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We're Not a Bootcamp

We're Something Unique, and Uniquely Effective
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Chris Lee

Launch School Stories

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Mastery-Based Learning

Launch School

From Bootcamp to Mastery: A Five Year Journey

Chris Lee

“Just in Time” Learning

Chris Lee

So you want to be a software engineer? (Part 1 of 4)

Launch School

The Dangers of Learning Just Enough

Chris Lee
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How to Make Assumptions (When Learning to Program)

How to Make Assumptions (When Learning to Program)

Assumptions are an inevitable part of the learning process. Sometimes we have to assume to move forward. But how do you assume wisely?
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Ethanweiner

When Can I Make Something Real?

Don’t feel too stuck in the terminal!
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Chelsea Saunders

Thankful and a Podcast Episode of Gratitude

Hard to believe it’s Thanksgiving again. In Year 2 of the Covid Era, time seems to pass and compress in surprising ways. This forces me to…
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Chris Lee
The Importance of Time and Stress Management For Launch School Interviews

The Importance of Time and Stress Management For Launch School Interviews

Historically, interviewing has not been my strongest skill in Launch School. In fact, I have a harder time with interviewing than with any…
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Felicia Bacon
How the Internet Works OR There and Back Again

How the Internet Works OR There and Back Again

An Ode to the Request/Response Cycle
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Ian Austin

Podcast S3E7: Bytes — Life Stages

Note: this is by far my favorite episode. I had a sensation of watching someone progress through their life with Launch School at the…
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Chris Lee
Accelerating the Slow Path to Mastery

Accelerating the Slow Path to Mastery

Part 2 — The Sequel to Coping with the Slow Path to Mastery
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Ian Austin

Podcast S3E6: Getting to know Srdjan

In today’s episode, Callie chats with Launch School TA Srdjan as he shares his journey to and through Launch School. He generously shares…
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Chris Lee

Podcast S3E5: Women Who Code at Launch School

In today’s episode, students from Women Who Code share what the group is, what the meet-ups are like, and how they’ve found a sense of…
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Chris Lee
Coping with the Slow Path to Mastery

Coping with the Slow Path to Mastery

Part 1 — Staying on the Path
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Ian Austin

I Think I Can’t.

Why you should persevere even when you feel defeated.
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Chelsea Saunders

Podcast S3E4: John and Adam Isom — Skipping College, CS Degree vs Launch School, and Making Six…

In this episode, siblings John and Adam Isom come chat about their journeys working together through Launch School. Adam had completed a…
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Chris Lee
What Launch School Represents

What Launch School Represents

TL;DR — Hope.
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Juan Juy
Transitioning from Analytics to Software Engineering through Launch School

Transitioning from Analytics to Software Engineering through Launch School

How I changed careers.
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Dean Wan

Podcast S3E3: Bytes — Why Did You Choose Launch School?

Today’s episode is the first of a new series called Bytes: a collection of sound-bites from the Launch School community that answer a…
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Chris Lee

Just Landed My First Software Engineering Job.

The other day I posted on the launch School slack chat that I had recently gotten hired as a software engineer and so many people DM’d me…
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Posi Odumosu

Where’s All the Support After 109?

If you are at the beginning of the Launch School curriculum or are just considering Launch School and perusing student-generated blogs, you…
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Chelsea Saunders
A simplified overview of JavaScript prototypes and prototypical inheritance.

A simplified overview of JavaScript prototypes and prototypical inheritance.

What are the two types of prototypes in JavaScript and what are they used for?
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Eamon O'Callaghan
What I’ve learned during my first month at Launch School.

What I’ve learned during my first month at Launch School.

What is the true value of Launch School?
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Eamon O'Callaghan

Podcast S3E2: Gabe, Arthur, Ben Part 2

Previously in Season 2, I spoke with Gabe, Ben, and Arthur to share their story on how they, as a group, supported one another through the…
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Chris Lee
Peer-led Seminars are Online!

Peer-led Seminars are Online!

Good news! If you missed one of the Peer-Led Seminars we’ve been running since early last year, you can now watch the video recordings! The…
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Launch School
A quickish take on Blocks in Ruby

A quickish take on Blocks in Ruby

I am currently enrolled in the Launch School program as I transition to a career in software development. What follows is based on what I…
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Alfonso Gonzalez
Why Don’t We Get Negative Reviews?

Why Don’t We Get Negative Reviews?

Businesses generally live in fear of a bad review. Getting a lot of bad reviews can seriously undermine the business. The flip-side is that…
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Chris Lee

Podcast S3E1: Dr. Barbara Oakley

In today’s episode, Launch School students Jenae and Mandy interviewed Barbara Oakley. Dr. Oakley is no stranger to Launch School students…
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Chris Lee
Programming Gave Me My Best Friends

Programming Gave Me My Best Friends

I’m the kind of guy who goes up the stairs two steps at a time, who carries all groceries at once even if I’m shopping at Costco, and who…
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Gabriel De Almeida
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