Le Wagon bootcamp in Paris.

I really enjoyed it and here is a detailed review I wrote about it (in French only sorry) : https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/bilan-de-mon-aventure-au-wagon-eric-foucault/

After finishing my law degree I decided to fulfil my desire to learn web development. After coming from a background with no knowledge of coding, the Le Wagon team quickly helped me learn all the necessary tools to build end-to-end web applications. The course goes by extremely quickly but you learn more than just the technical side of coding. You learn how to plan, manage and pitch a project. There is a strong emphasis on learning to code as a pair and in small teams. Everyday there are new challenges and exciting parts of coding to learn. All the teachers and assistants were extremely helpful at guiding your learning. I would definitely recommend the course to anyone who is even remotely interested in learning web development, it is an incredible course where you will surprise yoursel...

After working in tech startups for a number of years, I really wanted to become more technologically savvy so that I could better work with product teams, find ways to optimize my day to day work, as well as speak intelligently about products/features with customers. Additionally, a dream of mine has been to start a company one day, and I wanted to be in a position where I could create MVPs for my startup ideas.

Most coding bootcamps teach you how to code, but Le Wagon teaches you how to use code to build products. They teach you to qualify, prototype, user-test, and develop your ideas. Le Wagon gives you the skills to be an entrepreneur as well as a programmer.

The thing that I'll miss the most is the day to day grind of learning new things. For the first six weeks, you're drinki...

After my final internship in a Web agency as a Business developper (commercial), I was frustrated to be the one who speaks about digital stuffs, but, in reality, doesn’t know how it works.
As I was graduated, I decided, before looking for a new job, to learn a little bit more about programming language by myself.
I quickly decided to join the bootcamp offered by the Wagon. One of my old colleagues told me about her extraordinary experience at Le Wagon. As the program was perfect for me (short but intense), I've just said : “Ok, let’s go !“.
No regrets ! The bootcamp was amazing ! It’s impressive how much valuable things you’re able to learn in such a short time. Once more, I’ve met incredible people, Thanks Le Wagon.

Le Wagon was a truly challenging but wholly rewarding experience. Over the course of two months I was taken from an absolute novice, to a capable and cognisant junior developer. By the end of the course I was not only able to code in multiple Frontend and Backend languages but I was able to identify areas of interest and languages that I wanted to investigate. The bootcamp has provided a solid and well-formed foundation upon which I can build my own career.

Coming from an Education and Fine Art professional background, my knowledge of computers was limited. The Teachers and TAs of Le Wagon Berlin worked hard to ensure that all students got the help they needed, able to differentiate those with a history in coding, and those fresh to the craft. Daily Extension Tasks pushed those...

Although there was a good environment in the class, I felt the class had too many students. I strongly believe that having a total of 26 students in super-fast learning process is not desirable and can even compromise the learning experience.
In fact, I felt some teachers were unable to ensure that all students were keeping up the class pace. Other issue that I think needs to be improved is the high level of teachers and TAs rotation. This process does not allow teachers and TA to know students well enough, that is, this rotation aligned with the big number of students makes difficult for professors to identify the main weaknesses of each student and, therefore offer proper help.

After graduating from law school, I felt that the legal world and the real world was really disconnected. The legal environment hadn’t at all kept up to speed with the technological advances. I wanted to acquire the tools to be able to change this. After doing some research on coding bootcamps I soon discovered le Wagon as a leader in the market. I was surprised to see so many ratings, all excellent, which made me comfortable in my choice.

The courses are not like regular school courses like we know them from university. The day starts with 1,5 h of lecture, and then you code all day in teams of two. This means they have a real learning-by-doing approach, which I believe is a very efficient one. Of course, you are surrounded by helpful teachers if you have any questions. The pace is...

Le Wagon makes people deeply driven. During these two months my self-confidence has skyrocketed, first you realize the extent of what you are going to achieve, it’s scary and exciting, second you understand how good the program, the teachers and the solidarity are. So all along your mind and your body give everything. At the end you know how to create a complex website that needs database, design and “backend” code so that customer-action are broad. More, you become a driven developer so you believe you can do what you want. After the bootcamp you keep learning, but this time it’s different you have the logic, the power and the speed of a developer. Finally what you will really remember is the human part of this adventure, inside the classroom and outside, you discover people as intense...

I did Le Wagon in Lille during summer. It was an amazing experience that I recommend to anyone who would like to learn Web programmation!

After a first entrepreneurial experience, I really wanted to better know and understand the technical side of a project. That's why I wanted to lean how to code.

