SPICED Academy

Why SPICED?

At first I was skeptical about taking a coding bootcamp but then I talked to Shilpha in an interview to hear each other out including potential concerns I had. After talking to her I was sold on SPICED despite being accepted into others as she was honest about expectations on me and what the school could deliver.

They sure did deliver. If you want to go to a school where you are spoon fed all the answers and have lectures all day instead of writing code yourself then apply elsewhere. If you want to go to a bootcamp where you learn-by-doing then apply for SPICED. From the learning facilities and environment to the top-notch staff who really know their stuff and always want to help and see you improve.

I went from knowing very little HTML and CSS to being able to prog...

Be careful with this school: it can turn sour. The CEO convinced me to join their programme unprepared. Subsequently they did not help me catch up. One of the teachers advised me to consider ‘joining the next cohort’, instead of helping me figure out exactly what I was having difficulties with.

After attending the first few days of this bootcamp, I felt defeated and have now decided to spend my energy elsewhere. Spiced uses an external tool, Codecademy, as a prep course for their full stack program. When I worked through the Codecademy track, Codecademy had updated and shortened some of the tracks, which led me to being un-prepared for the Spiced assessment, which they want you to complete. I had therefore done a stripped down version of the track, which was missing some critical con...

I joined SPICED as the 2nd cohort and really think it was one of the best decisions I made. Before joining I always thought coding was rocket science, basically unlearnable. SPICED really proved me wrong. Within a matter of days, we were coding on some pretty tough challenges and I was really impressed how much we could achieve in such a short time.
The curriculum at SPICED follows the principle of learning it the hard way. So first, we learned how to code in vanilla JavaScript, before later learning how much easier it is done via a library or framework. That way I became very comfortable with JavaScript and really understand the language in its core.
Another thing I really liked about the curriculum is that they only focus on JavaScript. A bootcamp is tough and you'll learn a lot o...

I still remember the first time I met Shilpa, the Director of Programms and Community at SPICED, for the first time after she gave me an appointment to check out SPICED HQ.
She was so friendly, so was Frederik, SPICED CEO and Founder, and David, CTO and Head Coach.
From day 1, David, the most godly-skilled head coach I've ever met, started the course with full enthusiasm. He's just so good in delivering the information and let'em sink in! As of every single day of the course, he kept teaching us in a way that feel that he is giving his 100%. Besides his JavaScript-every-couple-days-fifteen-minutes-theoritical portion, he always have practical challenges for us; what is called white board challenges. Prepare yourself also for the most common interview questions for developers he will t...

I am an architect but a couple of years ago I became very interested in computer science and coding. I decided it was something I definitely wanted to learn, but I couldn't find the will to do it by myself online, nor the time to take a university degree.

After reviewing several bootcamps both in the US and in the EU, I finally found the right one! Much better than anything in London, Barcelona, Madrid... Why?

- First of all, they have a great professional team. Everyone, from the CTO to the teaching assistants will be there to help you and give you advice.

- Second, they have a great curriculum: for the first time in my education life I was learning actual USEFUL stuff. Things companies require the moment you start applying for a job. And it's not a few weeks, it's actual mont...

I was a participant in one of their courses which was on July 16.

They are so profisional when it comes to teaching. They have very qualified instructors.

Their courses are intensive so if you have to be prepared to spend your time wisely.

By the end of the course, they offer Job Assistance. Do your best and your job opportunity is their for you once you finish.

My advice is to pay them a visit and experience that by yourself.