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Computing dominates our world but many people forego learning to harness its power. Your computer is waiting to do your bidding; all you have to do is learn its language — code.
When it comes to gift-giving, developers are used to being inundated with gifts like touch screen gloves and ergonomic desk pillows. Here are some gifts that the developer in your life will actually use.
To celebrate Giving Tuesday, we checked in with two non-profits from our charity hackathon: Code It Forward. The Canucks Autism Network and The Rare Disease Foundation both were recipients of customized solutions created at our event where developers, designers, and ideators gather together for a weekend to solve tech problems for charities and non-profits.
Seasoned remote working pros, Scott Wayatt and Myles Gordon from Cali Style Technologies, gives us the inside scoop on how to succeed on a remote dev team.
Don Burks had the pleasure of attending the Nodevember conference conference in Nashville, Tennessee! Here’s his highlight reel, from favourite speakers to lots of love for bootcamps.
At Lighthouse Labs, we believe that having incredible teachers is an invaluable part of our students' success. We are lucky to have amazing teachers who are top craftsmen in their field. They have been working as professional developers for over 10 years and are ready to pay that experience forward. We want to take the time to get to know these teachers a little better. Next up, our Ruby on Rails wizard: Monica!
Lighthouse Labs' Head Instructor in Vancouver, Don Burks, waxes philosophic and poses the question: “What Is Programming?”
Will Lam, who was at the time of writing a prospective Lighthouse Labs bootcamp student, gives us a sneak peak inside the LHL admissions process.
Lighthouse Labs alumni are doing incredible things. We want to tell their stories. Kevin moved to Calgary after completing our web bootcamp in May of 2014, and is working full-time at a rails shop and mentoring part-time at Lighthouse!
Don Burks is a former instructor at Lighthouse Labs and played a vital role in building our ever-evolving curriculum. He’s been coding since the dawn of time (well, since the launch of the Commodore 64), and is as passionate about teaching as he is technology. Don knows what it takes to succeed in the Lighthouse Labs Bootcamp and was kind enough to offer some advice for those weighing the pros and cons of our full-time and part-time programs.
Our Co-Founders Jeremy and Khurram, want to see the Conservative, NDP, Liberal, and Green Party leader’s commit to kickstarting the discussion in parliament on code literacy, outcome based education, and Canadian innovation through technology.
At Lighthouse Labs, we believe that having incredible teachers is an invaluable part of our students' success. We are lucky to have amazing teachers who are top craftsmen in their field. They have been working as professional developers for over 10 years and are ready to pay that experience forward. We want to take the time to get to know these teachers a little better. Next up, our Web Fundamentals Leigh Halliday!
At Lighthouse Labs we take pride in our tight-knit community. Our students all share some common threads, but we are constantly amazed by the wide spectrum of backgrounds and stories we hear on monthly basis, our newest cohort is a great example. They did not just come from different backgrounds but from different parts of the globe! Let’s get to know them a bit.
At Lighthouse Labs, we believe that having incredible teachers is an invaluable part of our students' success. We are lucky to have amazing teachers who are top craftsmen in their field. They have been working as professional developers for over 10 years and are ready to pay that experience forward. We want to take the time to get to know these teachers a little better. First up, our Head Instructor Don Burks!
Lighthouse Labs alumni are doing incredible things. We want to tell their stories. Jamie has been working at Bench, one of Vancouver's fastest-growing startups, while training 20 hours per week for Ironman competitions.