Ironhack

I just finished the Ironhack Full time Web development Bootcamp in Berlin where I learned to code real world applications using the MERN Stack. In those 9 intense weeks we learned everything we need to know in order to get employed as a Junior Developer. The Bootcamp was very intense, especially the first 2 weeks but it was always fun to learn and I became very close with the other students, even though they were decades older than me :) (I am currently 18).  We usually all stayed in class from 9am to 8pm or sometimes even later to catch up on old lessons or exercises. The course material is very good and we have live long access to it. The career services Ironhack offers are also very helpful. A lot of the students got employed from one of Ironhacks Partners. Sometimes there were organizational problems but nothing major. 

Summarized the Bootcamp was one of the greatest decisions of my life. I can start my career as a developer right away, even though I don't have a College degree or an apprenticeship diploma. I also have the feeling I learned much more than just coding. My english and my interview skills for example improved a lot!

I can definitely recommend it to everyone who is willing to put in some effort!! 

I can honestly say that Ironhack is a greart bootcamp experience  not only because of it's capability of turning anyone into a self-taught person in the code world. It is great because it also changes your mentality and your capability to solve problems,  it helos develop your taste and passion for reading, improves discipline and stress management.

It was very inspiring to me to see my classmates working so hard and so fast that i had no option left than doing exactly the same. Ironhack is the kind of envyroment for winners and for hard working people, even if you don't get there with those skills, it will take no more than a couple of months til watching a significative change.

Other great fact about ironhack, is the grat job support they offer to its students. They help you out from the curriculum content to the interviews. Ironhack sets the proper enviroment for a jr full stack developer to get a well remunerated job very fast.

Congratulations to the whole ironhack team for such a great experience full of challenges and learning. now I fell I'm capable of achieving enything if a put the proper effort and passion to it.

I'm recently graduated from Ironhack Miami UX/UI full time and the first thing that I have to say it's that this course changed my life, not just because I changed careers, It's because I have another family now. We are part now of a community of fantastic people.

My instructor, David Fast and our TA's Hector and Hugo, were VERY supportive, they always taught us and helped us with the best disposition possible.

One of the best thing that this course has it is at the end; we had some days to prepare us for interviews, in the hands of Daniel Brito. He will help you to find your dream job, but as he always says, "I'll put you the ball there, but you need to bat it"lol. That means that you need to be constant and put an effort too.

I'm happy that we finished and now we can continue following our dreams, but sad at the same time because its over.

Thank you so much Ironhack, I had good expectations for the first time, but at the end, there is no word or number to measure how amazing it was.

Great coding school! The curriculum introduces you to everything you need to know to become a full stack web developer as quickly as possible. It also lays the foundation for you to explore additional software development concepts that are not covered for the sake of time. 

I recently graduated with an associate's degree in computer programming from my local community college, and after attending Ironhack I can definitely recommend it to anyone trying to start a career in software development, regardless of skill level or experience.

I recently just graduated from the Ironhack full time web-development cohort that started in June 2018. It was an amazing experience. I came to Ironhack with a very minimal understanding and experience in coding. Leaving Ironhack and looking back at what I've known from my first day is mind blowing. 

It was a very difficult experience that demands a lot from the student, However, I would absolutely recommend this to any serious person that is looking for a career change or a way to break into web development and coding.

The Staff was very friendly and helpful, the TA's answered my questions when I had them and at no point did I feel abandoned or on my own. I have no regrets with my time here at Ironhack.

I made the UX UI Design Bootcamp at Ironhack in Madrid from September 2017 to April 2018.

This is a nice opportunity for people working who want to learn new things or professions, Ironhack has this good offer, it is not as the usual Bootcamp where you stop everything you do to concentrate on the bootcamp. It lasts for almost six months, so on the one hand to be honest it is hard time if you are working but on the other hand you have more time to assume all the knowledge and to practice it.

The place is very nice as Ironhack Madrid is located on a cultural centre in Madrid, Matadero. There are good installations and you can go to study there whenever you want.

The bootcamp is divided in six units, in all of them you have a practice as the lema of the school is “learning by doing”, you can also study online with a nice platform.

Special mention for the teachers, we had six, all of them specialized in their areas, one for UI, other for Research, other for testing, coding, etc.

Finally, there is a great sense of community at Ironhack, not only for the relationships between pupils, alumni and teachers, but also if you are looking for a job. There is what they call a hiring week at the end of the bootcamp.

What was my situation before entering Ironhack?

1.- An standstill naval engineering career that was leeding me to a self frustration.
2.- The need of a steady job in which I could feel valued and useful at the same time.
3.- A huge passion for web development.

What were my expectations?

1.- To learn the web programming language properly, both in the front, in which I already had some experience (not so much, as I discovered during the first days of the course) and in the back, where I was a complete newbie.

2.- To find a good job to be proud of as a web developer, with opportunities for continuous learning and professional development that would allow me to obtain my desired stability to start building a good vital project.

So...how was it?

Incredible! A week after finishing the course, after metting almost 40 IT companies, all of them convened by Ironhack and most of them of hight standing, with numerous and attractive professional offers, I was signing with one of those companies that I was attracted the most, furthermore, it exceeded my expectations of learning, self development and gave me the possibility of working with cutting-edge technologies. In the end the extended knowledge I got during the Bootcamp allowed me to create three large projects to present to these companies that led them to get a better idea of ​​my new abilities and recently acquired capacities.

What would you highlight?

1.- The training, magnificent, very tuned to what companies require and very refined after the experience of many previous bootcamps' feedbacks.

2.- The teachers, full of knowledge and close to us, they would always be available, either in person or through the chat that we used.

3.- The facilities, forefront and opened 7 days a week in which we passed around 12-14 hours at least 6 of them (7/7 the week of the final project). Comfy, well provided kitchen, WiFi and resting areas.

4.- The great level of camaraderie and union shared among the students. As we spend those many hours together in my Bootcamp the atmosphere was always priceless, I had the opportunity to meet some very interesting people with whom nowadays I continue to maintain contact beyond the mere professional level.

5.- The large number of Meetups and meetings that are offered to help to expand knowledge and to facilitate net-working.

6.- The great work of follow-up and labor orientation that is done during and after the Bootcamp.

7.- The enormous effort that is made to generate community among all the Alumni, encouraging them to maintain contact, arranging open Meetups on the Ironhack campus or simply to share a beer on Fridays.

IMPORTANT: In case it is not clear, the 9 weeks full-time Bootcamp that I did, requires you to be very very focused on your work (as I said, I only rested one day a week and in the week of the final project not even one). There will be many frustrating moments when you face difficulties and hight demanding code problems. Many of the daily exercises you can not do whole. The teachers are there to help but they will not take you by the hand. Actually all that is in fact designed to be that way, it is precisely this challenge that leads you to quickly acquire the knowledge, resources and ease necessary in the 9 weeks of the course.

SUMMARY: Without a doubt, the best decision I ever took. It has allowed me to redirect my career with satisfaction. It has allowed me to acquire great knowledge in a field that I am passionate about. It has helped me to meet great people and to feel part of a community that is always there when you need it. In the end, the reward has been much much greater than the effort invested (also economically speaking). Once an Ironhacker, always an Ironhacker.