Coding Dojo

My Coding Dojo experience is very good. The structure and flow of the courses are good, and the learning is accessible even if a student has done very little previous work with web development.

I really like how attentive and helpful both the staff and other peers are. Coding Dojo does a great job of fostering such an environment. Instructors are always available and willing to lend a hand or answer questions. The Instructor's willingness to help is probably my favorite part of the entire program and the resources provided on the learning platform are valuable and very helpful. The same can be said for remote instructors as well. And finally the price is one of the best.

Overall I am very happy with Coding Dojo.

Being stuck on a profession that seems to be a routine is tiring and depressing. It is known that one of the most in-demand job right now is to be a software engineer and that is why I decided to take a risk and apply for a bootcamp accelerator in Coding Dojo. I didn’t have any coding/programming experience but Coding Dojo taught me that anyone can learn how to be a programmer. During the bootcamp, some of my cohort mates were people with programming background and some didn’t have just like me. This motivated me knowing that I wasn’t alone.

All of us were taught equally by the instructors and guided us throughout our bootcamp. The challenge was hard but they equipped us proper motivation and guidance. Their platform is well designed and is easily understandable even for people who are new on programming like me. Being in the environment that Coding Dojo has offered changed a lot in my way of thinking. I became more independent and confident on things that I can do. Being surrounded with people with the same drive and goal helped me to push harder on things that I want in life.

I learned three stacks in 14 weeks and now have a software engineer position in an IT company. The only thing that I regret is that I didn’t take the risk earlier. If only I had known Coding Dojo earlier, my time wouldn’t be wasted on my past job.

I will really recommend Coding Dojo to people who wants to remake their career and have a better profession.

I can't say enough about Coding Dojo bootcamp. The overall experience there was amazing!

Coding Dojo is designed for beginners. In fact, they even strongly believe that anyone can code and be good at coding as long as you have these 3 requirements:

1. time
2. patience
3. and the love and passion to solve complex problems

Except patience, I already have the other two key requirements. But still, I was able to survive, and was able to learn all the concepts and best practices the dojo has to offer.

The instructors are amazing because they are always there to provide hands-on support. I did great with MVC but got really stuck with Ajax, but thanks to hours of pair programming and extended support both from instructors and from the remote Instructors, I was able to push through with the whole LAMP stack course just as scheduled.

The curriculum is very well designed as well because as you learn a new concept, you will then have the chance to understand and experience how these little concepts work and interact with one another through assignments. Almost feels like solving a puzzle where every piece is for every concept learned!

I highly recommend Coding Dojo to students who can commit 80+ hours per week to learn because the bootcamp is going to be intense!

I could not imagine learning technologies in few weeks without Coding Dojo's program. On my previous job, our trainer got frustrated because we were not able to understand MySQL even after weeks of lectures and exercises. With Coding Dojo, I learned it in 2-3 days.

I was envious of those people who could easily learn web programming and could easily understand how a language works. My brain was not wired that way. Coding Dojo taught me how to adjust and learn new languages while helping me believe in my potential.

Things I appreciate about the program and curriculum:

• Platform has continuously been evolving. I appreciate that they are open to feedback and are making the necessary adjustments.
• The curriculum/teaching is adjusting to the level of the students.
• Challenging the students to be self-sufficient while assuring that help will always be available.

My three months at Coding Dojo was so worth it. I was able to learn three stacks! They taught me the fundamentals of coding, the good practices, and advanced concepts that will be helpful in the real world. The assignments and projects we made not only test our ability and understanding of each track but are also helpful when finding a job as they serve as sample works for our portfolio.

I believe Coding Dojo is perfect whether you already have a background in programming or new to it because they teach you the basics first and then guide you as the course progresses to more complex contents/materials.

After taking Coding Dojo bootcamp, I was able to learn other web technologies easily. More than programming, Coding Dojo also taught me how to learn. The bootcamp is not perfect but far better from learning alone and arguably one of the best coding school in the industry. I consider my stay in Coding Dojo as one of the best decisions and adventures of my life (I met new friends too).  

In the Dojo, you reap what you sow. Building solid foundation on the fundamentals has been extremely helpful in learning the advanced topics. The way courses are structured is perfect for beginners, it begins with lessons followed by demos and quizzes, then an activity that will really test your ability with the recently discussed topic.

Instructors are great! There are times that I fall behind the lessons but I was able to catch up by putting more time at night. The instructors and TAs are very helpful as well, but trying to solve the problem on my own first has really helped me a lot in solving the advance assignments. If you are planning to switch career and get into becoming a software engineer or developer, then, you should really consider enrolling to Coding Dojo. If you are teachable and can work under pressure then this is the perfect bootcamp for you.

I can’t imagine how I was able to learn 3 stacks in the span of 3 and a half months. It’s crazy! Coding Dojo onsite program is really worth it. You will get more than what you pay for! I am glad that I did not waste my 4 years in college. With Coding Dojo I was able to change my life in less than 90 days, and here is the catch, there are other Coding Bootcamps out there but you will just learn 1 web stack in 3 months which is not a good investment. I am now employed on a startup and knowing 3 web development stacks is really an advantage. I am now training my co-workers on how to use other web languages. I wrote this review because I am really overwhelmed with the technologies I have learned in a short period of time, it’s crazy!

