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We're Not a Bootcamp
We're Not a Bootcamp
We're Something Unique, and Uniquely Effective
Chris Lee
Jul 31, 2018
Launch School Stories
Chris Lee
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
Latest
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…
Chris Lee
Sep 1
Coping with the Slow Path to Mastery
Coping with the Slow Path to Mastery
Part 1 — Staying on the Path
Ian Austin
Aug 15
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…
Chris Lee
Aug 13
What Launch School Represents
What Launch School Represents
TL;DR — Hope.
Juan Juy
Aug 12
Transitioning from Analytics to Software Engineering through Launch School
Transitioning from Analytics to Software Engineering through Launch School
How I changed careers.
Dean Wan
Aug 12
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…
Chris Lee
Aug 5
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…
Posi Odumosu
Aug 5
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…
Chelsea Saunders
Jul 28
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?
Eamon O'Callaghan
Jul 26
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?
Eamon O'Callaghan
Jul 21
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…
Chris Lee
Jul 19
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…
Launch School
Jul 2
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…
Alfonso Gonzalez
Jun 28
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…
Chris Lee
Jun 17
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…
Chris Lee
Jun 15
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…
Gabriel De Almeida
Jun 1
Some Advice to Those at the Beginning of Launch School
Some Advice to Those at the Beginning of Launch School
I am currently studying on the Ruby track at Launch School, and I feel I have consolidated my general approach enough to write it down for…
David Ecklund
May 29
I Failed Programming 101 Three Times
Failing the 101 course three times over was hard for me, a low point. Launch School’s 101 course is both broad and thorough and I was…
Zachary DuBow
May 28
Launch School Podcast: S2E11
In this episode, Staacy and I held a Zoom Q & A. I was happily surprised by the wide-range of topics that we got to dive into. Questions…
Chris Lee
May 15
LS Live Assessments: The Untold Story
LS Live Assessments: The Untold Story
Picture this: you are a newish Launch School student. You have made it through the Ruby Prep Course, Ruby 101 Course, and Ruby 109 Written…
Kim Ramirez
May 8
Getting ready for the RB129 assessments
Getting ready for the RB129 assessments
It’s funny how things can change after going through the first round of assessments in Launch School. There’s something about getting that…
Alfonso Gonzalez
May 4
2020 Capstone Salaries
2020 Capstone Salaries
A few weeks ago, the Fall 2020 Capstone cohort finished their career search. Like all our previous Capstone cohorts, this one was a…
Chris Lee
Apr 28
Coping with Time-Related Stress at Launch School
Coping with Time-Related Stress at Launch School
Like many other students, Launch School’s self-paced curriculum was one of the reasons I decided to start studying there. After finally…
Caleb R Smith
Apr 22
Changing Careers 2 Years After College
Changing Careers 2 Years After College
May 11th, 2019. My classmates and I stood in alphabetical order. There was a sense of disbelief in the air. Had we really made it? Was the…
Gene O'Fallon
Apr 17
Spinning Your Wheels: The Fear of Missing Out
Spinning Your Wheels: The Fear of Missing Out
I recently saw a question posed on Launch School’s Slack about the idea of switching from the Ruby track to the JavaScript track. An…
Josh Leath
Apr 11
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