Campfire #49 Overview: How This Teacher Dove Into Coding Mid-Career

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

The fifth in Nucamp’s review of 100devs The is high and projected to grow by 25% through 2031. And the current does not meet the demand in the current job market. US News lists , with a medium salary of $120,730. With many companies droppin... Read more

Is it "Why-Oh-Ah?" Maybe "Wee-Oh-Wa" However you say it, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act—(WIOA)—is a big deal. I'm not sure how you define "big deal," but if getting your Nucamp covered with this tuition assistance program is a big... 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

Employees that work for companies with a Learn In subscription by Degreed can now get coding training paid for by their employer. I'm not even sure I'm supposed to talk about this. I mentioned the day before Christmas that it's possible to get yo... 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

From Museum Curator to Full Stack Web Developer Intern, Website Innovator. > "Before I came to Nucamp, I couldn't build any projects. After finishing the > bootcamp, I had 4 projects built and deployed. It was a really good choice for > me. I made ... 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

Meeting the continuing demand for coding education. Gig Economy Challenges In case you didn’t know, Nucamp has employed hundreds of part-time instructors as independent contractors for several years. That means that the majority of them have o... Read more

2022 was a busy and eventful year for Nucamp. Our plan is for this to continue in 2023. We celebrated our 5th anniversary in 2022 and so much has happened over those 5 years. None of this would have been posssible without you. Thank You! So, ... 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

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

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

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

Get 15% off your entire coding bootcamp tuition when you complete the New Year's Challenge When you complete the or the that starts in January, without dropping or rescheduling any courses. How it Works: 1. Register for either the that starts... 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

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

Get Your Tuition Paid By Your Employer Without Having To Talk To Them Yourself, Even If Your Role Doesn't Relate To Coding We’ll do all the talking so you don’t have to You might be asking yourself: "Why would my company pay for my tuition at Nu... 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