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 […]
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 […]
By: Shehzan Devani, Co-Founder and Instructor MakerSquare is adding a heavy algorithms component to it’s curriculum. Why? We’re committed to helping our students gain the knowledge necessary to be as effective as possible on the job, and we believe that teaching algorithms and data structures is an essential ingredient in […]
Diving into an immersive developer bootcamp can be intense, whether you have very little experience or a few years of experience. Many of our students take a huge leap of faith when they drop everything to learn to code. Beth Nagel decided she wanted to be the ‘maker’ behind projects […]
By: Alex Levine, Part-Time Course Lead The students at MakerSquare had a field trip to Q2ebanking, and when we say field trip, we mean that Q2 employees provided bagged lunches complete with candy and soda on a school-bus ride to Q2 headquarters in North Austin! Q2ebanking creates software for smaller […]
Our student spotlight series will follow two students through the Winter ’13 cohort. Learn about their journey to MakerSquare, their day-to-day experiences at our programming bootcamp, and the struggles and triumphs they experience over 10-weeks. We’re kicking off the Winter ’13 spotlight series with Kelley Rytlewski! Kelley has gone through […]
Thank you Austin, thank you all! When we first came to Austin to start MakerSquare, we were excited to dive into a growing tech scene with an entrepreneurial spirit. Austin is one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S. and we were happy to be in a position to […]
Austin has a thriving tech startup scene and Vanessa Leary is looking to join the inspiring group as a developer. Her excitement about learning and creating through programming languages is the kind of attitude that we love to see around HQ. Where are you from? I am originally from Norman, […]
We capped off our inaugural, 10 week web developer bootcamp with a Career Night at Capital Factory. Thank you to everyone who came out to meet and support our students! Check out our Storify article for some of our favorite Twitter messages. [View the story “MakerSquareCareer Day: Inaugural Cohort Presentations ” […]
After experiencing many different cities and professions, Taylor Donner has pinpointed how he wants to shape his future – he is going to make his mark in the startup and tech scene in New Orleans. We’re very excited he picked MakerSquare to jump start his web development career, and we […]
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