Eleven Fifty Academy

I had almost no coding experience when I took the Intro to iOS class at Eleven Fifty. They made programming a fun, easy-to-understand experience. I learned so much through the immersive experience that I was able to start a career in programming with... Read More an incredibly solid foundation. I would recommend that anyone interested in coding take a class at Eleven Fifty, you won't regret it.

The Java for Web was a great course in a great environment. You really do get to learn in an environment where they care about you and make you feel welcome. They are there to help you learn and make sure you are on track for knowing what is important.... Read More This class focused in on basic understand of Java the first two days, then you went all into learning Spring for Java the rest of the week. The class is more hands on then lecture which was great for us. The instructor was always on hand to help and answer questions.

From what I've read, developer bootcamps often run for weeks and cost appropriately escalated sums of money. I say that taking a week-long course in-residence at Eleven Fifty Academy in the Indianapolis area is the sweet-spot of boot-camping. I don't... Read More think I would have opted, at this point in my life, for weeks of do-nothing-else intensity at a huge money outlay. Having gone through the Intro to iOS Development in Swift programming language, naturally using Apple's Xcode integrated development environment, with Parse.com used for backend and Twitter and Facebook APIs to effect authentication, and using my own Mac Book Pro proved to be amazingly skill-elevating and eye-opening. Frankly, it felt like a virtual brain transplant, or my dormant programmer's brain re-awakening. I had been a lapsed developer, and still think of myself as a computer scientist, among other things, so my perspective may be a bit niche. However, everyone around taking the course with me, whatever their background, appeared to have the same take on the course: eminently enjoyable, supportive, and most importantly, effective. I am sure much of that come about directly from the instructor Terrence Kunstek, who does a brilliant and brilliantly friendly job. In no small part the environment of Scott A. Jones' "palatial estate" ($1 to Indiana Business Daily), and the truly awesome catering orchestrated by Greg Abes, and the not too shabby extracurricular activities offered us, the students, had all combined to make this a wonderful, life-changing experience. The people at the long bootcamps are equally competent, one hopes, and supportive, and all that, but frankly, it is not something I am in any position to find out on my own. I will take the Advanced iOS class at the first opportunity available to me, because not to do so feels now like leaving a construction half-finished. Whether you too are a lapsed developer or a greenhorn suffused with trepidation, or a completely sure of yourself in-between, whoever you are, this teaching/learning thing that Eleven Fifty Academy is well worth your time and resources.

Eleven Fifty is like no other school out there. I took the 2-day Into to Computer Programming Course, and what a great experience. Coming in, I was nervous because I had no knowledge of coding whatsoever. But the instructor started with the absolute basics... Read More and worked up to higher concepts. The weekend class just introduces you to the bare bones of coding (specifically javascript), but it made me want to come back for more.

What's more, everybody who works there makes it their goal to ensure you not only learn a ton, but that you also have a great time and feel at home. You walk around the house in slippers or socks, have your choice of snacks any time, and on the breaks you can take advantage of the pool table, fireplace, or many other amenities.

If you want to learn about coding, you couldn't find a better investment than Eleven Fifty!

I took the weekend Intro to Computer Programming course at Eleven Fifty and couldn't be happier! The instruction was phenomenal and very hands on, I was typing my own code and editing images and actually understanding what was being taught. I felt comfortable... Read More asking questions at times when I didn't fully grasp certain concepts, but the course itself moved at pace that kept me from feeling like I was drowning.

I couldn't be happier with Eleven Fifty and the investment I made in this class. I will certainly be returning for more advanced classes in the future!

I'm a CS student from Costa Rica and work for company on a per hour basis. Before I went back to school I used to build mobile apps using a JavaScript framework called Titanium for around six months, the experience was great and I thought I was ready... Read More to pick up Swift and native iOS development no problem at all.

Not so much. My company picked me to build their new App, given that I had mobile experience it made perfect sense, but I struggled a lot, some bits seemed familiar, someone didn't. Given that Apple announced Swift not long ago I realized that this is where is at, the syntax was easy to pick up and there were a few resources popping up online. I needed to fast track and be able to take my previous skills to this new technology.

First attempt was doing online classes, that proved to be somehow successful, but I still needed to have someone that I could go to, someone who didn't go off a script and was there for me to hammer with questions, like how did X translated into Y? How do you do A and B? What's the best way to handle C and D? Basically a laundry list of questions for which, I couldn't find answers online. Until ElevenFifty found me. Long story short, I signed up for the January class, booked my flight and yes January in Indiana can get really cold, I didn't know how cold given that I live in a country where we call 60 degrees cold.

The experience was great, one of the founders, Scott Jones, is a real believer in immersion and after that week I am too. You show up at 8:30AM, and can stay as late as 10PM, of course you have breaks in between, some of them very fun. They'll provide all the meals, don't even have to worry about that, you are isolated and your only concern is learning, that's exactly what I needed. I couldn't put my life on hold for six months or six weeks, but a week was doable, a week is totally reasonable.

The instructor was great, the TAs were super helpful and the experience is something I truly think will turn around my career. I saw people who didn't have a coding background publish their app in a matter of three days! three! Suffice to say I'm already saving for the Advanced course.

Thanks, @leopyc

I took this course a week ago, and I am now proficient at building apps. They definitely give you the building blocks to go out and build your own app once the course is over. Even though the course runs 12 hours a day, you do not get burnt out because... Read More they have well-placed breaks and the material is extremely interesting. We built a note app, a Snapchat copycat app, and a Tindr copycat app. Anybody of any age who wants to learn how to build apps should definitely attend this school. The instructors and staff are extremely great too and are willing to help you through all of your struggles and are also very accommodating. Plus, the food was catered in from some delicious restaurants.