Django and PostgreSQL Portfolio Project By Kwynn Kyd

Kwynn Kyd's Back End Bootcamp Portfolio Project For her final project in the Nucamp , Kwynn Kyd built an app to help homeschooling parents track their student's study hours. Kwynn's app, Home School Records, lets you easily record the hours a stu... Read more

The Use of AI in Education Everyone is talking about OpenAI’s ChatGPT and debating about its potential impact on—well everything. And many companies are pouring resources into the research and development of their own language models. While others ... Read more

How Chris overcame the obstacles to reach his dream job. Carrying around the heavy burden of a job you dread is exhausting. Imagine setting down that weight and feeling the relief wash over you, knowing that on Monday morning you'll get to do som... Read more

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

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

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

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

20 Habits of Successful Software Developers (They’re Not What You Think.) How to be the high-performing programmer who everyone wants on their project team. If you're reading this, then you may be expecting a list of soft skills with advice on h... Read more

From Price Book Analyst to Front End Developer, Engage Software > "I grew up playing sports and had a lot of hobbies. I was always passionate > about things without thinking about it, they were just fun. When I got older, > I never found anything t... Read more

On episode #31 of Campfire, We're joined by Nucamp Graduate and Now an Associate Solutions Developer, Keith Yazdanseta. Keith graduated from the . Keith and I had a "campfire" chat about Keith's journey from sales into coding. Our conversation ... Read more

From DJ to Sr. Cloud Engineer, BreakFree Solutions > "It’s kind of silly, but I wish I had done this earlier. The coding bootcamp > and my instructors were great. The course was so well designed." This is John-Carlos Sanabria, a Nucamp graduate a... Read more

On episode #31 of Campfire, Don the Developer coaches three Nucamp graduates in their job search. Don the Developer is known in the development community for his unique reviews of coding bootcamps and helping those struggling to break into the tech... 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

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

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 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

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 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 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

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

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

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

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

Curriculum updates include React Hooks, Redux Toolkit, library updates, React Spring, and Formik You spoke and we heard you. We are pleased to announce changes to our React curriculum and we're sure you have some questions. When are the bootcamp... Read more

Becoming a web developer should be fun and exhilarating, not dreadful and full of anxiety. > "I felt defeated after taking a computer science class back in college and > never thought I would get back into coding. Nucamp made me realize it really >... Read more