The reality is MakerSquare will cost more than learning on your own. When you consider MakerSquare, the one thing we urge every applicant to understand is that each program excels in its own areas. We have put a tremendous amount of effort and resources in building one of the best […]
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By Nikhil Daftary, Marketing Director What are the top programming bootcamps in San Francisco? What are the best immersive programs in the United States? Everyone loves lists, they’re super easy to digest, quickly think about and prioritize your time in search of the best option for you. But when it […]
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We’re very proud of our newest graduates and their accomplishments this spring. Students that graduate from MakerSquare become software developers with knowledge in creating web applications using Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, CSS, Git version control, and other technologies in just 12-weeks. The final projects presented at Career Day […]
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In just 12 short weeks enrolled in our immersive course students graduate as an extremely capable and eager software engineers. To celebrate our students’ accomplishments we host Career Day. Career Day is the culmination of the MakerSquare program and showcases original applications designed and developed by our students. Over the […]
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By Jessica Chavez, Career Services Some sources state that on average when looking for a new job it takes about 1 month for every $10,000 of your annual salary. For example, if you’re searching for a job with an annual salary of 60,000 it could take you about 6 months […]
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By Amanda Contreras, MakerSquare Admissions A question I get quite often about MakerSquare is, “Do you accept everyone that applies to the program?” The answer is no. Why don’t we accept everyone? Simple, we want to ensure that MakerSquare produces top quality engineering talent and that means admitting students who […]
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Being a web developer is one of the most stimulating careers today. You have to be able to problem solve and troubleshoot issues but you also have to think outside the box. The only limit a developer has is their imagination! This constantly changing and challenging industry is what attracted […]
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With two weeks left until Career Day, life at MakerSquare has gone from busy to hectic. We’re completely focused on our final projects at this point and everyone is starting to feel the strain of 10 long weeks. That being said, the energy level is still high and the feeling […]
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As we kicked off our 5th cohort at MakerSquare we wanted to catch up with past graduates that are now happily and successfully fulfilling their developer dreams. This week we chatted with Silas Rioux, a graduate of the inaugural cohort in the summer of 2013. Silas was looking for a career […]
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On any given day you can walk into MakerSquare HQ at 716 Congress Ave in Austin, TX and see the hustle and bustle of the developer lifestyle. Bikes can be seen overflowing in the entry, lessons on Ruby are on dry erase boards, along with messages of motivation and daily […]
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