Practicum by Yandex

I am currently a in the Web Development Track and I'm in my fifth month. The program is well structured and offers a lot of practice projects to test your skills. One of the recent additions to the Program is Peer Programming where you learn how to work... Read More together with other students on a project. This week I got to work with two other students on a Real world Project . This is really valuable because Teamwork is a much needed soft skill for Web Developers. Another great thing about Practicum by Yandex is How attentive and helpful their team is, Support is available 24/7.

A clear, well-structured free course of Yandex has helped me to make a choice of a Bootcamp. I was really impressed with how good it is made. At the end of the 2-week intro course, I have got a basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and not just in theory... Read More but with practice. There are very nice theory presentations that you instantly apply in practice. The layout is nice, all are quality made, support is quick, and, even if I felt stuck, the hunts were not so obvious, so I always felt challenged. I would definitely recommend the Web Developer course of Yandex Practicum.

Before starting free course here at Yandex Practicum, I was kinda thinking about that this might be the same school (coures) as others in Coding World , however after taking part on it , I realized this place that I ever wanted study at. The lessons are... Read More explained interestingly, with the easiest ways and great quality , actually everything is transparent and clear here that I couldn't get before. I learned plenty of experiences at this course in 20 hours(little period) . And with full of motivation I have decided to be and finish this lovely full course in Yandex Practicum.

I had an excellent experience with this program! Highly recommend it to anyone wanting to learn web development Curriculum: The curriculum was up to date and well taught. In fact, rather than going to stackexchange or googling for something, I often review... Read More my lessons from this class when I can't remember how to do something or am having trouble with the documentation. There's a lot of information available online that covers similar subjects, but the way Yandex presents it is just better. Especially with javascript, a lot of information can be old or outdated examples that use jquery, not the case for Yandex. They cover basically everything you need to know for the MERN stack: html/css BEM style flexbox/flexgrid javascript es10 (they do an especially good job here) react nodesjs expressjs babel webpack mongodb mongoose REST api modular programming Instructors: The instructors were one of the best parts of the program. I really like the staff and found them very helpful and easy to talk to. You could reach them over slack whenever you are having trouble on a project. Keep in mind, though, that most of them are based in Russia. For me, in Pacific Standard Time, I would usually do my work during the day and send it to be reviewed or to receive feedback if I was having difficulty with the project, and by the next day I would receive feedback from them that I could work on. If you have anything come up during the course and need to take a leave of absence, the staff is very flexible and accommodating. The projects were challenging, but their feedback was extremely helpful and even if you have done some programming before you will really improve a lot. There were clear deadlines for projects that were very reasonable. Job Assistance: There were a few lessons on common whiteboarding questions you might be asked during an interview. There was also an optional project for a real company that groups of 3-4 students could work on, which was an excellent learning experience. After graduating, there is a career acceleration program to help you find a job. Overall Experience: Overall this was exactly what I wanted out of a bootcamp program. I especially recommend it for people who have some background in programming already and want to improve, since you will be challenged and they will leave a lot of constructive criticism on your projects. It can also be challenging because it is a lot of information to cover, but the program is long enough to cover it all well, and you can always come back to the course material if you need to review.

I started Practicum last March and finished in January. The program that I started with now looks different than the program that new students are going through: and it's because they listen. When I found a bug or something wasn't written as clearly as... Read More it could be I reported it. Depending on what the type of issue was: sometimes the issue was corrected by the next day. Other times I'd notice new sections pop up in parts of the course I already went through that added more clarity on topics that we wanted more from. When I went through the sample course, I found I really enjoyed how the curriculum was written it made it easier for me to read through what had otherwise been dry material, and the way that portion was written stayed throughout the program with only a few areas being a bit more on the dry side. There's a little bit of humor in some of the messages when we've succeeded, often making puns on the material we just went over, which also helps with keeping the information a bit better. After finishing the program I've been working with the 'career accelerator' program they have and they're helping me through the job navigation process that spans to 1-1 conversations with someone who is actually helping you fine-tune the different parts in the job search.

