Samantha Anderson

3 Ways To Improve Your Communication Skills As A Web Developer

Improve communication as a web developer or software engineer to turn blank stares into clarity. You ask your coworker, “Does that make sense?” and you’re met with a blank stare. You can almost see the wheels trying to turn in their head as they ... Read more

Is it worth riding the emotional rollercoaster of changing careers? For the 50th episode of Campfire, Ludo was joined by David Henry. Previously, David was featured in a which details his journey transitioning from being a Middle School Teacher i... Read more

The benefits of learning to code at a bootcamp vs self-study. Both learning to code through a coding bootcamp and studying on your own with free resources have their advantages and disadvantages. Which one is best for you depends on your individu... Read more

An insider’s look at what to consider before joining Nucamp. Are you thinking about starting a coding bootcamp, maybe even Nucamp specifically, to jumpstart your career in tech? As someone who has been through the experience of taking and had ove... Read more

The story of how David Repasky gained the skills and confidence to pursue his dream job The sun was setting and painting the sky orange as David sat in front of his computer, scrolling through endless job listings. He had just graduated from coll... Read more

Re-engineering the traditional food ordering process for events, built with MongoDB, Express, React Native, and More. For his final project in the Nucamp , Joseph Rubino made the app Event Eats with the goal to replace the traditional way to order ... Read more

Discover the benefits of hands-on learning, team collaboration, and real-world project building in a coding bootcamp, and how it can prepare you for a successful career switch into coding. If you're looking to switch careers into tech, you may have... Read more

Nucamp Instructor and Career Coach Ghani Zahid answers your questions about Nucamp's career coaching In this episode of Campfire, Nucamp's CEO, Ludo Fourrage, was joined by Nucamp Instructor and Career Coach Ghani Zahid to answer your questions abo... Read more

Sometimes your passion is laying dormant and it just takes the right circumstances to spark so you can see it. Have you ever wondered what it takes to transition from a completely different industry into tech? It usually starts with a small curio... Read more

How to prepare for the biggest challenge every developer faces Finally—you finally got the data passed and the app is working. You were always interested in technology and wanted to transition into a career in software development. Maybe you re... Read more

Demonstrating your potential to a hiring manager, even without professional experience How do I show my worth to a hiring manager if I haven’t gotten my first coding job yet? Most job openings have YEARS of experience listed as a requirement for ... Read more

Miss CEO's Founder, Nita Singh Kaushal,  teaches others how to develop sought-after leadership skills in the ever-changing world of tech. In this episode of Campfire Ludo was joined by Nita Singh Kosho, the founder of Miss CEO, a company that empow... Read more

Back End development portfolio project by Pu Yang For his final project in the Nucamp , Pu Yang built an online bookstore that is deployed on AWS with PostgreSQL. Users can register to view book descriptions, add books to their cart for purchase,... Read more

What do rubber ducks have to do with coding? And why as an aspiring developer you might want to get one ASAP Have you seen a rubber duck on a developer’s desk? Maybe it wasn’t a duck but a Funko Pop (those are still popular right?) or even a pet.... Read more

Because it will either drive you mad or put a fire under you to make a change. Andrew Anderson did the latter. You look at your monitor and read: 57 calls waiting. It’s only an hour into your shift at the call center you swore you wouldn’t stay... Read more

It's NOT a nice to have, it's essential. Learning to code is a challenging and rewarding experience. It requires a lot of hard work and dedication, BUT... It's incredibly fulfilling. Especially when you succeed. Let me tell you about ONE th... Read more

Best practices for web developers to set study habits that work. You completed the first step; you made the decision to learn something new and want to make a change. Now the second step in the right direction can feel a lot more daunting. Actu... Read more

Create a roadmap for your successful career in tech If you are looking to start your career path to becoming a web developer or if you are looking to continue to improve on the technical skills you already have, knowing where to go and having a pla... Read more

Invest in Self-Improvement and Reinvent Your Career by Learning to Code As a part of the Nucamp team, it's always interesting to hear about the journey that individuals have taken to get to where they are today. And this bootcamp graduate's story... Read more

Back End development portfolio project by Nathan Cordeiro For his final project in the Nucamp , Nathan Cordeiro created a music search engine using Python, SQL, and Flask. Using what he learned in the course his app scrapes the web for artists, t... Read more

Douglas Sorge's React Blog Template Portfolio Project For his final project in the Nucamp , Douglas Sorge built a React blog template website. He specifically made the site adaptable to easily use as a base for any theme you’d like. Watch the v... Read more

The Nucamp experience from Cody Lillywhite's perspective How would you feel if you spent thousands of dollars on a degree to find out your skill set wasn’t up to par with internship requirements? The pressure of needing to take care of your famil... Read more

A Meme Generator Full Stack Project For her final project in the Nucamp , Claire Lu created a meme generator. Her app helps people view and post memes and interact with a group chat function. The front end uses React Native and the back end use... Read more

How the Women Techmakers Program by Google can reduce the inclusion gap Last week on Campfire, Nucamp CEO Ludo Fourrage was joined by Nucamp Director of Curriculum Chryssa Jones, Women Techmakers Program Manger Sequoyah Patrick, and Global Lead for... Read more

Using React Native to build a stock trading game For his final project in the Nucamp , Matt Nordstrand created a stock trading game using React Native and Redux. The app uses a financial modeling prep stock API to pull real stock information. P... Read more

A React website for borrowing your favorite toys and games For her final portfolio project in the Nucamp , Margaret Britton built a responsive React website utilizing Bootstrap, Reactstrap, CSS, Formic, Yup, React Social Icons, and Framer Motion. ... Read more

From Crime Scene Investigator to Jr Front End Developer, LovelySkin > "You can use free resources, but at the end of the day, without the bootcamp, > there’s no guidance. The bootcamp is super helpful to have a class to work > with, but also the de... Read more

A Crypto Wallet Full Stack Portfolio Project For her final project in the Nucamp , Samiya McIntosh built an interactive crypto wallet app. She used React Native and Coin Gecko's API to fetch current and top cryptos currencies. The app features ... Read more

Using new Python skills to develop a blackjack game For his final portfolio project in the Nucamp , Praful Gatti designed a blackjack game using Python and Docker. He plans to build upon the game by creating Python data visualization reports, add... Read more

Learning to use React Native and React Hooks For his final portfolio project in the Nucamp , Seth Beard built a React Native app called Positive Vibrations. The app is a Spotify playlist management and search tool that users log into with their S... Read more

From Middle School Teacher to QA Engineer, LeanDNA > "It can be very difficult to learn coding on your own with free online > resources. There’s something about having a course, having something you’re > paying for and you’re invested in, to give y... Read more