How to Recognize a Good (or Bad) Coding Bootcamp Nate Swanner, May 14, 2019 10 min read Coding bootcamps are polarizing things. Detractors say they’re useless, and you’re better served with a proper...
You Want to Learn New Skills, Then Quit Your Job in 2019: Survey Results Nate Swanner, January 23, 2019 3 min read Last week, we asked you about your career goals for 2019. Turns out you’re not interested in being promoted; instead,...
Trump Administration Eyes Federal Student Aid for Bootcamp Education Nate Swanner, January 21, 2019 5 min read The Trump administration is eyeing federal funding for tech bootcamp students, but the money comes with several...
GitHub Review Shows JavaScript, Learning Are Top Trends in 2018 Nate Swanner, December 18, 2018 3 min read GitHub still rules the open source space, and its year-end reflection on 2018 sheds some light on what’s in store for...
Have Online Learning Platforms Missed the Mark? Nate Swanner, December 13, 2018 6 min read A few years ago, it seemed as if upstart online learning portals were about to reshape how we learned. Now it seems...
Use Social Learning to Advance Your Tech Career Mark Feffer, October 10, 2018 7 min read As more organizations adopt social learning (i.e., having employees informally teach each other) to help workers keep...
5 Tips to Help You Make the Most of Your Online Learning Experience Nate Swanner, August 24, 2018 5 min read Online learning is becoming a go-to for many tech pros, as well as people who want to get into tech. But learning at...
GitHub Learning Lab Teaches You GitHub by Using GitHub (Yes, Really) Nate Swanner, April 23, 2018 2 min read GitHub is launching its own learning portal, which leans into two things all developers have come to love and loathe:...
Building Up the Experience to Land Your First Tech Job Nick Kolakowski, April 5, 2018 4 min read So you’ve just graduated school. If you don’t already have a job offer in hand, you’re probably looking for...
‘Idea’ Blends IKEA and Algorithms to Teach You Something Useful Nate Swanner, March 30, 2018 2 min read Algorithms are hard. So is putting together IKEA furniture. Yet when you mix the two, things (sometimes) get a bit less...