We spent 2 months working hard but in a very positive atmosphere. Every day, I woke up knowing I will learn a new thing and enjoying that with all the other students. I really loved the overall program and the way it is designed. In two months, you learn to code but you especially learn to learn from scratch and to better yourself in teams. The teachers in Lille are all very nice, competent and patient. They really loved teaching and share there knowledge.

I never touched a terminal...

Le wagon was a life changing experience to me. Prior to joining Le Wagon, I was a 2nd year Law student. I intend to complete my degree this year and to use the available resources and what I learned at Le Wagon to build a career in coding. The Le Wagon coding bootcamp taught me more than my 2 years at university. I had such an amazing and challenging experience this summer. I met so many awesome people, who I enjoyed working and learning from. During the last 2 weeks of the bootcamp, in a team of 4 we’ve built a very cool project, Polyglot which is a video and chat website with live translations. Le Wagon was probably one of the best experiences in my life, I am so glad to be part of the Le Wagon family.

Before I joined Le Wagon, I was feeling a bit lost about what I was doing in my career. I spent my early twenties working in office administration and pubs and back again - all the while, fitting in my free hours on free coding lessons on the internet. As much as I gained a passable amount of HTML and CSS from these, I found I was creeping at a turtles pace in my web developer knowledge. All the more, it was a bit of a lonely experience doing this by myself. I knew barely anyone who was in the same industry, let alone was in the same path as myself.

So in April 2018 I joined Le Wagon’s nine-week course. What I noticed from the first day was that there was a truly diverse mix of backgrounds. Those on a break from university, those who dreamt of building their own product and some who ...

If you thought that "change your life, learn how to code" was just an exaggeration they are using to bait you in, you are WRONG... I've been to Le Wagon Milan, the teachers were really helpful, skilled and passionate about what they are doing.
The course is really intense and you need to really be motivated before joining this program, but your will is high, then you'll be more than happy about this decision you are making.
I found a job straight after the Bootcamp and all I can tell you, is that you need to apply to this Bootcamp if you really want to step into the web development industry

My experience at Le Wagon Melbourne was exactly what I wanted from a Bootcamp. It is an intense 9 weeks of learning and I wouldn’t have changed one bit. I had a little experience with learning to code with some online resources for a couple of months prior, but I quickly overtook my comfort zone and was learning in leaps and bounds. I loved the practicality of the course focusing on the real world and even working out of a coworking space ingrained the tech start-up world. So glad I took the plunge with Le Wagon and am know apart of their support network as an alumnus.

I come from a Media & Communication background and I got to the point where I wanted to learn some new skills and bring them up to a new level. As Barcelona is probably the best location right now for the fast-paced evolution of information technology I decided to sign up for Le Wagon here, expecting to work within the area as a Full Stack developer. My goal was to bring my tech ideas to life in the next future.

I chose Le Wagon because it's not only a coding academy, it's a school for entrepreneurs. It has been the place where I could develop a different set of skills in different fields and where I had the chance to build an actual product.

The experience at Le Wagon has been an amazing, exciting and very fast-paced journey. During such time I've levelled up my knowledge of pro...

I found Le Wagon - Rio de Janeiro by chance one day, I was unhappy with my career and wanted to make a change. I had been studying web development on my own for a little while but with my work and family obligations it was hard to make any real headway. I started looking at bootcamps and while looking through reviews I happened upon Le Wagon - Rio de Janeiro. It was almost unbelievable to find such a highly rated course and at a affordable price. I was skeptical at first but since they had a course in a city where I had contacts that I trust I had them go check it out. They were so impressed with the course I went for it and I can honestly say it was one of the best experiences of my life.

From day one I knew I had made the right choice, the material moves fast and you have to...

Pros:
- great atmosphere (current + former students, teachers, staff);
- international community (peers, alumni);
- fosters networking;
- a few really good teachers;
- full-stack program (Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, database - SQLite);
- some workshops / talks after coding day;

Cons:
- screening process wasn't good. They didn't go deep into understanding the motivation and expectation from some of the candidates, which has generated frustration for some students. I felt a lack of "expectations alignment" between candidate and Le Wagon personnel;
- some of the main teachers were prepared for being on that role. They have the technical knoowledge, but lacked teaching/communication skills;
- some of the assistant teachers were not well prepared or had enough knowledge...

After 8 years playing poker professionally and having just turned 30, i was in a hurry to find something else to do with my life until a friend suggested code and Le Wagon to me.

It was such an amazing life experience. The way they pushed me to learn, it was just what i needed to start a new chapter in my life.

Great friendly environment, teachers always willing to help and the opportunity to build a project from scratch is the perfect way to learn how things work.

I'm sure i will remember those 9 weeks for the rest of my life and i will always be grateful for it.