Samantha Anderson

The Importance of a Support Community when Learning to Code

It's NOT a nice to have, it's essential. Learning to code is a challenging and rewarding experience. It requires a lot of hard work and dedication, BUT... It's incredibly fulfilling. Especially when you succeed. Let me tell you about ONE th... Read more

Implementing both front end and back end coding skills For her final portfolio project in the , Calli Oberembt created a Halloween-themed eCommerce site. Calli’s website includes a shopping cart, About page, Home page, and Contact page. She use... Read more

From actor to Content Management Specialist, SeKON Enterprise > “The more I learn, I realize I haven't abandoned story telling; I can tell > stories through code. And not only my own stories, but any and everyone's > stories, from anywhere in the w... Read more

From Lab Technician to Jr Applications Developer, Wiley Edge > "I learned I have a lot of perseverance. I was able to switch from one entire > career to another." This is QuaNayzia Garden, a Nucamp graduate and now a Jr Applications Developer at ... Read more

From 8th Grade English Teacher to Software Engineer 1, Ramsey Solutions > "If you’re thinking about taking a coding bootcamp, and learning to code is > something you’re serious about, honestly do exactly what I did: take the Web > Development Funda... Read more

From Crime Scene Investigator to Jr Front End Developer, LovelySkin > "You can use free resources, but at the end of the day, without the bootcamp, > there’s no guidance. The bootcamp is super helpful to have a class to work > with, but also the de... Read more

From Middle School Teacher to QA Engineer, LeanDNA > "It can be very difficult to learn coding on your own with free online > resources. There’s something about having a course, having something you’re > paying for and you’re invested in, to give y... Read more

Learning to use React Native and React Hooks For his final portfolio project in the Nucamp , Seth Beard built a React Native app called Positive Vibrations. The app is a Spotify playlist management and search tool that users log into with their S... Read more

Using new Python skills to develop a blackjack game For his final portfolio project in the Nucamp , Praful Gatti designed a blackjack game using Python and Docker. He plans to build upon the game by creating Python data visualization reports, add... Read more

A Crypto Wallet Full Stack Portfolio Project For her final project in the Nucamp , Samiya McIntosh built an interactive crypto wallet app. She used React Native and Coin Gecko's API to fetch current and top cryptos currencies. The app features ... Read more

A React website for borrowing your favorite toys and games For her final portfolio project in the Nucamp , Margaret Britton built a responsive React website utilizing Bootstrap, Reactstrap, CSS, Formic, Yup, React Social Icons, and Framer Motion. ... Read more

Using React Native to build a stock trading game For his final project in the Nucamp , Matt Nordstrand created a stock trading game using React Native and Redux. The app uses a financial modeling prep stock API to pull real stock information. P... Read more

How the Women Techmakers Program by Google can reduce the inclusion gap Last week on Campfire, Nucamp CEO Ludo Fourrage was joined by Nucamp Director of Curriculum Chryssa Jones, Women Techmakers Program Manger Sequoyah Patrick, and Global Lead for... Read more

A Meme Generator Full Stack Project For her final project in the Nucamp , Claire Lu created a meme generator. Her app helps people view and post memes and interact with a group chat function. The front end uses React Native and the back end use... Read more

The Nucamp experience from Cody Lillywhite's perspective How would you feel if you spent thousands of dollars on a degree to find out your skill set wasn’t up to par with internship requirements? The pressure of needing to take care of your famil... Read more

Douglas Sorge's React Blog Template Portfolio Project For his final project in the Nucamp , Douglas Sorge built a React blog template website. He specifically made the site adaptable to easily use as a base for any theme you’d like. Watch the v... Read more

Back End development portfolio project by Nathan Cordeiro For his final project in the Nucamp , Nathan Cordeiro created a music search engine using Python, SQL, and Flask. Using what he learned in the course his app scrapes the web for artists, t... Read more

Create a roadmap for your successful career in tech If you are looking to start your career path to becoming a web developer or if you are looking to continue to improve on the technical skills you already have, knowing where to go and having a pla... Read more

Best practices for web developers to set study habits that work. You completed the first step; you made the decision to learn something new and want to make a change. Now the second step in the right direction can feel a lot more daunting. Actu... Read more