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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
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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
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
I’ve Accomplished in Two Years what Some Students Have in Two Months
I’ve Accomplished in Two Years what Some Students Have in Two Months
Whoa! Two years spent on basic, fundamental programming concepts? Don’t worry. I’m almost positive it won’t take you as long as it took…
James Wilson
Apr 7
Avoiding the Career Transition Trap
Avoiding the Career Transition Trap
The pitfalls of transitioning to a career as a Software Engineer, and how to avoid them
Chris Lee
Apr 7
Not Yet
Not Yet
“If you aren’t getting rejected on a daily basis, your goals aren’t ambitious enough”
Weston Ludeke
Apr 6
Comic: A Very Basic Explanation of How the Internet Works
Comic: A Very Basic Explanation of How the Internet Works
Here’s a comic I put together that covers just the basics of how the internet delivers a webpage to your computer. It attempts to be more…
Karis Tobias
Mar 2
Announcing Capstone Project Mentors
Announcing Capstone Project Mentors
The Launch School Capstone program continues to grow and lead the industry in results.
Launch School
Feb 22
Podcast S2E10: Study Habits Conference by The Social Network
In this episode, I caught up with Liz, Jesse, and Katarina to chat about another peer-led community group at Launch School called “The…
Chris Lee
Feb 14
What is Launch School? The best way to launch a software development career.
What is Launch School? The best way to launch a software development career.
Why is Launch School better than a bootcamp/college/mooc?
Will Lotherington
Jan 31
Do You Need To Be Good At Math To Become A Programmer?
Do You Need To Be Good At Math To Become A Programmer?
I come from a non-technical background (Nursing and Geography) and transitioned into a technical background, Computer Science major in…
Mandy Cheang
Jan 23
Recap 2020
This has been a weird year, to say the least. I’m happy it’s finally over, but also proud of the work we accomplished this year. While…
Chris Lee
Dec 31, 2020
RubyConf 2020 — Launch School Retrospective
RubyConf 2020 — Launch School Retrospective
Like many things this year, RubyConf was a little bit different than usual. The event still ran virtually as a series of online talks…
Chris Lee
Dec 5, 2020
Thankful, 2020
If Launch School is my last job, I’d be happy to never put another entry on my resume ever again. I’ve never had a job that I enjoyed this…
Chris Lee
Nov 26, 2020
Stay On the Path
Stay On the Path
Thoughts on learning to code as a father of two young kids
Josh Keller
Nov 25, 2020
Podcast S2E9: Student Panel Discussion
Welcome to another episode of the Launch School podcast. This is a slightly different episode in that it’s a recording of a webinar we did…
Chris Lee
Nov 18, 2020
Studious Learners
Studious Learners
Three years ago, we changed our motto from Serious Beginners to Studious Beginners to better reflect the type of students learning with us…
Chris Lee
Nov 10, 2020
Podcast S2E8: Community Learning
In this episode, I caught up with Leena, Rodney, and Christian who started a peer-based study group within the Launch School community…
Chris Lee
Oct 31, 2020
Facing the Scary Parts: LS Exercise ‘After Midnight’
Facing the Scary Parts: LS Exercise ‘After Midnight’
A scary (but necessary) part of mastery is leaning into the situations where you’re super lost instead of avoiding them.
Callie Buruchara
Oct 20, 2020
What people misunderstand about Launch School
What people misunderstand about Launch School
I often get asked questions like ‘what frameworks do you teach at Launch School?’ or ‘do you cover data structures and algorithms?’. These…
Chris Lee
Oct 8, 2020
Deferred Payment Program Webinar Recording (Sept 3rd, 2020)
Deferred Payment Program Webinar Recording (Sept 3rd, 2020)
When we set out to design the Launch School deferred payment program, we wanted to create the most student-centric deferred program in the…
Chris Lee
Sep 7, 2020
Secret Sauce Comes in Many Flavors
Secret Sauce Comes in Many Flavors
How Launch School’s first assessments helped me learn how to learn.
Anne Jones
Sep 7, 2020
The Speed of Mastery: My Pacing at Launch School
The Speed of Mastery: My Pacing at Launch School
I’ve been moving quicker than I thought I would through Launch School’s Core curriculum.
Callie Buruchara
Sep 3, 2020
Announcing our Deferred Payment Program
Announcing our Deferred Payment Program
Over the past eight years, we’ve built one of the best software engineering schools globally. Our graduates command, on average, $115,339…
Launch School
Aug 28, 2020
The Pros & Cons of Codewars for LS Assessments
The Pros & Cons of Codewars for LS Assessments
I love games. Rankings. Progress. Scoreboards. Winning things.
Callie Buruchara
Aug 25, 2020
Keep Calm and Code
Keep Calm and Code
A simple but effective way to keep your cool while mastering fundamentals of software engineering at Launch School
Juan Palma
Aug 24, 2020
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