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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DigitalCrafts Demo Day: August Celebration Recap
We welcomed and celebrated another tireless bunch into the DigitalCrafts community. For those who couldn't make this one, we've captured some nice shots below to share. Enjoy!
Published: August 29, 2016 Readtime: 3 Minutes -
Big News! DigitalCrafts is Coming to Houston
We couldn't be more excited about this announcement...we're coming to Houston! As DigitalCrafts' second campus location, Houston already feels like a natural fit. Take a sneak peek of what's to come for our new headquarters!
Published: July 08, 2016 Readtime: 6 Minutes -
June 2016 Cohort: Graduation Party Recap
We'll miss this group, but their send-off was a success! We'd like to wish a big congratulations to this awesome group of #builders, and a sincere thanks to all the supporters who stopped by for the celebration. The final projects and portfolios were killer, and the experience was one to remember. On to the photos!
Published: June 27, 2016 Readtime: 5 Minutes -
Advice from a Technical Recruiter: How to Tell Your Story
DigitalCrafts was honored to have Walter, Client Manager at ExecSource, a leading recruitment firm in Atlanta, come share his advice on working with technical recruiters as a junior developer. During the class discussion, Walter provided an abundance of information which I felt would be valuable to our readers, so here you go!
Published: June 15, 2016 Readtime: 10 Minutes -
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