LearningFuze

I recently graduated from Learning Fuze. I came from nothing. I had no programming experience at all before I came to Learning Fuze. But I just wanted to say that everyone can do it with Learning Fuze. Although this course is extremely comprehensive and... Read More intense, it is worth it.

You don't need any prior experience or any related education in order to success. However, you only need one thing. That is commitment. The hours of this program is 10am to 6pm. But I usually was at Learning Fuze 9am to 9pm everyday which is 12 hours a day. I even study when I get home. Friendly instrutors are always there to help you. Whenever you need help, all you need to do is ask questions. They will always be there to help you and will teach you until you understand.

You don't just learn how to code better from Learning Fuze. You will learn the culture of this industry. You will learn how to ask better questions and get right answers when you don't know. You will learn how to handle issues quickly. You will learn latest technologies.

It was really great experience.

Over the course of my life I have attended multiple different schools and experienced all types of teachers and teaching styles. Overall Learning Fuze is the best school experience I've had to date. It is not repetitive lectures with boring homework.... Read More It is a fast pace and dynamic school giving you hands on experience coding. Learning Fuze starts you off running and keeps your running till the end of the program! It might seem like too much work at times, but the instructors here are always there to help keep you on track with the course. If you are falling behind, the instructors make it their duty to catch you up! Also as a junior you have access to your senior class who will help you anyway they can if you ask! Along with all of that, the staff is very active in helping you find a job after the course is over! They are not about pumping people through there program. They want to see their students succeed! Overall It seems like Learning Fuze has it all.

I've been a student at LearningFuze for 2.5 months. I've nearly finished the program, and I have had an excellent experience thus far. The instructors provide a significant amount of lecture time, as well as projects that utilize the methods learned.... Read More In combination with my personal studies has provided an extremely solid base of CS knowledge and practice. In the past 3 months I have had nearly 800 hours of hands on coding time. The program requires a substantial time investment, and I've committed approximately 12-14 hours per day, five days per week, with about 6 hours or more on the weekends. This is an INTENSIVE and IMMERSIVE program, that is intended to take you from knowing nothing, to knowing enough to work in the development field. We train extensively on JavaScript, jQuery, MYSQL, ReactJS, NodeJS, PHP, as well as other frameworks. It is a lot of information. Be prepared to commit your life to it for 3 months. I've had a wonderful experience with Dan, Scott, Andy, Cody, Collette, and all the other staff/instructors. They are all very knowledgeable, and I feel prepared to go step onto a job after this. In addition to that, they provide a significant amount of help building and filling out a portfolio to demonstrate the coding capability that we developed in the program, and to build a resume that expresses our knowledge to potential employers. Overall, I would say that I had a positive experience and would recommend the program to anyone who can be committed to it.

Currently I'm midway through week 3 of this course so I thought I'd share my experience thus far.

I have never learned so much in such a small time period. As of today I am about 1 month past the first day I wrote a line of JavaScript. The the comparison... Read More of both my knowledge and the actual code I wrote then versus now is tantamount to that of a 10 year old's soccer team vs a high school varsity team. Still a long way away from someone in the world cup but I certainly have a firmer grasp of the rules.

When interviewing for this bootcamp (as well as in the info sessions) they tell you that in order to be successful in this program, and as a developer in general you have to truly commit yourself to the process of learning and applying your newfound skills. They said the commitment generally looks like 10-12 hours a day during the week and 2-4 on weekends. They didn't lie. We are typically introduced to a new topic every day and then do exercises to try to understand that topic. Unless you are already an experienced coder, the official 8 hours of class time isn't going to be enough for you to really understand all the topics and how to implement them properly. For a frame of reference: I am not the fastest person in the world at picking up these topics but I am also not the slowest. I am usually in class 12 -13 hours a day, 15 on Thursdays. That certainly may not be required for everybody that goes through this program (and isn't the case for some of my classmates) but it is for me. At least in order for me to not feel like I'm lost and falling behind.

That being said, I am enjoying most of my day, everyday. When I don't its just because I am getting frustrated with something I'm stuck on, but thats just the nature of programming, not this course. In fact, if the instructors weren't as good as they are I'd be having a way harder time. Fortunately, the instructors are excellent. They are always willing to help or find someone who can if they aren't sure and aren't an expert in that area. Dan, the lead instructor is absolutely amazing at his job. He presents everything in a manner easy enough to understand at whatever level you are at at any given time. His metaphors and analogies to get people to understand things are borderline art and are the most useful I've ever heard, bar none. If a particular comparison doesn't work for you he'll use a different one that may fit more in line with your personal life experience. All Hail Dan, King of Comparisons.

I'm not going to sugarcoat it for you, this is definitely the second hardest thing I've done. I once attempted to walk across the US and the tenacity required when you are on hour 11 of that day and nothing is clicking, is nearly at that level. That being said, If you like problem solving (especially surrounding logic) you'd love this course. Learning on your own online is exponentially more difficult. I can't count the number of times since I started here that I've asked a clarifying question that completely changed the way I look at some concept. You just simply can't do that in an online course, at least not in such detail.

$12,000ish is approximately 1 shit-ton of money to me (and probably to most people) but the teaching and support from the staff as well as the help from the senior class has made the investment worth it thus far. As long as you put in the time and effort, this program is very effective.

