Le Wagon

Prior to joining the bootcamp, I was working as a relationship manager at a merchant bank in Nigeria. Safe to say, I had 0 experience of coding. However, I was always fascinated with both the concept of web development and the lifestyle of people in the... Read More tech industry. I wanted to transition into a career in tech and as a result, I took a leap of faith, quit my job, and enrolled in the full-time web development course at Le Wagon, London. I have to say, it was nothing short of incredible! Let me break it down for you: 1) Course content For a 9-week course, the material we learned was surprisingly very comprehensive. From basic Ruby concepts and Object Oriented Programming, to Front-End content and finally Ruby on Rails, we covered a well-rounded syllabus. At the end of the course, we incorporated everything we learned into working on 2 final projects. Basically, you start the bootcamp with little to no knowledge, and you leave being able to create a functioning website from scratch - a really impressive transition! 2) Community - I'll split this into 2 sections Teachers/Teaching Assistants - they were fantastic. They were all very knowledgeable but also very supportive and modest. I mention these attributes in this order because when asked a question, a teacher would 95% of the time be able to break down the answer and make sure you were comfortable with the concept before moving on. However, if they do not know the answer, they would take note of it and promise to get back to you after class - and they DO! Most of the teachers have done the course before, so they provide a sort of support system no one else can provide - they can relate to exactly how a student is feeling at any point in the syllabus because they have been through it before! Students - After lectures, you buddy up with a different student each day and work through the challenges related to the topic of the day. To me, this was an integral part of my learning during the course as I found myself either teaching my buddy, or being taught by my buddy. You learn so much about others and most importantly, about yourself when you have to work with someone new everyday. Additionally, during the final projects, you work within a team of 4 to create a Rails app that you will present on demo day. We worked as a solid unit throughout and went through a myriad of emotions over the final 3 weeks, but we remained genuinely supportive and determined to produce a credible app. 3) Career Week After an amazing 9-weeks, Le Wagon pretty much hand-holds you to finding a job by conducting a very intense career week. They make sure your public profiles are glistening (LinkedIn, CV's, Cover letters and GitHub, Portfolios, etc.) and organize talks with alumni and hiring companies to give you a headstart. As I have just graduated, I am currently job searching but I honestly feel equipped to face the world with all the support the bootcamp has given me. I would 100% recommend this to anyone looking to join the world of tech. Le Wagon is truly the place for you!

I've just recently graduated from Le Wagon's Full Stack Web Development Coding Bootcamp (Part Time in Berlin) and the experience has been nothing short of amazing. If you’re anything like me and have always wanted to learn how to code or get out of the... Read More online tutorial self-learning hell, then Le Wagon’s the right choice for you. You'll have an amazing set of support from the get go, an easy to follow up to date curriculum structure, and you can reap the benefits of being part of a great community from the first day. Things to highlight are definitely the continuous support from the teachers & TAs as well as the coding-buddy system, the latter in my opinion being one of the most productive ways to learn. If you want a solid foundation for a long-term career in tech, be that in web development or anything else related, then go ahead and apply :)

When I joined Le Wagon's Data Science bootcamp in Berlin, I already had some coding autonomy. However, I wanted to improve and raise the difficulty bar of my projects. Le Wagon was the right choice. Its learning path is practical: it's based on challenges... Read More and cooperation with classmates. I could get the knowledge and the intuition behind programming in data science. The complexity of the final project that I carried out with a team of classmates made me see how much my skills improved during the bootcamp. I highly recommend it.

Before starting the bootcamp i was working as a bartender and a little bit as a sound designer. Thanks to Le Wagon i discovered the world of coding in a way that i could have never done by myself. The buddy-sistem allowed me to team up with a diferent... Read More mind everyday, preparing me to be versatil in the diferent teams that the Professional world can provide. The beautiful Team and TAs helped a lot aswell, being mentore byby a team full of love and careness really makes the difference. And also to conclude the bootcamp we did a Final Project where we emulated a real world product development. To conclude, im very happy with my experience at Le Wagon. I would do it again and recommend it always.

As a media designer I see in web development the natural evolution of media. I joined the bootcamp because I wanted to learn to code and some colleagues developers recommended me Le Wagon. The process of the bootcamp is fast paced. You will learn a lot... Read More in a short amount of time. But you will have support from TAs anytime. Including some spiritual guidance from amazing and capable people in case you need it!. You will also have your daily challenges and a buddy to work with. This will be the implicit challenge not many are aware of: being open and communicative. Don't forget you are working with humans! And finally you will end up with a fully working web application. All in all it was a great challenging experience!!

I did the two Wagon track in Bordeaux (Web Dev & Data Science). In both scenarios, Le Wagon was an excellent bootcamp. It allows in a very short period of time to have an astronomical amount of knowledge and skills. The teaching team is at the top, the... Read More content is concrete and constantly updated. I recommend 100% the investment to be made in this training.

The Wagon was an unforgettable experience for me, a real breath of fresh air, where I was able to learn to code in Python during the summer. This allowed me to acquire skills but also to grow in the company where I am currently working. I approach data... Read More with a whole different perspective and I am able to conduct much more relevant analyses. Also, I can scrap websites easily. Le Wagon has also allowed me to join a great community, made up of mutual aid and benevolence. I will miss the surprise breakfasts and the crazy parties!

