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February 23, 2021 HyperionDev

6 Key Considerations When Choosing an Employer

Our society has reached a time where employers can differ like night and day. We have suits versus flip flops, bean bags versus office chairs, a two minute walk to our home desk versus an hour commute to an office, …
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February 19, 2021 HyperionDev

Student Success story: Craigen – from Waiter to Java developer

Craigen Chitate worked as a waiter in Johannesburg, but wanted something more. He knew that hard work and determination were half the battle; he also needed the right set of in-demand tech skills to find work and pursue a career …
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February 17, 2021 HyperionDev

Own a piece of HyperionDev’s future | 2021 Crowdfund

Now is your chance to be a part of what we know is the tech education model for the future, and join us on our next phase of growth as we expand into international markets and build technology that enables …
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January 27, 2021 HyperionDev

Own your share of HyperionDev in our social impact investment campaign.

Today, I am very excited to announce that everyone will be able to own a piece of HyperionDev, thanks to our new public social impact investment campaign. For as little as R200 (£10), you’ll be able to invest …
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January 25, 2021 HyperionDev

What is full stack web development, and what does a full stack developer do?

In 2020, more businesses and companies went online and remote than any time in human history. Brick and mortar stores became online shops; boardroom meetings became online syncs; and even things as simple as buying groceries were increasingly done online. …
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January 25, 2021 HyperionDev

What is software engineering, and what does a software engineer do?

We’ve all seen the headlines and reports: if you’re looking for a career space that pays extremely high salaries and will always have a job for you, software engineering is the industry for you. With billions of people on the …
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January 22, 2021 HyperionDev

4 things you can do with basic coding right now

Programming. Just the word triggers images of floating VR graphics, walls of Matrix-style cascading symbols, and tech wizards talking in jargon to one another. However, coding is a lot more straightforward than it seems: at its heart, it’s just using …
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January 18, 2021 HyperionDev

What is data science, and what does a data scientist do?

Every day we create a mountain of data. Every time you use an app, send a message, watch a video, browse the internet, travel, or shop, you create information about yourself and the world you move in. To us, this …
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4 things you can do with basic coding right now

Coding can seem confusing and complicated. However, with just a few bare essentials of basic coding, there’s actually a lot of cool, powerful, and useful things you can do right now. We share 4 tricks of basic coding you can do right now here.

Programming. Just the word triggers images of floating VR graphics, walls of Matrix-style cascading symbols, and tech wizards talking in jargon to one another. However, coding is a lot more straightforward than it seems: at its heart, it’s just using …

January 18, 2021 Coding Careers / Data Science

What is data science, and what does a data scientist do?

An overview of the rapidly growing field of data science, what data scientists do on the job, how much they earn, and how you can become one yourself.

Every day we create a mountain of data. Every time you use an app, send a message, watch a video, browse the internet, travel, or shop, you create information about yourself and the world you move in. To us, this …

January 12, 2021 Data Science / Student Spotlight Stories

Student spotlight: Monique van Zyl – Data Scientist bootcamp student

In this student spotlight, we asked a few questions to Data Scientist bootcamp student Monique van Zyl, and her journey through not one but two of our HyperionDev coding bootcamps. She hoped our bootcamp would help her to switch careers – what she didn’t know is that it would be the start of a newfound passion for programming.

In the past year, it has been made abundantly clear to all of us that tech skills are essential for growing your career and opening up new job opportunities. One person who quickly realised the importance of learning 21st-century tech …

January 7, 2021 HyperionDev teacher perspective / HyperionDev Team

HyperionDev employee stories: Dayle Klinkhamer

Our mentors’ expertise and care for their students are what make our bootcamps excel and stand out. Today’s HyperionDev employee story shines a light on the newest member of our mentorship team: Dayle Klinkhamer. A graduate from HyperionDev’s software engineer bootcamp, Dayle’s familiarity with the program and fantastic work ethic help students overcome the challenge of learning to code and become job-ready developers.

Our bootcamps stand out because of the personal, expert mentorship that every student gets. Our mentors aren’t just better than bots at helping students to learn how to code; they also bring their personal experience and insights to help students …

December 10, 2020 Funding

How school leavers can finance their bootcamp

How to finance your coding bootcamp after school with Fundi and Student Hero, and how to apply.

We all know that tech skills are the future of work and the world. As thousands of businesses and millions of people move online to work, play, and connect, the skills to work with software, data, or websites will become …

December 10, 2020 Funding

How working professionals can finance their bootcamp

Everything you need to know about getting a quick and easy study loan from Fundi or Student Hero, our latest student financing partners.

Getting a study loan can be a confusing mountain of paperwork, fine print, and legalese. However, with our latest financing partners Student Hero and Fundi you can quickly and easily apply to get up to 100% of your bootcamp financed …