Le Wagon

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.

I came to learn code, I have lived a great human adventure and probably the best educative experience ever.
Behind learning programmation, my 3 main motivations were 1-To have better understanding of the world I live in 2-Get the technical knowledge to create a business 3-Meet new people and a potential business partner.
After 2 intensive months I have difficulty to realize I have learnt to code in more than 6 langages (Ruby, Regex, SQL, HTML, CSS, JS…), and I am now able to code from scratch a web app and deploy it online in less than one week. I have been amazed by the quality of the lectures and the strength of the educative platform, enabling you to practice with a tailor-made approach, at your pace. The priority is clearly given to action and practice over theory (only 1h30 per day), and the last 3 weeks are dedicated  entirely to projects.
And when the 2 months are finished ... it’s just the beginning ! It feels great to be part of a big & active alumni community full of wannabe entrepreneurs like me and potential partners for the future business I am working on.

I joined Le Wagon Paris for the Batch 201 in october 2018 after a master in financial engineering. I wanted to start an entrepreneurial project but I only had a visual idea of the product I wanted to launch. 

Initially, le Wagon bootcamp was an opportunity for me to rapidly get technical skills so that I could define needs for my product and work with developers. Finally, after the bootcamp, I decided to wait before starting my project and I am currently improving myself as web developer in freelance.   Le Wagon bootcamp made me love programming thanks to its teachers and a great atmosphere. Even if we all have different background and come from different sectors, we are all here with the same goal : learning to code. I found that the daily format (course in the morning and working in pairs during the day) of the bootcamp was tailored to learn and improve quickly regardless of levels.    Beyond the bootcamp itself, I really found interesting the workshops and talks that were organized. It is a good way to get inspire or to get informations on different jobs in tech. It is also always a good reason to have a beer with your buddies after an intense day !   Finally, when you join Le Wagon, you join a community that helps you during the bootcamp, but also and mostly after the bootcamp, to find a job or support entrepreneurial projects.

I started to work in the Tech industry after graduating from Business School in 2014. I was lucky enough to work in different teams, on various cool projects. But as time was passing by, I was getting more and more frustrated: although I thought I was getting the big picture, I had absolutely no understanding of the technical aspects of the products I was selling.

About a year ago, a friend was telling me about the Wagon and how it completely changed his way of approaching things and tackling challenges. That’s when it hit me: I realised I was never going to be fulfilled evolving in a sector that was so impenetrable to me. 
I decided to quit my job and join the adventure, although I was a kind of dreading going back to school… 

This was hands down the best decision I ever made. I met an amazing crowd of students, teachers and alumni. The program is dense, but well thought through, to such an extent that it kept on board 44 students with completely different levels of studies, knowledge or experiences. 
I never though you could pack so much in 9 weeks, and how rewarding it could be to finally understand the logic behind concepts that I had been exposed to for over 4 years.

I’m now in the process of starting up my own software company, and I clearly wouldn’t have been able to do it without the bootcamp. It has given me the ability to be independent on so many aspects, and I truly believe it is a life changer to anyone questioning their future. Go for it, you won't regret it!