Le Wagon

Soy diseñadora gráfica con más de 15 años de experiencia y tras tantos años me planteé que quería volver a invertir en mi perfil profesional. Pensé que aprender a programar frontend era un paso natural en mi carrera y que hacer un ‘coding bootcamp’ era una buena solución para mi inquietud puesto que, en tan sólo 9 semanas se ve todo lo necesario y ya estás preparado para dar el salto como ‘programador junior’.

Así que me puse manos a la obra para encontrar EL bootcamp. Tras entrevistarme con 5 de los que se ofrecen en Barcelona, fue tremendamente fácil para decidirme por hacerlo en Le Wagon. Su espacio, su ambiente, los profesores y la metodología, me convencieron desde el primer momento y ahora que ya lo he acabado no puedo más que decir que fue todo un acierto haberles elegido.

Para mi ha sido muy intenso porque era mi primer contacto con el código y debo decir que de no haber sido por los profesores, TA’s incluidos, que estuvieron dándome soporte todos y cada uno de los días, no lo hubiera conseguido. Son extremadamente cuidadosos y están muy pendientes de la curva de aprendizaje de cada uno de los alumnos dando apoyo y refuerzo en todo momento a quien lo necesita. Sin duda alguna puedo decir que hice la mejor de las elecciones eligiendo Le Wagon para dar este salto en mi carrera profesional.

In today's world, knowing how to code has become more of a necessity than a luxury.  Being an entrepreneur and having faced tech related challenges in my previous venture, I was certain that coding is a skill that I definitely need to develop so that I have no dependencies on other people when I want to create an MVP of a new product or when I want to partner with an agency or hire developers. After doing some research, I came across Le Wagon and decided to do the bootcamp in Bali. That decision was probably one of the best decisions of my life. I learned a lot more than I expected. The teaching method is also very hands on which ensures you grab all the concepts and the entire staff is always there to help out in whatever way they can. If you're on the fence about this, I would say just do it and you won't regret it all. I cannot recommend the bootcamp enough for anyone and everyone.

I have always been amazed by the disruptive power of tech-startups and also dreamed of pursuing my own business ideas. But I also always felt like I need someone else to code them for me. I thought coding is one of these things you can only wrap your head around if math was your favorite subject in Highschool, you spend your free time writing your own computer games, your brain is a perfect square, etc...  But when I came close to finishing my bachelor’s degree I also didn’t feel like getting a job in that sector so I started looking for some alternatives.  Le Wagons’ value proposition caught my attention:  “Learn how to code great tech-products in nine intensive weeks!” they promised.  Still questioning my coding talent I made the decision to challenge myself.

Fast forward to today I am grateful for this decision because Le Wagon has made a huge impact on my career path. During these nine weeks, I went from 0 coding skills to being able to launch a real web application. After learning essential programming basics in the first weeks I really enjoyed how our TAs embedded the Bootcamp in an entrepreneurial context including Pitch Events and Product Design Sprints. In small groups, we had to apply our new knowledge to transform one of our own ideas into a real product.
While everything I learned in this Bootcamp was important and fundamental programming knowledge, I feel like the most valuable thing for me was that I lost all my fears related to coding. I feel empowered and able to learn anything.

I recommend Le Wagon for anyone who wants to found a startup or get a job as a Developer. I also recommend doing more than just the required prep-work. If you start from 0  like me try to do as many online courses before the Bootcamp as possible to develop this specific logical thinking. There will be so much new information and the learning curve will be so steep that you will be thankful for anything that you have already learned before. Also, keep in mind that this is just the kickstart of your education if you’re serious about making this your new profession.

When I first heard about the Wagon I felt I needed to add value to my managerial education with a harder set of skills. Programming obviously came to my mind and so I started looking at opportunities to get involved. Many online programming schools presented candidates with attractive features (low cost, schedule flexibility…) but none seemed to have both the professional and social aspects of Le Wagon and its solid cursus and internal structure. In the end, more than just hard programming skills, we were further introduced to the thriving technology industry, bringing us at the crossroad of our initial formation and this new one, leading us into more strategic positions for ourselves, particularly in our approach to project management and learning how to better set and surpass expectations.

