Le Wagon Reviews Course Report. Le Wagon far surpasses any of my previous learning experiencesId even say that its more fun than most vacations Ive had. If youre considering this course, youre going to go through three stages Stage 1 You are skeptical that you can learn to code in 9 weeks. I live in San Francisco, have had a career in operations in tech companies, and I am surrounded by coding bootcamps. There is literally one 5. Given my exposure to tech, and living in San Francisco, I was extremely skeptical that I could adequately learn full stack development in 9 weeks abroad. But, I decided to go with Le Wagon London for two reasons The glowing reviews and the diversity of students international and non tech backgrounds. My goal was to learn full stack development and make new friends from different walks of life. Stage 2 You realize how hard coding is, and how good Le Wagon is at teaching it. The first few weeks are spent learning the core fundamentals of programming and Ruby. The second half of the course is spent learning front end, database, and rails which includes a lot of real world examples such as geo location and payment processing. The coursework is tough and the pace is grueling close to 8 hours a day of coding, but you have ample help with teammates, TAs, and the teachers themselves. I found it difficult even though I understood most of the core concepts before I came to the course as I had worked on the operations side of Saa. S tech companies previously. Luckily, the teachers are BRILLIANT. They are able to explain concepts so that anyone is able to understand them. My Utmost For His Highest App' title='My Utmost For His Highest App' />That takes an extremely special skillset that all the teachers seem to do so easily. The TAs are from previous batches. These are prior students who are helping you solve problems when some of them literally learned to code 9 weeks ago, which is amazing It was really helpful to learn from them, as they understand exactly what you are going through. Stage 3 You realize that you get so much more than the amount you paid. When I completed the bootcamp, I left with much more than I expected. I made genuine connections with my classmates, and surprisingly with the teachers and staff as well. Purple128/v4/b8/f9/25/b8f92502-3124-f214-3f42-74db24fb605d/source/576x768bb.jpg' alt='My Utmost For His Highest App' title='My Utmost For His Highest App' />ENDTIME TIMETABLE This is a modified extract from my Members Post 34, dated August 2, 2015. Dr J Chiappalone. My Motto Take it or leave it. I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. I loafe and invite my soul. All of them are so approachable, caring, and friendly. They want you to succeed, which is definitely something thats missing from the San Francisco Silicon Valley scene. These are people that I laughed with, cried with, and partied with during the 9 weeks. There was no forced interaction, it was all very organic, and they are now all friends for life. You also leave with an extensive and international network of developers via SLACK that no other course can really compare with. How To Install Bar End Mirrors Ducati Monster Diesel. Its a huge network but it also feels very accessible. That is invaluable After telling my family and friends about the program. Many of them wanted to do the program One of my friends already started the batch in Tokyo and she is loving it. My wife who is a lawyer and has a great career wants to go do an upcoming batch just to have a great experience and learn more about tech. As for me, Ive started working on my own ideas, and have even started learning Python on my own. My advice to anyone reading this is to do Le Wagon even if Ruby isnt the language you want to learn. You will leave with a completely new mindset that will allow you to learn other languages rapidlyThis Review Is Helpful. Flag as inappropriate.