When you’re starting off in a new career in the developer world, all the information you need to know can get quite overwhelming. It’s always best to be doing some additional reading in parallel with your online course or coding bootcamp, or even when you’ve already transitioned into your new career! We’ve rounded up the […]
Multiple Coding Languages Appropriate For Beginners Today’s technological environment is filled with advanced computational coding paradigms that can seem very daunting at first, but in time and with a little practice, can become nearly second nature. As with anything, time and practice are necessary to achieve sought results; but in terms of career, learning how […]
According to the US Bureau of Labor statistics, software developer jobs are predicted to grow by 17% from 2014 to 2024. This is much faster than the average for other occupations, which is at 7%. The US Bureau of Labor statistics explains that the main reason for the rapid growth is due to ‘a large […]
Before you enrol on a coding course, you surely want to know whether you’ll get a job after a coding bootcamp. So what do prospective employers really think about bootcamp graduates? And, before enrolling on a bootcamp, what research should you do about the institution to assess whether they are set up to help you […]
Many people start working in one field only to find themselves changing careers to something completely different – for example, from restaurant owner to doctor, or from marketing specialist to web developer. If you’re keen to enter the lucrative field of coding, is this something you can pick up on your own? Here are five […]
Amy, 31, made the decision to change careers and become a software engineer at the beginning of 2018. ‘I’d had enough of my old job in corporate training and I wanted to do something new. However, I could only afford to study online and part-time, because I needed to carry on earning a salary. That’s […]
The need and demand for informal education is increasing, and it is becoming clear that it is often easier to learn the skills needed to be an effective developer and obtain a job in the industry through online courses and project-based work experience. The informal sector is particularly successful at preparing learners for jobs […]
Traditional coding education in the form of university degrees is growing in popularity, but also in cost. In the US the number of students expected to attend American colleges and universities is 20.4 million, an increase of 5.1 million since fall 2000. The number of graduates with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science in […]
This article serves to answer that question we get asked time and time again – ‘What degree should I study if I want to become a software developer?’ We’ll compare the employability, salaries, and career paths for IT versus CS qualifications, and answer which qualification is the best for programmers. What are the Qualifications? […]
Today’s kids are growing up in a world more crammed full of technology than anyone could have dreamed of a mere 20 years ago, when things on the internet were all still prefixed with “cyber” and decent desktop computers were for those with large-framed spectacles and deep wallets. Today, 38% of kids under the […]