I joined Le Wagon bootcamp batch #247 in Montréal. Le Wagon bootcamp exceeded all of my expectations, not only due to the new skills I got out of it, but also to the people I was surrounded with. For me, it was a human experience and a learning experience.
I received my bachelor in Psychology but I did not want to pursue a career in it. I decided to go into Marketing. After working a year as a marketing coordinator, I found that it was not for me, but I loved creating websites, and maintaining them. So I decided to learn how to code. Joining Le Wagon finally enabled me to get rid of that growing frustration and empowered me to work more efficiently with developers, to better manage digital projects now considering them also from a technical point of view, and to build my own digital projects.
Le Wagon’s methodology is perfectly designed and well rhythmic for people with no prior coding knowledge. The outstanding teaching staff is constantly sharing tips and the best practices they gained from years of experience which gives a lot of hindsight and help better understand what you are learning.
On top of that, Le Wagon gives you all the tools and resources you need to keep learning autonomously and improve your coding skills in the long-run.
Last but not least, Le Wagon is also a strong community of creative and entrepreneur-minded people driven by the pay-it-forward mentality that it’s just awesome to be part of.
In a nutshell, whether you are in digital, you want to be able to build your own projects, or you are currently working with developers, this bootcamp is for you :)

I used to work as a Marketing Manager in a Start Up.
I was constantly working with people from the Tech team, and I realized that communication between Marketing and Tech was actually very complex. That's how I wanted to learn how to code. So I did not hesitate, and I decided to subscribe at Le Wagon.
After the bootcamp, all I wanted to do is was keep coding. I didn't expect to love that much coding, and I think it's because Le Wagon conveys well this passion for code. 
Thanks to Le Wagon, I was able to join very quickly a Web Agency as a Full Stack Developer

I started my company right after university. My issue was that I never really liked the field in which I was. Last year, my partner and I decided to make a career change. I had some app ideas but it is really expensive to hire a developer so I began to learn to code through online platforms such as CodeCademy to try to do it myself. Since it is really difficult to learn by yourself, I decided to join Le Wagon to learn faster and with good practices. It’s crazy what we were able to do in such a small amount of time. We learned all the steps to create a web app. All the teachers are here because they love to help and to teach. We also have a life-access to their platform which is really helpful afterward when you are by our own trying to do your stuff. I recommend Le Wagon bootcamp to anyone who wants to learn to code and wants to make a career change. It was a great experience and I made a lot of good friends!

Pros: 

• Kitt, Le Wagon's learning platform, is one of the best things about the bootcamp: you can redo exercises, test, and refer to lectures and slides. Being able to redo and refer to the platform after the bootcamp & complete additional challenges is incredibly useful.
• At the end of the camp, you have two MVPs in your portfolio that you've built in a team of developers & with pair programming; these experiences help whether you are interested in becoming an entrepreneur, working as a freelancer, or gaining a job as a software developer.
• Learning with classmates was invaluable. Everyone was fully dedicated, ambitious, and wanted to learn as much as possible- which made us all strive to push ourselves further & help each other out. 
• The Le Wagon community of alumni is another pro- people all over the world post help, guidance, mentorship & opportunities, which means your network in the tech space expands exponentially by joining. The ability to do the bootcamp all over the world helps draw an incredibly diverse & international community: so many graduates are still active in the community which goes to show how positive the experience was for so many. 

Cons: 

• 9 weeks is a short time to learn so much- I wish we had had a few more weeks to learn more content. 
• Le Wagon was up front that they don't guarantee jobs after the bootcamp- which is a bit of a pro/con. Instead of being placed in a job that might not be a fit, at the end of the bootcamp you do have to find your next job yourself. The teachers/TAs/career coaches were helpful in being realistic and giving guidance for us on where to start the job hunt & what to expect during the process. 
  
   

I would recommend Le Wagon if you're interested in acquiring tangible skills, expanding your network, and/or want to build software products- and are fully invested in learning. 

I decided to make a career change from Investment Banking to coding after researching and attending multiple workshops and talks. 

I looked at several providers and chose Le Wagon based on the combination of reputation, price, length of course, diversity of the cohort, course content, teaching environment and approach but mostly the focus on building a product and developing problem solving skills.

The course is fast paced and intensive but the teachers/teaching assistants and Driver (Le Wagon Manager) were always available and approachable to help with any concerns. They always make sure that no one falls behind. It's crazy thinking about how much content we covered in 9 weeks.

For someone who didn't have a tech background I found that it all came together in the last 3 weeks of the bootcamp where you build a marketplace in week 7 then weeks 8 - 9 on a product pitched by a member of the course.

Why 4 stars? There's always room for improvement and I provided feedback on certain aspects of the course. I'm happy to report that Paal (the Le Wagon Driver) took it on board and has already implemented it for the next course.

As a former building and civil engineer, Le Wagon enabled me to change career and to join a French growing startup that deals with construction companies because I was then able to understand their tech product from its conception to its daily use by their clients.

Today, as a project manager, I am working on the evolution of our product thanks to the tech skills and knowledge I got at Le Wagon.

On top of that, through the bootcamp I lived intense and bonding moments with amazing people that I kept in touch with and that I  often see.

I strongly recommend Le Wagon to whomever wants to learn to code and to join a rich and truly unique learning experience.