DigitalCrafts Blog
The DigitalCrafts blog shares ideas, information and tips aimed at helping you get ahead personally and professionally, with topics ranging from online learning success to career development.
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What's the First Day of Code School Like?
You may be asking yourself, "what's the first day of code school like?" As you might imagine, the first day starts out with a bit of networking, a well caffeinated drink, and setting up your development environment. It wouldn't be a code school if that were it though, so we wasted no time in jumping into the first project as a class. Read on for more
Published: June 07, 2016 Readtime: 8 Minutes -
A Student's Thoughts After Landing A Job Offer In Week 8
We're extremely proud of student Joe Hice, who just signed an offer letter he received in week 8 of our current cohort! Joe will remain with the class until his start date on May 23rd, when he will be joining the team at Liaison Technologies as their newest front-end developer. Joe is the new record holder for "quickest hire," and will soon be partaking in our favorite tradition at DigitalCrafts, the "Samurai Sword Meets Champagne Bottle" toast! Read on for Joe's take on his experience.
Published: April 26, 2016 Readtime: 5 Minutes -
Learn User Experience Design With New Elective Format
Like any software company with a product, we are constantly iterating on the educational opportunities we provide our students. Our core "product" is the 16-Week Programming Bootcamp, but one of the aspects that makes our program so unique is our additional continuing education tracks, i.e. "electives."
Published: March 29, 2016 Readtime: 5 Minutes -
DigitalCrafts Bringing Coding Bootcamp To Atlanta Tech Village
We're excited to announce that DigitalCrafts is moving into the Atlanta Tech Village. ATV is the 4th-largest tech hub in the country, and we're proud to be educating the communities' next wave of talented software developers.
Published: January 20, 2016 Readtime: 10 Minutes -
DigitalCrafts Employer Network: 80 Companies And Counting
Hiring for your development team? Join our network today; no obligations, no fees, just talent.
Published: December 21, 2015 Readtime: 5 Minutes -
Common Questions From A Prospective Coding Bootcamp Student
In trying to answer a few common questions for a prospective student, I looked down and realized my email to him had become a lengthy article well-suited for our blog. They were great questions and it's my hope that below you will find adequate answers that are helpful to all!
Published: December 04, 2015 Readtime: 2 Minutes -
Best Tutorials For Learning Swift & iOS Development
The Internet is a big place, and learning Swift and iOS development is a big task. There is a huge volume of material out there for beginners to get their feet wet, but it can be tough finding a good place to start.
Published: November 03, 2015 Readtime: 8 Minutes -
Atlanta Startup Village: A Room Full Of Entrepreneurs
The Atlanta Startup Village is a monthly gathering of entrepreneurs and others in the Atlanta community that are interested in the new products and ideas coming out of our city.
Published: October 01, 2015 Readtime: 2 Minutes -
Immersive Bootcamp Gains New Elective: Learn iOS App Development With Joseph DeCarlo
We're excited to announce an all new iOS App Development Elective for our Immersive Bootcamp. We still focus on full-stack web development from 9am - 6pm, but now our immersive students will also have the awesome opportunity to learn native iOS app development from one of the best, Joseph DeCarlo. Read on for more on Joe and the iOS elective.
Published: September 03, 2015 Readtime: 10 Minutes -
Women Learning to Code in Atlanta
It's no secret that women are underrepresented in the developer workforce. Thankfully, there are several great organizations in and around Atlanta who are helping women break into the world of technology. Read on for a summary of these resources and more on how DigitalCrafts supports empowering women through technology.
Published: August 27, 2015 Readtime: 5 Minutes