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There’s never been a better time to learn data analytics and enter the growing field. The job landscape is expanding, with a wide range of opportunities in a variety of industries. When preparing for a career in data analytics, the volume of information to master can be very overwhelming. It’s always best to do some…

The University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies recently published a story about one of its enthusiastic boot camp learners, Saumil Bapat. So genuine is Saumil’s enthusiasm for tech and for UofT SCS that he is involved in not just one but two of the school’s boot camps: He completed the Coding Boot Camp earlier this year, and he…

As the market for coding and web development continues to grow, more traditional schools are now entering the coding boot camp market. Offering a coding boot camp allows these institutions to enter the emerging market and meet its growing demand. It is now possible to become a full-stack developer, coding professional, or a skilled digital technology…

JavaScript is a multi-paradigm programming language used to create and control the content of a website. Simply put – JavaScript is the language of the web. It utilizes event-driven, functional, and imperative programming styles. At the early stage, JavaScript was used only for client-side programming. However, today JavaScript is used as a server-side programming language…

PHP and Node.js are two of the most commonly used server-side platforms. Despite their shared popularity among developers, there are many significant differences between both of these leading back-end technologies. Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine. The language was created to build scalable network applications. The platform involves an event-driven,…

1) Gain the Latest Web Development Skills The first step to becoming a successful web developer is to learn in-demand, relevant skills. A boot camp is a great way to develop these skills, ensuring you learn the most up-to-date material. With an online coding boot camp education, you are exposed to the latest technologies from…

Many of today’s leading employers are beginning to embrace new models of education, including online learning. We see a number of employers hiring online coding boot camp learners due to their work ethic and combination of hard skills (technical knowledge) and soft skills (adaptability, collaboration, creativity). Because of the nature of a fast-paced online boot…

A natural question that comes up as learners are considering coding boot camps is, “are online coding boot camps worth it?”. To put it into perspective, those who have successfully completed a boot camp have continued to have strong career prospects, often with competitive salaries. This success indicates that online coding bootcamps are growing more than…

This Mother's Day, we're reflecting on the incredible women in tech. We are inspired by the talented women who have either gone through our boot camp programs, lead our classes as instructors, or support our learners as assistant instructors or support staff. Thank you for making an impact on our future as you help to advance the technology industry!…

By Lisa Santonato Six months ago I committed to a ‘boot camp’ program in data analytics. I had been thinking for some time about developing skills in this relatively new field. Two years prior, in 2016, I had started my master’s in cinema and media studies at York University and had hit a major roadblock with…