Le Wagon

After more than ten years in the movie business, I wanted to reconvert myself in the web. A friend of mine had just left a batch and was transformed, and I wanted to be transformed too. I have discovered a new passion, something new and new people who... Read More accompany me. More than a bootcamp, it is a benevolent environment where there is a lot of help. It is not easy every day but each small victory is a huge one, and I loved that feeling. Every day you feel stronger, every day you have the impression of evolving. Being at Le Wagon had been a perfect springboard to a new life, and I will continue to recommend it !

My experience at Le Wagon was amazing, I was impressed by the teacher’s level of knowledge and professionalism, I was also impressed by their skills and patience in delivering the material and guiding the students through the challenges. My background... Read More is computer engineering, and I have been working in the tech industry for more than 10 years. I always felt that I want to code, but didn’t have the time to do it, and now that I got the time and the opportunity, I decided to join Le Wagon. The number one coding bootcamp on Switchup. I was surprised about how well structured the curriculum was which covered all the basic concepts that a web developer needs to know, and how intense it was, the amount of information that we were able to learn in 9 weeks. I was also surprised by the diverse background of the students attending the bootcamp. The daily challenges were my favorite bits, I used to wake up early every morning, to have a look at the challenges before the lecture, I also used to do a research to figure out the concepts that were covered by these challenges, I loved doing that. I also enjoyed having a coding buddy every day, I was always excited to figure out who my buddy for the day was going to be. Project weeks were interesting too, because they followed a real agile project management methodology, each day started with a stand up meeting, where all team members got to talk about what did they do yesterday? What were they going to do today? And if they were facing any impediments. We also used Trello (agile project management tool) to collaborate on the project tasks, that was a great experience that prepared us for actual agile project management. Le Wagon was helpful after the bootcamp in so many ways, introducing students to a wide community of developers and founders, helping the students in building their CV’s, LinkedIn profile and all that they needed to start a career in development. The interviews with experts from the tech industry during the Career Week was great too. Learning how to code gave me a better perspective into design thinking and software architecture. I also learnt that I can be more productive under pressure. I am now a part of Le Wagon’s global community of like minded people, and that makes it easy to remotely connect with real people and real opportunities. My plan is to continue to code, and to learn something new every day, until I figure out where this wonderful journey is going to take me.

I did Le Wagon Web Development (9 weeks, full time) Bootcamp in 2020. I’m a business graduate, but I always wanted to learn coding, and I tried on my own for a year. It was really difficult since I didn’t really know where to start. I had attended Le... Read More Wagon workshops in the past and I have read the amazing reviews online. After doing a lot of research, I finally decided to attend the bootcamp during the pandemic. This was definitely one of the best decisions of my life. Before starting, you need to do a full prep-work, it includes a course about: Ruby, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and some web preparations. The bootcamp is definitely super intense and immersive. You have to be fully committed. There’s a lecture in the morning, and then you work on challenge all day with an assigned buddy. It makes it really straight-forward, and you start coding on the very first day. At the end of the 9 weeks, you will be able to build a marketplace from scratch, it seems impossible but with Le Wagon resources, it is. The teachers and the full team are amazing, they all did the bootcamp, so they know exactly what you need. They are all passionate and truly dedicated to Le Wagon’s mission. They are always available if you need anything and they always go beyond your need. The program is also fully structured, you have access to so many resources, you won’t need anything else. Everything is there. You also have access to all the alumni’s, it’s a dedicated community that is also available, even after you graduate. Before joining Le Wagon, I used to read the reviews and I thought maybe they were a little bit exaggerated, but they are not. I truly recommend Le Wagon to anyone wanting to develop new skills, change careers or be able to build a product on their own.

I joined the program to enhance my technical skills and to be able to solve problems. I strongly recommend this course as the school is really concerned with students and their progress. The staff is incredible and the content is carefully curated to... Read More allow you to learn the fundamentals and grow by yourself.

Le Wagon was exactly the push I needed to learn web development and discover what I’m capable of. I saw how much you can learn in a short time, given an optimal environment and structure. One of the best things about the curriculum was how it all made... Read More sense at the end. I enjoyed each module but sometimes found myself curious how it all will come together. I must say I wasn’t disappointed. I loved doing the challenges and practicing the concepts we learned that day hands-on. I appreciated the effort that was clearly made creating each one of them, and it was a crucial part of the bootcamp I believe. I spent the first week on campus and kept doing the rest of the bootcamp remotely. Covid surprised us all and forced us to be capable of doing more online. Both experiences were amazing, I loved having a structured day with lessons and challenges. It was amazing to see how far we all came at the end of the bootcamp. The project weeks were both quite challenging and rewarding at the same time. I was the team leader which was a responsibility I happily took and enjoyed very much. Balancing responsibilities and tasks through the team became tiresome sometimes but the end result was very rewarding and I think those weeks were great to see how it is to work as a team. It was great to connect with many professionals, all in different roles in tech during the Career Week. Listening to their recommendations and their experiences was definitely inspiring. We also learned how to create an appealing CV for ourselves Two weeks after the bootcamp I started working with two Le Wagon alumni from two different batches and different countries on a volunteer project. I was referred to them by another alumni who watched our demos. It just shows what an amazing network Le Wagon provides during and after graduation. I also realise that working together is quite easy because despite doing the bootcamp in different cities and times, we all somehow speak the same language and understand each other well. I also started a full-time job as a Junior Full-Stack Developer in in a startup less than three months after graduating Le Wagon and am again thankful for the opportunities provided to me by Le Wagon. I love meeting new people and talking to them very much. Le Wagon’s global alumni is great to do exactly that. It is very easy to get in touch with other alumni all around the world and everyone is very helpful and nice. I also miss creating tickets and talking to a teacher whenever I faced problems and the buddy system. I really enjoyed the community vibe Le Wagon provided for us.

