Rocket Academy

was looking for a career switch into coding with zero knowledge of it. at first i was looking at general assembly and i got recommended by one of my friend that was a student in rocket's boo camp to give it a try. they have a free coding basics for us... Read More first timer to try before going on to the boot camp, which was a good start for me cause im new and dont know if coding is for me. overall i enjoyed my time learning coding with the lecturers and i had fun learning and coding. they made it easy to understand and was there to answer all the questions we have, even still overtime. 10/10 will recommend to try out the basic course if youre thinking of learning coding

I was hesitant when I first joined and at some point unsure if I can complete the projects as they seemed really hard. However, 6 weeks later, here I am graduating with 3 projects under my belt. The course materials are easy to understand BUT you must... Read More do your pre-class to understand before each session. The in-class helps to consolidate the concepts but will involve active participation on your end. The facilitators are great! Very friendly, encouraging and they seem to have an answer for everything! I will say its definitely not an "easy" course in the sense that you can't sit in the background and just be a passive observer. It requires time commitment to go through the material and do the pre-class (about 2-3hours per session for me) and you must participate in class. If you follow the programme and just put in the time, you will be able to finish it with a good understanding of JS, how to plan your code and github. Go for it!

Took up a basic coding course. The course was well planned out and the content was manageable in 6 weeks. The friendly instructors were great at explaining the different concepts and were patient in clarifying our doubts. The pair programming aspect was... Read More a good way to improve our coding skills and thinking, and also to meet like-minded people.

I attended online course on python last time on Coursera but there was no application to the theory being taught in class. Although I understood the concept, it was very easy for me to forget. As compared to that, Rocket Academy's class was very engaging... Read More even though it's online. I like how we had pre-class and in-class to optimise the time. most of the content are being covered pre-class in video format. Akira is very clear in explaining all the theory in the video. Bryan and Tristan then would explain further, and highlight important things and make sure that everyone understood. They were quick to help as well in our coding and spot any mistakes in our coding. Overall, really good! Would recommend this course to a friend (in fact already recommended to a friend)

Pros: Friendly and committed instructors and participants Well-structured contents and instructions Learning of Github and html and coding basics Know how to design interface Free-of-charge basic course Enhance problem solving skills Practice opportunities... Read More to code

The course was comprehensive and taught beyond a language's syntax but also how to organise the code to make it cleaner. Fun little projects were introduced to apply newly learnt concepts and it leaves us satisfied with how much we've learnt within just... Read More 6 weeks.

I've just attended their basics which was conducted free. If anyone is curious about coding and whether to deep dive into it, this is a good crash course to learn. Instructors were very forgiving, creating a very safe space for learning. Coding was fun... Read More and pair pogramming was really fun as well. We progress as a class and are able to learn from one another. If anything, the worse possible critic is ourselves, not others. The energy put into teaching and guiding us is something that cannot be paid for, and I am deeply grateful. Thank you Shannon & Frankie and everyone involved in making this happen.

It might be because I have close to zero coding knowledge, sometimes it will take awhile for me to get the concepts and to be able to apply them into the codes and the in class practices. But with help from the leaders and the coursemates, it made it... Read More easier to understand as they could help explain where i was foggy with the concepts I would recommend Basics to my friends because i think this basics course (which is free!!) has condensed many things required to have a solid beginning knowledge of software engineering. The videos were also bite-sized and easy to consume, so it does not drain us with too much info at any one time. Additionally, the examples were also explained very well and easy to follow. Section leaders were also very helpful, very willing to help us with areas that we have questions on, and also, going above and beyond to help find explanation for things they themselves might not be able to explain well. I had a very good experience with rocket and i hope that this culture will continue, for future batches to benefit.

RA teaches coding in a practical and fun way. Not too easy or hard, just nice to push you forward. I did learn a lot during the basic class. I know self learning is possible, but this course make learning faster and able to put your learning knowledge... Read More to create practical project. Thanks Dom and David for teaching me in the 6 week course!

The schedule of this program is just perfect especially for people like myself who have other job commitments. Work load pushes you the extra mile but is definitely manageable. The final amount of knowledge you take away is in a way up to yourself where... Read More if you can find the time and commitment, you can complete all the more comfortable sections and be a couple of steps ahead. But even if you don't, the basics alone is also more than you would imagine.