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Empowerment Through Mentorship

One-On-One Teaching Techniques So you want to help someone learn to be a software developer. What exactly do you do to help them succeed? Many..

The Agile Process

The Agile Process at LaunchCode Building a successful project takes work and some serious perseverance. However, many people don’t realize that their..

LaunchCoder Q & A with Louis

How did you hear about LaunchCode? I saw a large poster in a window inside a St. Louis mall. After looking into LaunchCode.org, I found out more and..

LaunchCoder Q & A with Brad

What motivated you to sign up for LaunchCode's Summer of Code? I attended LaunchCode’s first CS50x class in January of 2014, but life threw a wrench..

LaunchCoder Q & A with Kevin

How did you hear about LaunchCode? I heard about LaunchCode from June Mercer, a Computer Science professor at the St. Louis Community College —..

LaunchCoder Q&A With Jeff & Jane

Jane, from Kansas City, and Jeff, from St. Louis, met in the middle of their two hometowns during college at the University of Missouri-Columbia. A..

Jonathan's Story

From (Valet) Driver to Developer For Jonathan Gonzalez, coding is creation: "I love the process of creation, and coding lets me have the chance to..

Katrina's Story

The Proof (Reading) is in the Pudding Katrina loves to read and has a natural talent for proofreading. She would never have guessed these skills..

LaunchCoder Student Q & A With Luke

Making A Better Life — No Terrifying Debt Required What motivated you to sign up for class with LaunchCode? I have been searching for a way to start..

Kyle's LaunchCode Story

What motivated you to sign up? Working in IT networking and troubleshooting has taught me how things work. I signed up for LaunchCode to find out ..