Rocket Academy

I signed up for the Basic Coding course at Rocket Academy. I wasn't sure I would be able to finish it as I had zero coding experience but the knowledgeable, devoted and friendly Section Leaders - Kimmi and David - made it all possible. So much depends... Read More on the person who is guiding you, believes in you and wants you to succeed. I thank both of them, as well as the whole team for making this possible and creating such an amazing atmosphere.

The course was well planned and the methodology used to impart content aka reverse classroom was intuitive. Section leaders were knowledgeable and experienced, creative and encouraging. the course made me more interested in coding as a career and actually... Read More made me apply for more

I started out not knowing anything about JavaScript, CSS and DOM. The Rocket Academy Basics training was a good introduction to - JavaScript - abit of HTML/CSS/DOM, and - thinking about how to code, or web development in general over 6 weeks. Trainers... Read More were responsive even on weekends and encouraging. During times when I had a heavy workload at work, the trainers recorded the training and I could try to catch up on the content and practices over the weekend.

I have attended Rocket Academy's Basic Course and I will say it's really great for someone like me, who has no coding experience, to dip my feet into the world of software engineering. The community and Section Leaders were really helpful in answering... Read More all our questions and also dedicated their time to help us troubleshoot any problems we faced during the duration of the course. I highly recommend this course if you are someone who wish to have a taste of coding.

It's definitely a great experience to do the basics course, especially if you are not sure you like coding or not. Overall, this course is well organized, beginner-friendly, if you want to do more, they also provide additional resources and more challenges.... Read More If you are stuck you can always get support from section leaders and group members. Must try!

It was a fun experience coding with the SLs and fellow batchmates! I would greatly recommend the basics course for anyone who would want to experience programming! I personally believe that for some people who are struggling to learn programming autodidactically... Read More without any guidance should at least try the basics course! The instructors are friendly and they will guide you every step of the way, until you can make a pretty neat game by the end of the 6 week period!

Rocket Academy provides quality content and robust framework for the basic course that are totally free of charge. I took the basic coding course and the content taught were very appropriate for someone who has limited or no prior knowledge in coding.... Read More Throughout the entire course, very dedicated and committed section leaders are around to teach and guide everyone. I would recommend this to everyone who wish to kick off their coding journey.

Great support and explanations. I liked all aspects of experience, how we were working in different combinations of pairs, our learning experience and connection we got through process. We have learned more then I have expected. I will recommend to my... Read More friends.

Pros: - Fulfilling one of my life goals to learn coding - a sneak peak into finding out my interest in it - a step into my consideration of changing career to be a software engineer - opened a path into considering developing within the IT side in my... Read More industry as well Cons: - It was difficult to find time with my full time job that is quite demanding on time