In this episode Chris discusses the latest 2021 Capstone salaries, and provides some advice for students that have concerns about the recession. Karis catches up with younger students, Ethan and Tyler, and learns how their Launch School studies are already making an impact on their software engineering journey. Karis ends the episode with a few announcements about the latest events at Launch School. Introduction 2021 Capstone Salaries Recession Question about student impact on Recession Question about increasing cost of Core and Capstone Question about Capstone Admissions Capstone Introduction and Breakdown Interview with Ethan Interview with Tyler Annoucements Show Notes 2021 Capstone Salaries Capstone Information Page Jason Wang's Article on Building an App during Launch School New Practice Problems for RB109 Interview Post New Practice Problems for JS109 Interview Post New Practice Problems for JS210 Assessment Post Cloud9 Support Group Information Post Launch School Women's Group August 7th Meetup Do you want to be a TA? Information Post Excellent Student 175/185 Backend Projects! Jason's Project Ethan's Project Ricky's Project Zach's Project Student Rich's Article: What Century is After Midnight? If you have any questions about anything Launch School related whether its our prep course, Core Program, Capstone and beyond please fill out our form below and your question could be answered in our next episode! Ask a Question Form
In this episode Launch School Student Felicia interviews Chris as he shares the origin story of how Launch School came to be. He also offers his unique perspective on how Launch School approaches learning, coding education and software engineering. The show includes several new announcements that students should be aware of. Show Notes LS181 Assessment Update Launch School Exercises Update Capstone Video Recording Presentations SPOTs Gather Town Introduction Video Women's Group May 15th meetup post If you have any questions about anything Launch School related whether its our prep course, Core Program, Capstone and beyond please fill out our form below and your question could be answered in our next episode! Ask a Question Form
This episode Karis and Chris discuss the all the latest Launch School interviews and presentations. Karis also catches up with the co-host from last season Mandy who now works at Mozilla. Finally they leave you with a number of new announcements that students should be aware of. Intro Agenda Felicia's Interview with Chris Felicia's Interview with Carolina Women's Group Employer Speaker Series Rodney's Tech Talk on GatsbyJS New Assessment details: RB189/JS189 Answer your Questions on Air: Core Graduates Karis' Interview with previous co-host Mandy Reminders & Outro Show Notes Felicia's Interview with Chris Felicia's Interview with Carolina Women's Group Employer Speaker Series Rodney's Tech Talk on GatsbyJS New Assessment details: RB189/JS189 post Core Curriculum Results post New Practice Problems for RB109 and JS109 Interviews post Introduction to Command Line Book exercise videos JS239 Interviews are now deprecated post Peer-led Seminar: JavaScript Testing Capstone Project Presentations Signup Posts: QMantis Hypha Waypost Artemis SPOTs Gather Town Information Women's Group 24th April meetup post If you have any questions about anything Launch School related whether its our prep course, Core Program, Capstone and beyond please fill out our form below and your question could be answered in our next episode! Ask a Question Form
This season Chris kicks off our first episode by introducing Launch Schools new podcast format and new co-host Karis. Together they discuss the latest events happening at Launch School and some quick reminders students should be aware of. Karis also catches up with previous host Callie in a 1 on 1 interview. Introduction - 0:00 Agenda - 4:33 Buddy System for Female Students - 5:10 Felicia's Interview with Karis - 8:58 Chelsea's Article (Lessons From First Half of Core) - 12:25 Felicia's Video About How She Prepares For Assessments - 14:55 Katarina's Article (We are Made of Stories) - 16:25 Ethan's Article (Variable Scope and Access in Ruby) - 19:08 Importance of Teaching/Explaining Concepts - 19:54 New Assessment (RB/JS 185) - 21:01 Update to JS239 (and Why Courses Get Updated) - 24:57 Peer-Led Professional Git Seminar - 28:28 Start of Interview with Callie (Her Experience After Capstone) - 31:57 Callie's Advice for Current Core/Capstone Students - 40:52 What Callie Misses About Lau...
In today's episode, our podcast hosts Chris, Callie, and Mandy share their end of the year reflections on Season 3, new updates on where Mandy and Callie are going, upcoming ideas for season 4, and ambitious goals for Launch School in the New Year and beyond. Chris, Callie, and Mandy wishes everyone a joyous and wonderful holiday season! You can listen from your favorite podcast app by searching for “Launch School”, or listen directly from your browser.
In today's episode, Callie chats with Launch School TA Pete about his journey to and through Launch School. He shares about his beloved cats we see glimpses of, what brought him to Launch School, and why he enjoys being a part of this community. He also sheds light on what makes a good Core student and talks about someone who made a lasting impact on his career. You can listen from your favorite podcast app by searching for “Launch School”, or listen directly from your browser.
In this Thanksgiving episode, Mandy talks to students who have been at Launch School for over a year. These students share what they are grateful for and how the community has helped them throughout their journey at Launch School. Special thanks to the stories shared by the wonderful students: Alfonso Gonzalez, Felicia Bacon, Charles Hartman, Anne Tiotuico, Natalie Thompson, Rona Hsu, and Austin Miller. You can listen from your favorite podcast app by searching for “Launch School”, or listen directly from your browser.
In today's episode, Callie chats with three Launch School students in three very different life stages. They share how they came to Launch School, what seemed to come easy to them, and what was harder. Without hearing one another's interviews, they paint similar pictures that are still unique. Whether you've been here awhile or have just joined the community, their stories will encourage you and help you see, a little clearer, the wonderful community you're a part of. You can listen from your favorite podcast app by searching for “Launch School”, or listen directly from your browser.
In today's episode, Callie chats with Launch School TA Srdjan as he shares his journey to and through Launch School. He generously shares about a wide range of experiences, from how his cats lovingly torture him to what scared him the most as a student/TA at Launch School. He shares lessons learned from being a student, and what he believes makes a genuinely good Capstone student (it's probably not what you think). There's also plenty of jokes and laughter — and who knew Srdjan could laugh ? You can listen from your favorite podcast app by searching for “Launch School”, or listen directly from your browser.
In today's episode, students from Women Who Code share what the group is, what the meet-ups are like, and how they've found a sense of belonging and community. These students talk about the importance of having a supportive community while going through the ups and downs of online learning at Launch School. They generously share their thoughts and experiences through their time spent in wwcode: Elizabeth talks about how and why wwcode started Dana and Bernardette share insights on what it's like hosting a meeting up Rachael and Stephanie share their experience attending a meet-up Gwen and Shay share how they have been helped by wwcode Leena and Carolina talk about how wwcode influenced them and memorable moments throughout the year You can listen from your favorite podcast app by searching for “Launch School”, or listen directly from your browser.