Academia de Código

Definitely a fulfilling experience! Yes, it is super intense and it is not easy, so for those for are thinking on joining do your homework first, don't be like me! The teaching method is quite disruptive and everyone is ready to help you and in need they... Read More got your back. Overall, it is a rewarding experience, and wide-range of topics that they cover is astonishing!

Fun learning environment making you don´t want to miss any class, sometimes the day would be too full and others too empty that´s why I give a 1 star review on curriculum. The instructors are nice and always there with you. Sometimes they will not help... Read More you because that´s the way they want you to learn and to overcome your difficulties alone.

I don't say this lightly, the 14 weeks spent here is something I never guessed would be this life changing. I feel like this was the school I wished I had as a kid. The openness and care for the students all of the staff have is something that's hardly... Read More seen anywhere else. The classes themselves were structured really well, I feel like I went on a learning journey along with my classmates, starting from the basics of the basics to real world tools we use everyday, no class felt like it didn't belong, they all felt connected and helped us understand what came next.

The whole bootcamp experience was incredible. From the teachers and staff, and the environment they created, to the other students, I had a blast and learned an incredible amount of information in such a short period of time. These 14 weeks were one of... Read More the best experiences in my life.

The programming bootcamp was a transformative journey, blending intensity with incredible learning. It posed challenges that often felt daunting, yet overcoming them led to a profound sense of accomplishment. The depth of the curriculum pushed me to my... Read More limits, fostering a dynamic and immersive learning environment. While the difficulty was palpable, the rewards were equally significant. The camaraderie within the cohort and the guidance from knowledgeable instructors enhanced the overall experience. This bootcamp not only equipped me with practical coding skills but also instilled resilience and problem-solving acumen. In hindsight, the difficulty served as a crucible, refining my capabilities and preparing me for real-world scenarios. Overall, it was a demanding yet immensely gratifying adventure that left an indelible mark on my journey into the world of programming.

You will be taken to another level. You will learn to deal with frustrations, sadness, feelings of incapacity on a daily basis, but you will emerge much stronger and feeling more capable than ever before in your life. Get ready for something that will... Read More change your life.

There are so many bad things to say about this bootcamp that I don't even have the patience to do so. The only thing I want to warn you is that if you want to learn how to develop, don't do it through this bootcamp or at least inform yourself very well... Read More before making that decision. I was one of those people who naturally experienced some difficulties and was completely left to my own devices even after informing those responsible about it. The teaching method is weak and some of the trainers do not have the capacity to do so. It was one of the worst mistakes I made in my career because I believed that what they promised was possible.

Your most important requirement: Be cool or get lost During classes you're highly pressured to be super happy and be the coolest guy/girl of all times. This results in you feeling that you've been placed in the same group of the top comedians of Portugal,... Read More but the reality is that either people are faking due to the pressure to be like that or either they are high. On friday afternoons most probably they are both and also drunk. In the tests prior to your admittance to the 14 week course they tell you explicitly that they're also screening your coolness, which if you fail you're out. That's the first warning, if you're a reserved or shy person (and can fake it in the initial screening tests) you'll feel yourself completely like a fish out of water, getting frustrated for being forced to be something/someone you aren't every single day. Overcrowded classes. Classes are overcrowded and incredibly noisy. You just can't concentrate/focus on the subject being given. It's amazing that people spend 8000€ on an intensive course and behave like they're forced to attend some free course and have zero consideration for their peers. So many times it seems the class is totally out of control, what a mess! It's not uncommon for on of the top so called Jedis (supposedly top teachers) to burnout and disappear at half course never to be seen again, there's no backup, leaving the remainder of the course to be dealt by the less experienced teachers, the "Padawans". Another what a mess! Zero documentation If you thing at some point they'll provide you any documentation of the slides they present to you during classes, you're so wrong! Either you get organized and take screenshots of all the slides, be prepared in advance to do data scrapping to save it, or wait until one of your peers do it for you and pass it to you. You can even google it to find those same slides somewhere published for free on the web. It'll save you 8000€. Once you have that "documentation" you'll find out that it's good only for nothing except attending the classes, being completely useless as support in your future career. Speed and abandonment In the first two or three weeks the teaching in so slow paced that it makes you despair, then suddenly they step full on the gas pedal and you just can't keep up with it. In the end of each class the "teachers" tell you to solve a problem and literally abandon the class to solve it, not being uncommon being completely clueless, being half the class with no choice other than take some indian guys classes on youtube to try to even try to understand what is being asked to be done. The other half just goes home to do the same but in a more calm environment. Some outliers, revolted with the situation, prefer even to play online games and scream intentionally to disturb the people who try to do something. Job procurement This part is the biggest joke. You're on your own, there's no job procurement. There's the class to teach you how to enhance your Linkedin and the job and basically that's it. I consider this class the most important in the whole course as it indeed improved my visibility If you're lucky, you're placed in the batch of students to have an interview with Deloitte even before the course ends and you think "well, it's starting better than expected" but then you find out that Deloitte pays Academia de Código for the privilege of screening on firsthand the next batch of cheap labor. After you get the interview you find out that their main goal is to hire the potentially cheapest guys out there, not the best. You'll soon find out why such a big company has zero talent retention capacity after one year. From the part of Academia de Código, now being rebranded as Code For All, their main concern from their former students is for them to leave a good review so other fools fall for it. Final thoughts Finding a job is totally up to you. If you think that you enter this course to get some help in being hired, you're wrong. Their 98% chance of being hired is totally bogus, they just take that number out of their magician's hat. The course content is really poor and their teaching method is ridiculous, you wont learn nothing there, and if you think you can enhance your current knowledge, you'll leave it even more confused and lost than you were before. I've spent 8000€ on this and not even if I attended 4 courses I would not see where those 8000€ were spent on. It weren't spent on you, that's for sure! But not all was totally completely bad in these 14 weeks! You can make some friends who shared with you the same pains in those lost 14 weeks (and 8000€ not in your pocket anymore) and in the last day you have one free pizza during the Hackaton, the only free thing they'll ever give you! Before I chose Academia de Código I also investigated the reviews, and as with so many other stuff, when something is too good to be true, it's really too good to be true. You've been warned. Think twice and check eg. 42 Lisboa. At least it's completely free and if it happens to not fit your needs you can simply jump out without the feeling of being ripped off! It's funny that even charging 8000€ per student and having loads of people coming in and multiplying new rooms for the classes simultaneously, they are still broke and annoy us with emails begging us for more money disguised as "crowdfunding to help new students" for the next courses! It makes me think that their change in brand name (and perhaps creating a new company) is a way to run away from their debtors, who knows? You've been warned. Spend wisely your money in something that brings you better return and where you learn really something about developing software.

Best experience ever! The professors were all amazing, the way of teaching is fresh and inspiring. Colleagues amazing as well. Overall a great experience. Incredible how much you can learn in such a short period of time. Good location, free parking near.... Read More

If you want to change your life && your career, then look no further. You have found the place! But be aware, it won't be easy. "14-Week Intensive && Immersive Full-Stack Programming Bootcamp ". This is what they promise and what they deliver. So be ready... Read More to give 110%. If you are truly committed, you will leave Academia de Código with the right set of skills to take on the job market.