Ludo Fourrage

How to manage conflicts within a tech team?

Too Long; Didn't Read: Conflicts in tech teams are inevitable due to diverse perspectives. Structured processes can mitigate issues, with employees spending 2.8 hours weekly on conflict, impacting productivity. Properly managed conflicts can lea... Read more

Too Long; Didn't Read: Learn how to manage large-scale databases in Full Stack projects by leveraging the right database choices (SQL like MySQL and NoSQL like MongoDB), optimization techniques, and security measures. Implement best practices to... Read more

Too Long; Didn't Read: Diversity and inclusion are vital in tech for innovation and success. Companies with diverse management outperform peers by 35%. Progress is seen, but challenges persist, like women only representing 26% in tech. Initiativ... Read more

Too Long; Didn't Read: Crafting a healthy home office is crucial for well-being and productivity. Key factors include ergonomics to prevent strain, lighting for mood and focus, and air quality for cognitive function. Personalizing the workspace ... Read more

Too Long; Didn't Read: Full Stack Developers in 2023 will need expertise in front-end and back-end tech, database management, DevOps, cloud services, and cybersecurity. They should master languages like JavaScript, Python, and Java along with fr... Read more

Too Long; Didn't Read: Mobile app performance optimization is vital for user satisfaction and success. Key strategies include load time under 2 seconds, image resizing, and data caching. Prioritizing speed, battery, memory usage, and low error r... Read more

Too Long; Didn't Read: Website speed impacts user satisfaction and SEO. Factors like code bloat and slow server responses delay loading times. Optimizing images, leveraging browser caching, and CDNs can enhance website performance. Key steps inc... Read more

Too Long; Didn't Read: Leverage the latest front-end trends for enhanced development strategies in 2023. Frameworks like React & Vue, responsive design, PWAs, JS advancements like ES6+, web components, API-first development, headless CMS, perfor... Read more

We're so back! So, apparently some Big Tech companies that did the unthinkable earlier this year, laying off workers left and right, are . Talk about a turnaround. They're ramping up their hiring in hot areas like artificial intelligence because, a... Read more

Tech careers, bustling with innovation and ripe with creative scope can often be perceived as daunting to those who don't consider themselves mathematic mavens. One common assumption is that to dive into the ocean of technology, you should be armed w... Read more

"Math and Coding" - If coding seems complicated to you, bridging the gap between math and coding may clarify things quite a bit. In the world of zeros and ones, a computer programmer or code relishes the process of creating something from scratch. ... Read more

All the basics in one file for easy reference. Python is known to be one of the easiest languages to learn, especially if you're just starting out. Its syntax is one of the least complicated and it resembles how we speak more than most any other ... Read more

The Longer View Of All Things AI Any new technology goes through a path. There's a huge amount of excitement, and then there's the valley of despair—Gartner famously maps this as the with a Peak of Inflated Expectations that’s so often immediatel... Read more

Even the most junior developer should be hugely excited by Generative AI So much chatter out there right now about the dangers of ChatGPT making developers redundant. Well, this morning I did something that I think points to precisely the opposit... Read more

Is AI The New Cloud? For coding bootcamp CEO Ludo Fourrage, the answer is a definite ‘yes’—which also means as many opportunities for technical people, at all levels, as that earlier wave of disruption brought to the economy Despite what you read (... Read more

Reports Of The End Of Developer Careers Are Somewhat Exaggerated What we get up every day and try to do at Nucamp: help people who are thinking about getting an education in tech, and so totally changing up their lives and career paths. But with ... Read more

This was a response to this Reddit thread. For reasons unknown, the answer was later deleted by the author or the moderators. Luckily I still had a copy of it... From an anonymous contributor at (links added by Nucamp staff) Advanced level prog... Read more

The Use of AI in Education Everyone is talking about OpenAI’s ChatGPT and debating about its potential impact on—well everything. And many companies are pouring resources into the research and development of their own language models. While others ... Read more

Nucamp Coding Bootcamp Now Available in Asia We are excited to announce that Nucamp Coding Bootcamp is now available in Asia! Starting May 1st, we will offer Web Development Fundamentals, followed by the Full Stack bootcamp starting June 19th and a... Read more

No one should pay $25,000 for a 12-week class. (This is the second article in our series on ISA programs. Read the first article And the third ) I’m alarmed by how some coding bootcamps are still advertising certain tuition finance plans, and usi... Read more

Instructor-led coding education doesn’t have to be expensive. (This is the third article in our series on ISA programs. Read the first article and the second If you've been looking at different education options to learn to code, then you've foun... Read more

The New Year brings a heightened awareness of the need for a tech-savvy workforce. As we wrap up another eventful year, we can’t help but be excited. Coding bootcamps will play an integral role in quickly educating today’s workforce to meet the g... Read more

2022 Online Learning Predictions Recap Season’s Greetings! As another exciting year comes to a close, Nucamp is not only reflecting on the progress we’ve made, but also on the growing transformation of the tech education industry as a whole. At... Read more

A Nucamp Instructor and Software Engineer’s Surprising Advice for Aspiring Techies In Episode #46 of Campfire, Frank Smith discusses his background, how he became interested in tech, and answers a few viewer questions. Frank has been a Nucamp Ins... Read more

Contents * * * * * * * * * * * * The demand for software engineers We’re going through a coding education (and coding bootcamp) boom! And with good reason. Programmers are in high demand. A career in software ... Read more

1. Login to your Discord account 1. Go to 1. 2. If you do not have an account, create one. 2. Join the Nucamp Discord Server 1. Go to 2. Or add the server to your discord list. Type in “nucamp” and click “Join Server”. ... Read more

Learn how to prepare for tech interviews with Nucamp's Job Hunting Bootcamp Nucamp Graduate, Mobile Developer, and now Nucamp Instructor, Brad Reed, joined me on a live episode of Campfire to share his advice on the tech interview process. Brad w... Read more

Nucamp CEO, Ludo Fourrage joined by Jonika Hoomes and Kate Rivera, Google Cloud Learning Services for Campfire episode #39 I met with Google Cloud's Jonika Hoomes and Kate Rivera to talk about what the partnership between Nucamp and Google Cloud me... Read more

Nucamp and Google Cloud partner to heighten Nucamp’s curriculum and to sponsor a $50,000 Women in Tech scholarship fund Nucamp was joined by Google Cloud Learning Services team members Nathalia Silva and Alan Ranciato for Campfire episode #38. Nu... Read more

The realities of pushing through rejection during the job application process Nucamp graduate, Keidus Hall joined a live episode of Campfire to share his story about breaking into web development. During the episode it was clear that Keidus’ dete... Read more

For backend development, the data shows developers prefer Python. Python vs. Java When we were deciding which our students, we were already seeing the trend that Python was growing in adoption and popularity, while Java was declining. If you'v... Read more