If you're worried about attending a bootcamp DON'T BE! especially if you're attending LearningFuze. Programming can be daunting at first but LearningFuze's approach and environment are great. The lead instructor Dan was phenomenal no matter how many questions... Read More I asked or anyone from my cohort asked he was right there with a great explanation and as they're called Danalogies. LearningFuze's stack is great and they really make sure they teach you the basics so learning and comprehending the more difficult concepts is easier. After graduation they were right there every step of the way to make sure I got a job. If you're willing to put in the work and follow their directions there is no reason you shouldn't land a job.

I came into LearningFuze with very little knowledge of HTML, CSS and programming in general. My previous experience has been in the financial industry as an operations director and manager but I was looking for a career change after leaving my former... Read More employer.

I went to an info night expecting to receive a sales pitch to enroll but that was not the case at all. I met Dan and could see his passion for coding, teaching and helping others learn. He was very direct in describing the program and commitment required so that anyone interested really needed to understand what they were in for and if it would be the right choice for them. I decided to take the part time classes and see how it went before making a commitment to enter the full Immersion 12-week classes. Understanding and learning these new topics did not come easy to me at first but I quickly realized this would be my new path.

I am now 8 weeks into the full immersion class and cannot believe how much I have learned already in just a few Months since that info session. All the instructors have been extremely helpful and have made sure I understand and learn the fundamental concepts behind any questions I ask of them. The hours are no joke while learning here, I have spent about 12 hours a day during the week and 6 hours a day on the weekends so far. I have been provided with a ton of information, receive daily lectures and exercises to complete also videos from previous classes to help. With the skills I am learning I am confident I am being prepared to enter the workforce again and land a great job.

Besides programming skills, we are also being taught about what to expect in the workplace and how to prepare for it by working on groups projects, GitHub workflow, whiteboards, resume building, presentations, interview preparation and portfolio building just to name a few things. I am seeing previous graduates land jobs regularly. LearningFuze also hosts local tech company speakers and meetups periodically so if you enter the course be prepared to be very busy.

I see that success is ultimately based on how hard you work at this. This is not a normal High School or College learning experience so if that’s what you are used to expect a big change. This learning is more like what I have seen in my work experiences. Coding will challenge your logic skills and is not something you can conquer with memorization. I am very happy I made the choice to enroll at LearningFuze and can’t stress enough the support I receive daily from the school’s instructors and students alike. Despite the long hours I look forward every day to learning more and am having fun doing it. LearningFuze has exceeded any expectation I had.

I completed the 12 week course in December 2017 and what an intense exhilarating journey it was. I wanted a career change from working in retail and I always had a knack for technology. Coming in with no prior experience, I had a hard time trying to learning... Read More so many things so fast, but coming in everyday learning the material and practicing, practicing, and more practicing I never would have thought I could be where I am at today in my web developement process! The staff is amazingly dedicated and so helpful! Dan, the lead teacher is literally there for 10-12 hours a day willing to help and Andy and Tim are really knowledgeable and are always happy to help you with any issues. Since I have graduated Learning Fuze, TJ the program manager has helped be prepare my portfolio and go over my resume and I know I will be well prepared as I start looking for jobs in the real world later this month!

Coming from a medical background and no prior major background in coding, it was an ease morphing my thought process. If you're on the same spot as me, then I'd highly recommend going into their preliminary/prep courses ROOT level 1 and ROOT JS just to... Read More get a feel of the learning environment which I think is pretty solid, intense but cozy. LearningFuze makes sure you get every tiny bit of coding knowledge to the bone and simulates as much as they can what i'd be like in a dev environment by holding cohort hackathons and collaborations with senior and junior cohorts with their projects. They also hold meetups, game nights and dev talks every now and then which I think is pretty awesome! Instructors are super friendly and some of them are seasoned alumni so they can pretty much relate on what you're going through. They'll assist you from ground zero till you get a job as long as you'd put effort yourself. This isn't a cakewalk, whatever happens after the program is tantamount to the effort you put into the program. You're investing your time, money and effort into this, if you don't squeeze every juice out of it then you're only letting yourself down.

I came into LearningFuze with prior experiance in web development and have to say that it was a great experiance, even for someone with experiance. The instructors dive deep into the root fundementals of programming for the web as well as job hunting.... Read More Would highly recommend to anyone motivated and willing to put in the hours.

I am currently half-way through the 12 week full immersion program, and I love it.

So why did I describe LFZ (Learning Fuze) with those three words? Allow me to explain.

Intense. Learning Fuze is going to be one of the biggest commitments you will make... Read More in your life. You will get out of this program just as much as you put into it. That said, there are great instructors here always willing to help that make your life so much easier. I'm by no means the hardest worker here, but I can see so much improvement in not just myself but all of those around me that is unparalleled to anything I've seen in any colleges.

Family. When you come to LFZ, you are committing yourself to over 12 weeks of 10-14 hour days here. All of the staff and all of your cohort buddies become your family. You build bonds with them second only to your own relatives.

Fun. Despite the fact that you will be drowning in things you can learn, it won't stop you from having the time of your life. I have enjoyed these 6 weeks beyond measure and I know it will only become more so as I continue in this program.

If you are reading this review and aren't sure if LFZ would be the right fit for you, the question you really should be asking yourself is "How much am I willing to invest into this?". If you are enthusiastic about programming and are willing to invest the time, this is the right place for you and I wouldn't wait to come here!