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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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When Can I Make Something Real?
Don’t feel too stuck in the terminal!
Chelsea Saunders
Nov 26
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…
Chris Lee
Nov 25
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…
Felicia Bacon
Nov 13
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
Ian Austin
Nov 10
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…
Chris Lee
Oct 28
Accelerating the Slow Path to Mastery
Accelerating the Slow Path to Mastery
Part 2 — The Sequel to Coping with the Slow Path to Mastery
Ian Austin
Oct 27
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…
Chris Lee
Sep 27
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
I Think I Can’t.
Why you should persevere even when you feel defeated.
Chelsea Saunders
Aug 14
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
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