Le Wagon

Before joining le wagon I struggled to find a career path to be excited about, after graduating in Oriental languages I tried to pursue a digital marketing career and I had experiences in retail but none of them felt quite right. I have always been curious about coding but coming from a completely different background I had never actually considered the idea to learn how to code. But at one point I have finally decided that it was the time to do that and an intensive bootcamp seemed the right thing. Of course I had some hesitations as I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to learn anything in only 9 weeks but after I visited Le Wagon London and spoke with Alex I knew that I wanted to join. Now, after the bootcamp is finished, I can definitely say that for me was a life changing experience. It has been hard, you need to work lot and you’ll have discouraging times, but it is worth it! All the teachers are great and incredibly helpful and you will get lot of supports from the other students as well.  I have learnt a lot and I am super excited to keep learning; once you start you will want to know more and more. And besides the incredible things I am able to do now, the best thing is that I shared this experience with amazing people and now we are all part of the great Le Wagon community.

After getting a higher technician diploma in international business, I started to work as a seasonal worker in several hotels for 2 years. Looking for a career and life change, I decided to enroll at Le Wagon. Starting from scratch, this bootcamp quickly helped me get many technical skills. It requires a lot of time and commitment but it is definitely worth it. Above all, it was an amazing human experience. Afterwards, I decided not to stop learning and joined a great Web School called HETIC in order to get a Master in Big Data by 2021.

I recently completed the 8 week intensive course in Le Wagon Bali. Intensive really is the key word here as this course will challenge you immensely but do not let that deter you as it is an amazing experience.
It’s not just about the code either. Yes, I did the course as I wanted to change my career (I used to work in the construction industry), but a reason to choose Le Wagon and Bali goes past that.

During the course, you will learn a lot, and I mean a lot. The first few weeks can be a little overwhelming but after a while, you find your feet, and it all starts to fall into place. You will learn different languages, design, databases and much more in between. Then the last two weeks are dedicated to creating a real-life web app to be hosted live on the web.
This last two weeks is amazing really to see what you and your classmates can build from scratch in a short period of time. You will be very surprised by this as I was.

From the very first week, you are immersed in code with a group of like-minded individuals from various countries, cultures and backgrounds. As most people are not local to the area, you quite quickly become something of a family as you fully immerse yourself in the code and in beautiful Bali lifestyle. You will share in each others joys and frustrations during the next two months and create some incredible memories with friends that will go way beyond the lifetime of the course itself.
By joining Le Wagon you are joining a vast network of Alumni that are scattered across the globe. Going to any new city and it is easy to find someone to connect within the area to meet up with for a coffee and welcome you the area.

The guys that run Le Wagon in Bali are phenomenal. They take care of everything from the moment you arrive so that you as the student can focus fully on learning. They really go the extra mile to make sure that it is an enjoyable experience. They organise so many activities, dinners etc.. that it really makes the experience so amazing.

Overall I am so happy that I took the plunge and joined Le Wagon Bali as it is a time in my life that will live long in the memory for sure. I would encourage anyone thinking about making a similar choice to go for it as you won’t regret it.

Good luck on your code journey and maybe I will speak to you as a Le Wagon alumni soon.

J’ai fait Le Wagon à Bordeaux pour le batch 213, une formation intensive au développement web.

Super formation !

Les 3 premières semaines sont difficiles. Il faut s’accrocher !

Le programme est vraiment bien élaboré, les professeurs sont au top avec beaucoup d’empathie envers les stagiaires. Ils prennent tout le temps qu’il faut avec chacun de nous jusqu’à ce qu’on comprenne totalement notre code. Les 3 dernières semaines où on code nos sites web en groupe sont les plus cools. C’est hyper grisant de réussir à créer des interfaces et faire fonctionner une plateforme web en si peu de temps.

Avec mon groupe on a codé “Catch me”

https://www.catchmebx.fr

Si vous passez à Bordeaux un de ces jours, ça vous permettra de savoir très rapidement et précisément, avec le moins de clics possible, dans combien de temps arrive votre tram ou bus.

En somme, je recommande vivement Le Wagon ! https://www.lewagon.com/fr

Et en plus on se fait des bons potes pendant ces 2 mois ! ;)

Maintenant je perfectionne mes bases pour prendre de l’assurance afin de trouver un stage dans une agence de développement web.

I have always been interested in the tech area and a few years ago I have tried to learn programming on my own and it was awful! Even though I could understand a little bit of what was going on, I couldn´t see the bigger picture and so it did not make any sense.

