LearningFuze

After developing a serious passion for web development & software engineering for some time, I knew that I needed to attend a programming bootcamp. I eventually decided on LearningFuze because the staff was very passionate and committed to creating high-level... Read More programmers. One of the key benefits to LearningFuze's program is that it's highly adaptive and it changes based on what's needed in the industry. In addition, you get the chance to develop great relationships with your fellow cohort members and other professionals that are connected with LearningFuze. Ultimately, the job support is what takes the cake. At the start of the post-bootcamp process, I spent time completing my projects and setting up my portfolio, which is regularly reviewed by lead instructors. This was around time when LearningFuze constantly hooked me up with interviews and I ended up with multiple job offers; all very fine establishments and great organizations to be a part of! The job search can obviously be a stressful period of time but I understood that LearningFuze was dedicated to seeing its graduates get a successful start, which was incredibly reassuring. I'm very excited with what's to come in my career as a web developer and I'm glad I made the decision to take LearningFuze's full immersion program!

The main reason I chose LearningFuze over all the others was due to its close proximity to my house and its class sizes. On day one, I knew that I had made the right choice. I am in the largest cohort they have had to date, and I am impressed that I still... Read More get enough one on one time with the instructors that clearly have some serious industry experience. The atmosphere is great as I really appreciate the coffee and snacks to keep us going as well as the lounge so I can get some rest or play games or various other stress relieving tools! Being an earlier morning guy also greatly appreciate that theinstructors are always there before class (as early as 1.5 hrs) and are willing to spend time helping before the class starts, and there is usually at least one instructor that stays late (class ends at 6, most stay until 7-730, some until 8 or later) and will help with issues that students are experiencing. There are also speakers from inside the industry every thursday night, and shower us with straight talk and what we can expect to encounter after the course. Learning a new language is not easy, and this is a new language, except its like 5-6 new languages. Its hard, straight up, but the instructors make it very clear that all the feelings we feel throughout the course are normal, and to push through because if the drive is there, you can do it. They are definitely here for you.

The Learning Fuze staff know what they're doing and they genuinely care for their students. Their project based curriculum is on point, their staff is available before and after hours, and they understand the industry inside and out. They even bring in... Read More guest speakers from tech companies, employees in the field, and recruiters to give you first hand accounts on hiring practices and workplace environments. On top of all the hands on learning and technical assignments they know when to relax and have fun. I completed the full immersion course and I honestly feel like I got what I paid for and so much more.

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After being honorably discharged from the Navy, I really didn't know what I wanted to do. After various sales jobs at different companies, I realized that I needed a... Read More profession. I always loved technology and tinkering with things. After trying to learn how to code on my own while watching my kids at home, it was apparent to me that in order to learn in a reasonable amount of time, I needed to immerse myself in the right environment. I learned about coding boot-camps through online ads. At first I thought that the only ones available were in San Francisco or New York! I was pleasantly surprised to find out that there were alternatives in both Orange County and San Diego. I decided to apply to a few. I was contacted promptly by all of the boot-camps, which had me take a phone interview. Upon successful completion of the phone interviews they all had me take an assessment. LearningFuze was the only one to ask me to come in for an in person interview. I met with Bill and Fabian. It was immediately apparent that Fabian was passionate about teaching. The entire interview took about 1 hour. Fabian had me take an assessment. After learning that I would be accepted I promptly decided that LearningFuze was the boot-camp for me.

While at LearningFuze I was pushed to my mental limits daily. I was skeptical at first, given how new LearningFuze and boot-camps in general are. I thought to myself "what if I show up and commit $12,000+. only to find out that it was a scam?" Boy was I surprised. The whole staff there go above and beyond to make sure you are learning and thoroughly challenged. Each day you build on the knowledge from the day before. If you are considering going to this boot-camp, please be prepared to be challenged. Understand that you are investing in yourself and that if you really do put forth your best effort you will emerge with a valuable skillset and a profession in one of the hottest markets around.