Before and during the web development bootcamp, I had been working as an assembler in a truck production company for over 7 years, until I decided to take the plunge into this life-changing journey. I had heard of the Le Wagon coding bootcamps in Montreal... Read More in recent years through friends studying/working in tech and finally enrolled shortly after Le Wagon offered the possibility to attend the bootcamps part-time and remotely (May 2021 - Nov 2021). Having no coding background before enrolling in the bootcamp, it was some of the best, most challenging 24 weeks in many years. Coding is hard and can easily get overwhelming, but you learn to trust the process through their well-thought-out curriculum with a great supportive network of teachers, TAs, and staff. It was the unique learning experience that I had been looking for to get started into this new career path as a full-stack developer, allowing me to gain priceless skills while meeting great people with the same drive to learn and grow collectively. Overall, it was an incredibly rewarding and enriching learning experience that I can easily recommend to everyone on the fence about diving into coding.

# What I did before joining Le Wagon Singapore I was a technical consultant before joining Le Wagon Singapore. It paid the bills but I wasn't satisfied where I was. My job was fine but I wasn't feeling fulfilled. I thought to myself: It's time to make... Read More a change. A spoke to one of my friends about how I wasn't learning the right things at my current job. He was a software engineer manager and he recommended joining a coding BootCamp to up my skills in tech. He also spoke well of Le Wagon Singapore as one of his colleagues went through it and was doing really well under him. Joined Le Wagon I did, I spoke with the really lovely program admissions manager Azliana Watters after looking at various coding BootCamp options in Singapore. I took the leap of faith and submitted my resignation, just in time for the full-time batch starting early Aug 2021. I did full time as I wanted to commit fully to learning with no other distractions. It was the right decision for me at the time, but Le Wagon also offers a part-time web developer curriculum as well! I've always wanted to create something of my own, and Le Wagon prepares you with the knowledge, skills, tools, and support from the teaching assistants to make a real application of your own. # Experience at Le Wagon Singapore If I could summarise the BootCamp in three words it would be: Commitment, Challenge, Community. Commitment If you're going to join a bootcamp, you have to be committed to learning. In my previous stint as a technical consultant, I didn't get to create my own products. Show up at 9 am on time, Monday to Friday, be present and open to learning. The first 2 weeks are where you learn the basics of Ruby a programming language that's as close to the English language as you can get. I've had experience with other programming languages like Java and Python, but Ruby takes the cake in terms of introducing beginners to code. As the weeks progress, you learn about databases, the front end, and how everything is pieced together through Ruby on Rails. The last 3 weeks are where you get practical experience in creating two applications. My group decided to create a food delivery application clone and another mobile-first application that helps groups decide where to eat in Singapore. Challenge Every morning from 9 am, you'd have lectures, from the Ruby language, OPP, databases, front-end, and Ruby on Rails throughout the majority of the 9 weeks. Afterward, you'd be harnessing your new knowledge and getting your hands dirty by applying them to the challenges that you're provided. Don't worry, you won't be going at it alone. You're encouraged to pair program. It's a structured way for you to test your knowledge and apply it. These challenges come every day, that's why commitment is important. At the end of the day, you'd be greeted with a reminder to do your flashcards. It's really important to do these flashcards as they help you to solidify your knowledge at the end of the day. After 6 weeks of learning, you'd get real practical hands-on projects to work with. Everyone is allowed to pitch an idea, during pitch night. It was a fun experience to share what problems everyone faces and how they want to solve them. My idea of helping people decide where to eat got selected. Your team members are auto-generated based on how well they rank your idea. Yes, you work in a team and that's really important! Most software developers have to work in a team, so that's a great experience! We'd follow agile methodologies through scrum practices such as daily standup, sprints, sprint reviews to work towards and complete our application. The BootCamp ends with a bang, demo day where you'll present and share your application to the world! Community Le Wagon Singapore has a close-knit community. Even after your bootcamp has ended, your ties with Le Wagon are still there! There are many helpful people in the Le Wagon slack community, and you get to connect with any Le Wagon graduates from around the world! Ps. I've got interviews and then an offer as a junior software engineer because of the community. In Singapore, there's also a Le Wagon Singapore Alumni Club, where there will be social hangouts, mentorship programs to career development workshops. ****These activities are organized by volunteer alumni who have graduated from Le Wagon Singapore. Even after the end of my bootcamp, I still regularly meet my batch mates for code katas, technical discussions, or just hang out and chat. The learning is continuous, the friendships are forever. Final comments The teachers at Le Wagon are passionate and knowledgeable about technology. Whenever I get stuck on a challenge or a problem that I couldn't understand, they'd help me understand it and solve it on my own. Even after the Bootcamp, they still help me with certain technical challenges that I face when I'm learning on my own. tldr; If you want to break into tech or create your own application/business and learn from great teachers, and you are based in Singapore, consider Le Wagon Singapore.

I joined the 10-week full-time course from July to September 2020. I had a background in Marketing and Sales and had very little technical knowledge. I had started learning HTML, CSS and a bit of Javascript; but was struggling to learn on my own. Doing... Read More the web development Bootcamp at Le Wagon was one of the best decisions I ever made. I was a bit scared at first because it was going to be fully remote (due to Covid). But it reached all my expectations and beyond. First, I liked the structure of the course: the day starts with a lecture in the morning, and then we work through challenges related to the concepts seen, doing pair programming. The staff, teachers and teachers assistants are super friendly and always happy to help and answer any questions we have. They genuinely care about your success! One of the biggest strengths of Le Wagon remains its amazing community of 10K people around the world. Everyone was super helpful when I reached out to them. Finally, I made some great friendships during my Bootcamp (even remote!!). Only two months after finishing the Bootcamp, I landed my first job as a Junior Software Engineer. That would not have been possible without the amazing career support from Le Wagon’s staff. If you would like to change your career, or simply up skill I could not recommend enough doing Le Wagon.