I found Le Wagon browsing on the web and after a couple of meetings, I have decided to give it a shot and I can say that it was amazing. The methodology is great and you really learn by practicing! The environment also helps a lot our development as we are in touch with several other people that have the same goal and we also have great support by the staff, teachers and TA´s. I think what makes this experience the greatest, is the focus on one final goal and on Le Wagon the focus is on developing a product, not only on theoretical knowledge, so first you spend some good weeks learning all of the concepts and doing a lot of exercises to consolidate what you learn and after that you learn to work as a team and develop your own product.

I can say that the results from this bootcamp were way beyond my expectations! Now I can say that I really know how to code!

I decided to study at Le Wagon because I wanted to have an experience in the coding world. I always had many business ideas and couldn’t create them because I was lacking the technical skills to know if those ideas were feasible.
And Le Wagon was the best I could do to achieve that goal. I learned to create a complex website from scratch in only 9 weeks. I’m now almost independant to create the first steps of my ideas.

The teaching is also great : it’s leaning by doing. You do exercises all day and when you can’t solve them, you just call a teacher that’ll help you solve it with you.
The atmosphere is also incredibly positive, everyone is so cool and from really different backgournds. It a good opportunity to have interesting debate.
The teaching is really business focused too. Indeed almost each week a major CEO spoke to us about their industry, giving us insights and interesting facts.

So I defintely recommend those 9 weeks to everyone who wants to learn code in a challenging, friendly and entrepreneurial atmposphere.

Before le Wagon I tried to learn how to code by myself a couple of times but none of them were successful. The main challenges that I faced were that I didn’t really know what was important to learn and learning alone was just very too slow and tedious. At that point, friends recommended that I try Le Wagon and I did. That was the best decision I made in 2018 :) and now I recommend it to people in my entourage who want to learn how to code. Why? 1. The program’s content is well-thought, condensed and really practical. At the end, you have acquired a solid foundation on how the modern web works, and have enough knowledge to get started on what you want to do 2. The teaching method is amazing and leverages technology to make things stick using flashcards, gamification and pair coding - it’s really much more fun and engaging than learning alone with a book or an online course (trust me I’ve tried both). 3. The community vibe is energising, the staff is committed to your success, you’ll meet cool people. So, whether you want to become a web developer, start your project or just get a better understanding of how software works I highly recommend Le Wagon’s bootcamp.

In 2011, I founded MorningCroissant, a marketplace for accommodation rentals.
Prior to MorningCroissant, I worked in various managerial position in tech companies for 15 years in France and in Europe (Orange, Amgen, eBay).
Le Wagon was a very efficient way to :

• get a better understanding of technical flow & developers’ challenges
• learn how to build prototypes for new ideas.

This has already made a difference in my day-to-day job as an entrepreneur. I highly recommend it.

The full-stack web design course took place in Canggu, Bali. During the 2 months, we learned how to develop and release basic web applications using latest tools under the guidance of skilled and highly supportive instructors. We were working mainly with Ruby, Rails, SQL, and JavaScript.

The classes took place place at a rooftop of a hotel with a pretty stunning view. We had a plentiful supply of fruits, snacks, coffee, and drinking water to keep us focused on the lesson :) You will get to experience coding solo and well as in groups. In the final stage of the course you will form a group to develop, release and present your web application. I would like to highlight that the process of group forming and topics choosing was very organic, fluent and well set up.

The key to the success of this course was the staff that was very professional and friendly. You can always ask questions and get support when you are stuck on something. Dirk, who was the manager, was very supportive and caring.

Everyone in the class, as well as other people in Canggu, were extremely friendly and Bali itself is beyond amazing. Nature, beaches, culture, sunsets, great people, nightlife, unforgettable views — there is so much that Bali is offering. I would recommend it to anyone who is seeking knowledge in web applications, traveling experiences and new friendships.

I currently work as a Junior Software developer using knowledge I learned during our classes.

I worked as a business developer for a tech start-up for three years, and I’ve always been fascinated and amazed by what the engineers can do with code. 

I chose Le Wagon for its community, its entrepreneurial mindset, and its product-focus approach in learning how to code. It’s the process of building an application with teammates from start to finish that solidified my understanding of what it’s like to be a software developer, and most importantly, how to communicate as a developer. 

We learned the coding fundamentals, the thinking to solve problems. We tasted the grind to collaborate with others to build a product. We were also trained to pitch and demo the product we created. It was genuinely astonishing how much information Le Wagon manages to teach you in just nine weeks. 

Always within reach, the instructors and teaching assistants were there to provide comprehensive explanations to help you grasp difficult concepts and point you to find the answer yourself. They are motivated to share their knowledge and experience to ensure that you understand every topic.

Le Wagon has given me the tools and knowledge to keep on learning and exploring the world of software development.