If you are considering going to a boot-camp and LearningFuze is an option, I am confident that you will not find another boot-camp that is more capable and dedicated to your success.

Thanks LearningFuze!
Travis.

I spent several months researching coding boot-camps before I finally made the decision to attend LearningFuze. The things that caught my attention was their student/instructor ratio and the coding languages they were teaching. The program is 12 weeks... Read More long and they covered HTML, CSS, javascript, jQuery, Bootstrap, php, mySQL and more. The curriculum was very well laid out and organized. The instructors were very knowledgeable and always available for questions, even at 1am. I started the boot-camp with very limited coding knowledge and finished with a very strong foundation for which to build my coding career on. The support did not end after the 12 weeks, William Cunningham has been an invaluable asset in helping place myself and my other classmates into excellent programming positions. Even the instructors continue to make themselves available for any coding help or advice. The whole staff at LearningFuze made my experience fun and of course educational. I would definitely recommend LearningFuze to any one considering a coding boot-camp.

I am starting on my seventh week of the 3 month Full Stack Web Design immersion program at LearningFuze ( 5 more weeks to go after this week). I will be honest, it is a lot of work and some late nights but on the other hand, I really like how the program... Read More does it's best to emulate the outside work environment. The projects and assignments that we are assigned reflect what is being used out in the industry. We are being taught several tools (example: Github) that majority of the companies are using. The assignments and projects that are assigned to us are definitely challenging. But the good part is, the instructors are excellent, they have a lot of experience as Full Stack Web Designers and project management between them. They are all very caring and supportive. There have been some pretty late nights where Daniel, our main instructor has helped me with my code. Daniel, Eric and Scott have been pretty awesome, always there ready to help answer one of our questions.

Last week, we started doing white board practice interviews - where you are asked technical questions -- definitely a work in progress for me. This week we are starting to work on our main projects which will be part of our portfolio when we go on interviews.

The nice thing about this program, is that our instructors are making sure we are having fun also. last week we had a movie night with pizza. During our breaks, we are either playing handball, badminton or video games. Every week, there is a presentation from someone that works in the industry. One of the owners of Cirrus Insight came and gave us a presentation of his company and also gave every one of us a shirt . My review of LearningFuze would not be complete without mentioning Fabian or Bill, these are the two that work tireless behind the scenes to make sure that the program runs smoothly.

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Awesome program everyone that is apart of the team at learningFuze is there to help you learn how to be a web developer. They work with you individually... Read More if you need extra instruction otherwise the class flows at a rapid pace in order to teach the students as much as possible in the time we have. All of the instructors have tons of prior experience in web development, and are a blast to be around. The best part of the program is how fun they make it to learn for 6-8 hours a day. Everyday the doors open at 7-8 am then class starts at 10am goes until 6pm sometimes later. The instructors are available any time day or night to answer any questions you might have. The instructors are also helpful and extremely knowledgeable. This is the best learning environment i have ever been in. I came from the university system and I have to say the amount of detail that goes into our everyday learning is amazing. Every morning I come in there is usually a meeting happening between the instructors, this to me just shows there level of dedication to there program. Every member of the learningfuze team helps make for an enjoyable experience.

So far I am about half way through our course and I have learned more in the last six weeks then I did in the four college courses I took at my local community college. The Instructors are very knowledgeable and helpful. I have already learned HTML5,... Read More CSS3, Javascript, JQuery, Bootstrap, Git, and Git Bash, API consumption, and Ajax. We have nightly readings that prepare us for the next days coursework. From the readings we work on prototypes that help us learn the core fundamentals of each subject and then use those fundamentals to create larger weekly projects. I love the environment were in because while we are learning a lot the instructors are keen on knowing when we need breaks to ensure we don't get burnt out. Every week we have at least one to two speakers who are typically CEO's for local start-ups or recruiters from large staffing companies to help give us insight into the real world work environment. The curriculum is also set up to give us white board interviews and resume prep to ensure we are ready for finding a job once we are finished here. I would definitely recommend this bootcamp to anyone who is interested in becoming a full stack developer.