Rocket Academy

The short Basics programme is a good introduction to coding, even for someone without coding experience. While I had some prior experience when coming into the course, I found the content still to be useful as there were still things that I didn't know... Read More prior and learnt through practice as well as peer-/group-based reviews during the course.

Able to learn quite a lot through the Basics course. Resources and coaching provided are more than you would expect (con: it might seem overwhelming at times). Overall the course is conducted at a comfortable pace and there is a lot to learn! Thank you!... Read More

The duration for the course - 6 weeks (12 lessons) is just the right amount of time, especially crash-coursing coding basics - not too long that it becomes draggy nor too short to not have enough time to cover basics. The materials are all readily available... Read More on the site but just a note you've to be committed to read through the pre-reads and assignments to practice enough, otherwise it can be challenging not understanding the notes! Allowing an exchange of SLs will be good since I think it can be helpful if more experienced leaders can bring students through the class, allowing us to digest the knowledge and recap the teachings a bit more so we're really sure of the basics.

Most recommended. The structure of the lessons were well thought up, with great explanations. Even as someone who is completely new to coding and it took a while to understand, instructors are very patient (shoutout to Shannon, Jeremy and Zaver) and kind... Read More in helping us figure things and learning things, providing good advice and flow of thoughts. This is on top of the fact that it's a free class. Great Quality! :)

pros: very clear pre-class videos to help you understand the concepts, pair work was great, leader was friendly and guides you whenever you have any questions, class size is small and comfortable. cons: commitment level is quite high. you need to ensure... Read More that you read the pre-class materials so that you can follow during class. with the projects and pre-class materials to do, it was quite difficult to manage.

The course was well structured and slowly increased in difficulty, making the pace comfortable to follow. Instructors were helpful and always on hand to assist especially during pair programming sessions. Cons were minimal; perhaps a short briefing on... Read More how to pair program effectively would have helped much.

The course was paced very well and extremely helpful in kickstarting your learning in coding. The learning materials were easy to follow and understand, and there are also video tutorials that you can refer to for each chapter of learning. Moreover, there... Read More will be a tutorial class for each chapter where the trainer will run through the concepts, clarify and deep dive further to help us understand the applications and usage of the code. Trainers also continue to support the students even after the class ends and are readily available to help you via the Slacks App. Highly recommend

Rocket Academy's instructors are extremely professional, friendly, as well as helpful. While curriculum is highly tailored to beginners, participants with experience are challenged to do more. Would highly recommend to individuals intending to learn javascript!... Read More

Great instructors and an excellent Basics curriculum. The instructors were extremely patient and willing to go the extra mile in answering our questions. Great for anybody wanting to learn how to code, even if you have no background in programming. Cheers!... Read More

After going through all the classes, I was able to use all the knowledge taught, comfortably for the last project. The section leaders put in a lot of effort to not only teach but also to answer all the queries we have. Coming from a background of no... Read More coding knowledge, this course has helped a lot in not only understanding but also in applying it in our projects.