Campfire #52 Overview: How A Coding Bootcamp Changed His Life

David shares how he gained the skills and confidence to pursue his dream job. Nucamp Graduate and now Web Developer, David Repasky, joined Nucamp’s CEO Ludo Fourrage for episode #52 of Campfire. Ludo and David’s conversation started by covering D... Read more

The inspiring story of how learning to code saved Nucamp Instructor Chris Helm’s life Nucamp Instructor and Scrum Master Chris Helm joined Nucamp’s CEO Ludo Fourrage for episode #51 of Campfire. Chris is a national championship wrestler and Marin... Read more

The bootcamp schedule for weekend workshops is expanding. What Exactly Is Changing? Starting right now, when you register for the that begins on Monday March 27, 2023, or begins at a later date, you will have more scheduling choices for your wee... Read more

The story of how David Repasky gained the skills and confidence to pursue his dream job The sun was setting and painting the sky orange as David sat in front of his computer, scrolling through endless job listings. He had just graduated from coll... Read more

Employees that work for companies with a Learn In subscription by Degreed can now get coding training paid for by their employer. I'm not even sure I'm supposed to talk about this. I mentioned the day before Christmas that it's possible to get yo... Read more

Sometimes your passion is laying dormant and it just takes the right circumstances to spark so you can see it. Have you ever wondered what it takes to transition from a completely different industry into tech? It usually starts with a small curio... Read more

From Museum Curator to Full Stack Web Developer Intern, Website Innovator. > "Before I came to Nucamp, I couldn't build any projects. After finishing the > bootcamp, I had 4 projects built and deployed. It was a really good choice for > me. I made ... Read more

Demonstrating your potential to a hiring manager, even without professional experience How do I show my worth to a hiring manager if I haven’t gotten my first coding job yet? Most job openings have YEARS of experience listed as a requirement for ... Read more

What do rubber ducks have to do with coding? And why as an aspiring developer you might want to get one ASAP Have you seen a rubber duck on a developer’s desk? Maybe it wasn’t a duck but a Funko Pop (those are still popular right?) or even a pet.... Read more

Because it will either drive you mad or put a fire under you to make a change. Andrew Anderson did the latter. You look at your monitor and read: 57 calls waiting. It’s only an hour into your shift at the call center you swore you wouldn’t stay... Read more

Get Your Tuition Paid By Your Employer Without Having To Talk To Them Yourself, Even If Your Role Doesn't Relate To Coding We’ll do all the talking so you don’t have to You might be asking yourself: "Why would my company pay for my tuition at Nu... Read more

What Does This Mean For Web Developers? It's trending everywhere and being met with both excitement and apprehension. What is ChatGPT? GPT stands for generative pre-trained transformer, which is a language model, created by . It responds to ... Read more

A Nucamp Instructor and Software Engineer’s Surprising Advice for Aspiring Techies In Episode #46 of Campfire, Frank Smith discusses his background, how he became interested in tech, and answers a few viewer questions. Frank has been a Nucamp Ins... 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

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

There's literally money sitting on the table for you. Can you believe that amount? $200,000. Over 730 students have received a scholarship in the short 5 years of Nucamp’s existence—especially considering how affordable our bootcamps already are.... Read more

Learn how to prepare for tech interviews with Nucamp's Job Hunting Bootcamp Nucamp Graduate, Mobile Developer, and now Nucamp Instructor, Brad Reed, joined me on a live episode of Campfire to share his advice on the tech interview process. Brad w... Read more

Nucamp CEO, Ludo Fourrage joined by Jonika Hoomes and Kate Rivera, Google Cloud Learning Services for Campfire episode #39 I met with Google Cloud's Jonika Hoomes and Kate Rivera to talk about what the partnership between Nucamp and Google Cloud me... Read more

Nucamp and Google Cloud partner to heighten Nucamp’s curriculum and to sponsor a $50,000 Women in Tech scholarship fund Nucamp was joined by Google Cloud Learning Services team members Nathalia Silva and Alan Ranciato for Campfire episode #38. Nu... 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

Nucamp and Google Cloud are partnering to integrate Google Cloud into the Front End and Full Stack bootcamps to give you job-critical cloud experience PLUS a $50,000 scholarship for Women in Tech. You might be asking yourself, "How job-critical is ... Read more

The realities of pushing through rejection during the job application process Nucamp graduate, Keidus Hall joined a live episode of Campfire to share his story about breaking into web development. During the episode it was clear that Keidus’ dete... 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

Nucamp partners with Opportunity@Work the provider of Stellarworx, a platform to find tech jobs without traditional degree requirements Nucamp’s newest partner brings a great resource to our graduates. On episode #35 of Campfire, I met with Custo... 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

An open-house style Campfire episode where YOU were the featured guest In episode 7 of Campfire, Nucamp hosted an open house to field live questions from you as the viewer. There were a few who dialed in to chat live and many who wrote in their q... Read more

On episode #1 of Campfire, Nucamp's CEO was joined by Nucamp Graduate and now Software Engineer, Nic Addelia. In April 2021, Nic Addelia was featured in a for an inspiring look into his story. Ludo then invited Nic onto Campfire for a look deeper... Read more

Behind the scenes of a Data Analyst who is a Back End Development Instructor > “Tech is constantly evolving and moving. I always tell my students to study > 2-3 hours each day, and I also try to do the same. I am really passionate > about data and ... Read more

Ludo speaks to U.S. Army Veterans about their journey learning to code The two guests on this Campfire episode are connected in more ways than one: through Nucamp, the U.S. military, and the Microsoft Software and Systems Academy. Taylor Masiello... Read more

From Shipping Specialist to Support Engineer, Seldin Company > "I always made sure to attend my instructor’s office hours, even around my job > and busy life. My instructor was very proactive and was a great mentor to me. > Remember to find what yo... Read more