I noticed that there was a very friendly atmosphere between the students, the staff and the teachers at Le Wagon Istanbul. I never felt alienated, so Le Wagon was a very positive experience for me and I am happy with how it met my expectations. I really... Read More miss coding at the Bootcamp from 9 am to 6pm. The thing I miss the most is the discipline we had, and the teachers were very helpful to sustain that discipline. The campus atmosphere was very nice, we used to gather every Friday to relax and have a small party with the teachers and the staff. How Le Wagon teaches you new things is very enjoyable, the lessons were intensive, and when I had a hard time understanding a problem or a task, no questions remained unanswered. Besides that, Le Wagon is a very responsible organization. For example, I live in Frankfurt and I wanted to join Le Wagon Germany’s “Career Week”. When I told the staff in Istanbul about this they arranged it very quickly. That’s just one example of how the people at Le Wagon take responsibility and love to help. Le Wagon’s Global alumni network is really useful too. I was looking at job offers on Linkedin, and I saw that some of the graduates were working for those companies. I have sent them connection request and we have started talking and through them I was able to get useful information, advice and further insights. Before joining Bootcamp, I tried learning software myself, but it didn't work the way I wanted it to. Thanks to Le Wagon, I learned how to code. I noticed that I could work more comfortably within a team. We were very busy during the “Projects Weeks”, when we built an awesome application from scratch. This was great fun! We learned how teamwork works! When you get a job, you will not take a solo role, you will be working with a team and Le Wagon’s buddy system has prepared us for a real work environment. I found that everything we learned in the curriculum is also necessary and relevant for our future jobs in tech. When I was looking at a job application, I realized that I had many of the skills required. That is why I found the curriculum useful. Also, during “Career Week” – when Le Wagon Istanbul prepared us for our future jobs - we had some very interesting speakers attend. It was very nice to learn about how job interviews are being done and to learn from other professional experiences.

Prior to Le Wagon, I was at a fast-growing software company that got acquired by a large corporate tech company. I knew it was a great opportunity, but I was in sales and I wanted to improve my technical skills. I left to pursue my dream, and then the... Read More Global Pandemic hit! I had many opportunities to pursue in both employment and learning. After much research, I signed up for Le Wagon! There are many learning vehicles out there, but I did choose Le Wagon........why? They are an experienced team, they have an expansive curriculum, and are on top of all the newest technologies pertinent to the market today. But.....that is not why, it was because of the people, the detail to attention and care individually and the way they teach and stretch and support you to be your best. Their techniques and support coupled with care and investment in who you are - the soft skills that matter to build confidence and become a part of their family of excellence I learned so much of the fundamentals of coding and in a team-based way/culture that challenged and rewarded me. I now have many opportunities, and a vibrant network and feel fueled for the next step in my career! Thank you Le Wagon!

Prior to Le Wagon, I was at a fast-growing software company that got acquired by VMware Corp. I knew it was a great opportunity, but I was in sales and I wanted to be a developer. I left to pursue my dream, and then the Global Pandemic hit! I had many... Read More opportunities to pursue in both employment and learning. After much research, I signed up for Le Wagon! There are many learning vehicles out there, but I did choose Le Wagon........why? They are an experienced team, they have an expansive curriculum, and are on top of all the newest technologies pertinent to the market today. But.....that is not why, it was because of the people, the detail to attention and care individually and the way they teach and stretch and support you to be your best. Their techniques and support coupled with care and investment in who you are - the soft skills that matter to build confidence and become a part of their family of excellence I learned so much of the fundamentals of coding and in a team-based way/culture that challenged and rewarded me. I now have many opportunities, and a vibrant network and feel fueled for the next step in my career! Thank you Le Wagon!

I decided to get myself into programming and someone I know strongly recommended me to do the bootcamp at Le Wagon. Before starting the bootcamp there is a prep work including intro to coding, videos explaining important concepts and short quizzes related... Read More to what you've learned. The goal of doing this prep work is to see if you liked it and you're ready to enroll to classes. So, I did the bootcamp during the pandemic, thinking it would make things harder, but it was the opposite. The staff adapted really quickly to those changes and we had all the tools needed. The journey itself was intensive, but worth it, as I was feeling big progress. A lot of new concepts to learn everyday and challenges to complete. The teachers and TAs were very helpful when I had questions. The bootcamp also made me learn how to search for my answers on the Internet from trusted sources, because knowing how to search for correct answers is the key of being a good developer. Overall, I was very satisfied with my experience at Le Wagon. The final project was really fun. I highly recommend Le Wagon!

I loved my experience with Le Wagon. I learned so many things in such a short period of time. I loved the methodology of learning by doing with lots of practical challenges as well as the great atmosphere between students, always helping each other. Teachers... Read More were always available and eager to help. I would recommend it without any hesitation.