[LRUG] Learning help

Sat Sep 26 04:54:36 PDT 2015

Not sure if anyone's mentioned it, but http://www.foundersandcoders.com/ is
a bootcamp with apparently no tuition fees.

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> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 13:45:56 +0100
> Subject: [LRUG] Learning help
>
> Hi LRUG,
>
> I was hoping you could help with some suggestions, since there are lot of
> mixed experiences & backgrounds in this chat.
>
> I was wondering if anyone knows of any alternatives to get into coding &
> possibly a work experience for someone who is brand new to coding & can't
> afford bootcamp fees.
>
> If you do please let me know!
>
> Kindly,
>
> Damilola Odelola
>
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> From: Steve <steve.laing at gmail.com>
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> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 14:09:02 +0100
> Subject: Re: [LRUG] Learning help
> Hi Damilola,
>
> It might be worth checking out http://wegotcoders.com/ as they offer a
> mixture of intensive tuition followed by mentored placement in a junior
> role. I understand their fees structure is spread out in various ways...
> http://wegotcoders.com/trainee-web-developer-course/price-plans
>
> I've worked with one of their graduates in a recent contract and I was
> impressed with the level they had achieved having no previous experience as
> a developer.
>
> Steve
>
> On 23 September 2015 at 13:45, damilola odelola <damzcodes at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi LRUG,
>>
>> I was hoping you could help with some suggestions, since there are lot of
>> mixed experiences & backgrounds in this chat.
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone knows of any alternatives to get into coding &
>> possibly a work experience for someone who is brand new to coding & can't
>> afford bootcamp fees.
>>
>> If you do please let me know!
>>
>> Kindly,
>>
>> Damilola Odelola
>>
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> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 14:19:11 +0100
> Subject: Re: [LRUG] Learning help
> http://railsgirls.com events are a good place to get started and inspired.
>
> On 23 September 2015 at 13:45, damilola odelola <damzcodes at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi LRUG,
>>
>> I was hoping you could help with some suggestions, since there are lot of
>> mixed experiences & backgrounds in this chat.
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone knows of any alternatives to get into coding &
>> possibly a work experience for someone who is brand new to coding & can't
>> afford bootcamp fees.
>>
>> If you do please let me know!
>>
>> Kindly,
>>
>> Damilola Odelola
>>
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> From: Tom Stuart <tom at codon.com>
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> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 14:31:05 +0100
> Subject: Re: [LRUG] Learning help
> Hi Damilola,
>
> Do you know about http://codebar.io/? They run free workshops to teach
> people who are brand new to coding — they might also be able to provide
> advice about getting that first programming job.
>
> Cheers,
> -Tom
>
>
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> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 14:20:01 +0100
> Subject: Re: [LRUG] Learning help
>
> Thanks Steve!
>
> I'm graduate of WGC so I'm fully aware of them haha :)
>
> Damilola Odelola
> On 23 Sep 2015 2:09 pm, "Steve" <steve.laing at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Damilola,
>>
>> It might be worth checking out http://wegotcoders.com/ as they offer a
>> mixture of intensive tuition followed by mentored placement in a junior
>> role. I understand their fees structure is spread out in various ways...
>> http://wegotcoders.com/trainee-web-developer-course/price-plans
>>
>> I've worked with one of their graduates in a recent contract and I was
>> impressed with the level they had achieved having no previous experience as
>> a developer.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> On 23 September 2015 at 13:45, damilola odelola <damzcodes at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi LRUG,
>>>
>>> I was hoping you could help with some suggestions, since there are lot
>>> of mixed experiences & backgrounds in this chat.
>>>
>>> I was wondering if anyone knows of any alternatives to get into coding &
>>> possibly a work experience for someone who is brand new to coding & can't
>>> afford bootcamp fees.
>>>
>>> If you do please let me know!
>>>
>>> Kindly,
>>>
>>> Damilola Odelola
>>>
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> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 14:24:04 +0100
> Subject: Re: [LRUG] Learning help
>
> Thank you Kenneth!
>
> I should mention too that this isn't for me - I have already gone through
> the bootcamp process & currently work full time as a developer - it's for a
> male friend who can't afford the cost of fees but would still like to get
> into coding & some practical ways to build up experience & his portfolio.
>
> Kindly,
>
> Damilola Odelola
> On 23 Sep 2015 2:19 pm, "Kenneth Lee" <kenfodder at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> http://railsgirls.com events are a good place to get started and
>> inspired.
>>
>> On 23 September 2015 at 13:45, damilola odelola <damzcodes at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi LRUG,
>>>
>>> I was hoping you could help with some suggestions, since there are lot
>>> of mixed experiences & backgrounds in this chat.
>>>
>>> I was wondering if anyone knows of any alternatives to get into coding &
>>> possibly a work experience for someone who is brand new to coding & can't
>>> afford bootcamp fees.
>>>
>>> If you do please let me know!
>>>
>>> Kindly,
>>>
>>> Damilola Odelola
>>>
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> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 14:43:07 +0100
> Subject: Re: [LRUG] Learning help
> +1 for WeGotCoders. I was one of their first graduates, and am currently
> working with someone who completed more recently.
>
> Regards,
>
> On 23 Sep 2015, at 13:45, damilola odelola <damzcodes at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi LRUG,
>
