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Becoming A Microsoft Programmer

How a Curious Coder Made the Transition to Programming at a Major Technology Company The Beginning: Building My Coding Skills My journey with..

Teaming Up in Innovative Ways: 1904labs x LaunchCode

Most of our company partners team up with us to tap into the diverse hiring pool of LaunchCoders that come from our programs. However, not all of our..

How I Learned to Follow My Own Advice

My three sisters and I were raised by a dad with a ponytail and a mom who did hair. To me, the world was full of exciting people and things to..

Writer to Coder: Jeff in Kansas City

First he Wrote Fiction, Now He Writes Code After getting a BA in English Lit, Jeff supplemented his writing career with various middle-man business..

Forget What You Heard About Tech Career Paths

What we get wrong about new tech career paths Everyone knows work has changed in the United States. With it have changed the skills we think of as..

Placement Profile: Hakim in Kansas City

A Sense of Purpose Paving the Way After moving from Ethiopia, Hakim held several positions that didn't accurately reflect his experience of..

Top 5 Tips for Hosting an Apprentice

Successful Apprenticeships in 5 Steps Whether you're just starting to consider bringing an apprentice onto your team, or you're a couple of months..

Finding the Ability to Transform: Shawn from St. Louis

No Limit to Reinvention: A Web Developer is Born After having several different careers, ranging from serving in the United States Army to working in..

Following a Passion: Jiho in Kansas City

How did you hear about LaunchCode? A year before hearing about LaunchCode, I took some online courses on data science. I managed to get through some..

Mentorship Always Mattered

The Cornerstone of Successful Teams As a LaunchCode Company Relations Manager, I get the pleasure of speaking with some of Portland and Vancouver’s..