I was offered a full time position as a clinical data analyst last November - Practicum by Yandex contributes greatly to this achievement. I love the way the team put a lot of effort in developing the content for the data science curriculum. They teach... Read More us from basic python syntax to complicated machine learning models, and also help us review mathematic concepts in linear algebra, statistics and probability. I think this is a holistic way to approach data science because you need not only to be able to deploy machine learning models, but you need to understand the math behind them, and to be able to preprocess data before running models. Another thing I love about the program is the responsiveness of all the team, from tutor to project reviewer to community manager. This make you avoid confusion on your learning journey as much as possible. The fact that they set deadlines for projects and lessons helps us to keep discipline and follow our goal. They are also flexible enough to grant us a few academic leaves if we can't catch up with the space of the whole group because of our busy schedules. I used a lot of knowledge and skills learned from Practicum to get through job interview and apply for my current job. With these great things, I highly recommend Practicum for those who want to start or switch to Data Science/Analytics career.

very great course in web development .. good review and follow up .. practice everything like a professional study on your own pace good support and answer all your questions cover everything you need as a junior developer long story short they are amazing... Read More

My experience taking Practicum’s Data Scientist program has been spectacular so far! Frankly, I was not sure I would enjoy learning on my own but Practicum’s structure has allowed me to finally grasp things I have seen in other courses and Youtube videos... Read More but never really understood. I think there are 4 reasons why: the focus on hands-on practice, the content, support, and deadlines. As a student, you have to constantly test your knowledge through small tasks and after each module, do projects that look holistically at what was learned so far. The content is non-intimidating (love the cute illustrations!) and simple to understand. No fancy words! The focus is on helping grasp the concept. There is a lot of support from Practicum’s tutors and community manager but also from other students. Somehow I feel like we are part of a group trying to achieve something together despite working individually, helping each other when needed and celebrating each other’s win. Finally, I thrive in having a plan of action to learn and Practicum facilitates this through a mix of realistic soft and hard deadlines to help you stay on track. Now, I can’t see myself ever taking an in-person bootcamp as I remember how often things would go over my head and I didn’t have the space and time to grasp a concept before moving on. To Practicum.. Thanks! You are helping me finally transition from a data analyst to a data scientist and I can’t wait to see what will come next in my caree

The Yandex Practicum program is a really great experience. I have done other programs but after completion, I was always left with an empty editor and no idea how to proceed. The Practicum program is different. Not only do they have a good mix of Theory... Read More and hands on assignments, but the sprint tests actually gets you building things from scratch. Now, an empty editor is my favorite place to begin. At the same time, I love/hate how realistic the experience is. I cannot count how many times I have gotten the RTM answer to one of my questions (in my experience, this is super realistic). But the real value comes with the CodeReviews. I have learned so much from the reviews of my code that I get at the end of every sprint. They go over your code, and gives comments...not just wrong or right, but also, hints at what to do next time. how it can be improved etc. It is awesome. I love the " just figure it out yourself " approach that they have. It does cost me hours of googling, but my google fu has improved to where I never really get all the way stuck. There is always another angle, or something I can try to move on. I can recommend the Practicum bootcamp. Yes it is pricey, but it is so worth it. if you finish it, you finish with some real skills.

Before diving into the world of computer programming, I was a secretary at a doctors office. I loved my coworkers and even liked my job but wasn’t being challenged enough. I was introduced to programming through sites like Codecademy. I immediately fell... Read More in love with learning to code and wanted to know more. I was lucky enough to be able to leave my full-time job to dive into learning further. I started with self-learning through all of the free sites you have undoubtedly have heard of, but eventually felt like I was in a rut, constantly learning theory but not putting it into practice or knowing if I was doing it right! I discovered Practicum by Yandex through a Facebook programming group I had joined. I took the free introductory course for web development and flew through it. The promise of real world projects, actual reviews and a community to be a part of convinced me to sign up. I am so happy I did! One of the best things for me is now I have accountability. The course is split up into two week “sprints” that give me a goal to achieve, which is a great motivator for me. The sprints are made up of two parts. First is theory, which you read about and then immediately practice in exercises. I’m a hands-on learner myself, so practicing what I just learned in theory is so helpful. After the theory you work on a real world project. For these projects you learn how to use common development tools such as Figma, Github, VScode and will have a website of your own creation at the end. Your projects are reviewed by professional web developers who give further sources for you to research if needed and explain why something should be done a different way. We also have a live coding session for every sprint that further explains the theory and helps you see coding in action. If that wasn’t enough, there is a fantastic community of your fellow students set up on the chat program Slack. You are able to ask others who are working on the same project you are questions or get advice. It’s so nice to know I’m not the only one struggling with a problem or succeeding! You get practice in helping others if you can and there are senior students from other cohorts that help answer questions as well. On top of that, what I’ve found most helpful is my tutor. The tutor is there to answer your questions when you don’t know something but in a way that leads you to the answer instead of just giving you the solution outright. Also I can tell everyone on the Practicum team wants me to succeed. They give you countless resources and listen to your feedback. They want to improve the course for all students. If you're on the fence about trying a bootcamp I would say jump over and sign up for Practicum by Yandex, you won't regret it!