> I was hoping you could help with some suggestions, since there are lot of
> mixed experiences & backgrounds in this chat.
>
> I was wondering if anyone knows of any alternatives to get into coding &
> possibly a work experience for someone who is brand new to coding & can't
> afford bootcamp fees.
>
> If you do please let me know!
>
> Kindly,
>
> Damilola Odelola
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> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 15:53:10 +0200
> Subject: Re: [LRUG] Learning help
> Hi
>
> http://www.codenewbie.org/ is about people who are trying to get into
> coding.
>
> Med Venlig hilsen / Best regards
>
> Klaus Hebsgaard
>
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> On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 2:45 PM, damilola odelola <damzcodes at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi LRUG,
>>
>> I was hoping you could help with some suggestions, since there are lot of
>> mixed experiences & backgrounds in this chat.
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone knows of any alternatives to get into coding &
>> possibly a work experience for someone who is brand new to coding & can't
>> afford bootcamp fees.
>>
>> If you do please let me know!
>>
>> Kindly,
>>
>> Damilola Odelola
>>
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> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 15:15:08 +0100
> Subject: Re: [LRUG] Learning help
> Ah, I thought I recognised the name. You were at WeGotCoders as well, were
> you not?
>
> I investigated a lot of this for about 6 months before I decided to join
> Dan. There are a lot of learning resources out there, but not many of them
> will help you enough to get into a job.
>
> Most of mine I found through the web, many of which no longer exist. But
> Google is always a good starting point, especially for anything that is
> community centric or community driven.
>
> Regards,
>
> On 23 Sep 2015, at 14:24, damilola odelola <damzcodes at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thank you Kenneth!
>
> I should mention too that this isn't for me - I have already gone through
> the bootcamp process & currently work full time as a developer - it's for a
> male friend who can't afford the cost of fees but would still like to get
> into coding & some practical ways to build up experience & his portfolio.
>
> Kindly,
>
> Damilola Odelola
> On 23 Sep 2015 2:19 pm, "Kenneth Lee" <kenfodder at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> http://railsgirls.com events are a good place to get started and
>> inspired.
>>
>> On 23 September 2015 at 13:45, damilola odelola <damzcodes at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi LRUG,
>>>
>>> I was hoping you could help with some suggestions, since there are lot
>>> of mixed experiences & backgrounds in this chat.
>>>
>>> I was wondering if anyone knows of any alternatives to get into coding &
>>> possibly a work experience for someone who is brand new to coding & can't
>>> afford bootcamp fees.
>>>
>>> If you do please let me know!
>>>
>>> Kindly,
>>>
>>> Damilola Odelola
>>>
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> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 15:09:01 +0000
> Subject: Re: [LRUG] Learning help
>
> Thoughtbot open sourced some of the material they use to train their
> apprentices a while back. While I've not used it in anger, it looks pretty
> thorough, although it'll need to be used in conjunction with some mentoring
> for full effect I think.
>
> https://github.com/thoughtbot/trail-map
>
> Jon
>
> On Wed, 23 Sep 2015 13:56 damilola odelola <damzcodes at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi LRUG,
>>
>> I was hoping you could help with some suggestions, since there are lot of
>> mixed experiences & backgrounds in this chat.
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone knows of any alternatives to get into coding &
>> possibly a work experience for someone who is brand new to coding & can't
>> afford bootcamp fees.
>>
>> If you do please let me know!
>>
>> Kindly,
>>
>> Damilola Odelola
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> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 19:41:12 +0100
> Subject: Re: [LRUG] Learning help
> Hi Damilola,
>
> I'd check out http://www.foundersandcoders.com/  (it's js rather than
> Ruby but...).
> It's a free bootcamp and the pre-requisites are useful resources even if
> your friend were not successful in being accepted.
> Hope this helps
>
> Jay
>
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 1:45 PM, damilola odelola <damzcodes at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi LRUG,
>>
>> I was hoping you could help with some suggestions, since there are lot of
>> mixed experiences & backgrounds in this chat.
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone knows of any alternatives to get into coding &
>> possibly a work experience for someone who is brand new to coding & can't
>> afford bootcamp fees.
>>
>> If you do please let me know!
>>
>> Kindly,
>>
>> Damilola Odelola
>>
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> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 20:14:20 +0100
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> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 20:32:04 +0100
> Subject: Re: [LRUG] Learning help
> On 23 September 2015 at 13:45, damilola odelola <damzcodes at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I was wondering if anyone knows of any alternatives to get into coding &
> > possibly a work experience for someone who is brand new to coding & can't
> > afford bootcamp fees.
>
> Bootcamp fees aren't the same everywhere... www.codeclan.com has just
> opened its doors in Edinburgh. As a not-for-profit social enterprise,
> we have a different approach to pricing for our course, and there are
> bursaries coming onboard from employers to offer support to those that
> need it (and qualify).
>
> Okay, you might need to relocate to Scotland for the duration (four
> months), but the cost of living here is a lot less than in London (I
> pay half what I did in Farringdon, for twice as much space).
>
> Drop me a line if you want to know more (or check the website, or drop
> in if you happen to be in the area).
>
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