I enrolled the online course thinking for a new career shift. With great aspirations enrolled for coding dojo online course and paid $1000 as admission fee. One first 2-3 lectures, the instructor was not clear in delivery method, was wandering on topics around and was not designed to consider a first timer to coding like me. Either they should have made the expectations clear that this course is not for beginners or hire some instructors who has either interest or passion for teaching others. i am still following up with admissions team (to which they dont ever respond) for my refund but in vain. This is the worst experience for an online course i had.

Intro: You know, I think I'll start this out with what a lot of people are really concerned about-- employment outcomes. The 92% employment rate I've seen thrown around hasn't been updated in over a year and always struck me as kind of shady, considering their lack of transparency about the data. (They did, however, address that and tell us they were working on collecting data to update it.) Anyway, anecdotally, everyone in my cohort who wasn't still in college and actually put an honest effort into their job search was employed within 3 months of graduating. Some actually started their search while going through the program and had job offers before they'd even graduated. This isn't necessarily representative of the program's success rate as a whole, but I just thought I'd give you some actual real-life outcomes to consider. This includes students who'd struggled and often lagged behind throughout the program, which you're allowed to do because Coding Dojo doesn't kick people out for lagging behind. This was because, what some students lacked in talent, they made up for in sheer effort and determination. To get the most out of this program, you need to be there from sun-up to sun-down. You need to be constantly learning, writing code, practicing algorithms, asking questions, and mentoring others if you can (while still taking occasional breaks to play ping-pong or go out to lunch with you cohortmates/new friends).

Do all that and, for 98% of people, you will get a job. It might be challenging and take a while, and you may have to start out in a less-than-ideal position, but you'll get a job. That's pretty much true of any coding bootcamp out there. So onto my review about this one.

My main review:

Coding Dojo essentially provides a good primer on 3 different stacks. You don't go into the depth you would at a bootcamp that focuses entirely on one stack, but I'd say they succeed in their mission of making you a versatile coder. They show you the common  patterns between different technologies and frameworks, which makes it easier to learn new things down the line.

I call it a "primer" because even more popular bootcamps are criticized for not providing adequate depth for more than a junior-level position. Though CD only spends about a month on each stack, they do still get through a lot. Really, I think one of the main differences in curriculum between CD and other bootcamps is that CD doesn't fit in much time for projects, which is where a lot of the real learning happens. It's one thing to attend lectures and toy with sample code, it's another thing entirely to try to get an entire application up and running by yourself (or with a group).

When I went through the program, each month we spent about the first 3 weeks learning a new stack, which culminated in a "Belt Exam" (to go with the dojo theme) where you were tested on the material you learned via a challenge to build an application with certain features. Those 3 weeks and the subsequent exam seem really challenging when you're going through them, but in retrospect, they really only cover the bare minimum of building an app in that stack. The 4th week, project week, is where you actually go beyond basic things like login/registration and page rendering, and start working on integrating APIs and making an app like you'd see in real life. Luckily, you generally work with a group to do this. Figuring out Git/GitHub is about half the battle, particularly early on.

Personally, my main issue looking back is that, for all that we learned in the bootcamp, I probably (or most definitely) have found the same information in articles, tutorials, books, and (much, much) cheaper online lessons, such as on Udemy or Udacity. Of course, the reason I wanted to go to a bootcamp in the first place was that I had trouble self-teaching and wanted an experience with more guidance (and the credibility from attending some semblance of a school, the value of which might vary between employers). At that, the bootcamp was an excellent experience. It's just sort of rough knowing now that I could have found all the same (or more in-depth) material online for a small fraction of the price, but without the environment, support, and mentorship that comes from attending a bootcamp in person. It's also incredibly more helpful to be surrounded by other students who are struggling with the same things and can help and motivate you.

Case in point, a couple weeks in, we were joined by another student who was in Coding Dojo's "hybrid bootcamp", meaning that he went through part of the program remotely before coming on-site to complete the rest. He'd been at it for I believe 6 weeks already, but when he joined, he was at about the same place in the curriculum that we were. He'd made the same progress in 6 weeks that we'd made in 2.

So basically it's an expensive program, but if you're seeking a classroom environment and instructors/classmates to help motivate you, Coding Dojo is a good place.

I had trouble at coding dojo and struggled a lot, but also learned a lot through the process and would recommend coding dojo to anyone looking to get into the field of web development if they like a challenge, and enjoy working at a computer for most of the day.

Previously I had a college degree in Computer Information Systems, but did not feel like I was prepared for the real world at all. I liked how we had daily algorithms to help us become more critical thinkers, and all the assignments were geared towards becoming self-sufficient and becoming job-ready. I also had a lot of fun at coding dojo even though it was a challenge.

I met a lot of cool people, and the whole process is one I'll never forget. I love how accepting coding dojo is of students and will go out of their way to help you no matter what. It's different than college in that what you put in is what you get out of it. This is true for anything in life, if you are truly passionate enough about what you believe in and want to achieve, you can do anything.