Coding Dojo Reviews

Fick's review

First, let me say, if you are looking for an easy way to get a certificate, THIS IS THE WAY TO GO! For starters, you don't even have to do the homework. After the first 'stack', where I busted my ass to get the assignments in, the instructor told me they don't get checked anyway. So I didn't bother submitting any more. Which is OK, because the exam was a joke that I had no trouble passing even without doing the homework. Their claim that the instructors are 'industry professionals' was a lie. I had 5 instructors. Only one had any experience. The rest were just recent graduates with no experience in the field. I admit it was a bit expensive, but, considering I didn't really have to do any work to graduate, it isn't too bad.

Daniel's review

Sino eres ingeniero en sistemas, y conoces casi todo antes de ingresar, NO MAL GASTES TU DINERO!! Sigue cursos más económcos antes de ingresar, seguí un bootcamp part time online, y al inicio emocionante la experiencia aprendiendo HTML, CSS y principios de Javascript, posteriormente las clases en la plataforma eran pésimas, dejaban muchos vacíos, las tareas cada vez más complicadas. y aunque te dicen que lo que importa es que intentes, igual te descalifican sino tienes enviados los deberes bien enviados.

Brys's review

I had a small background with coding so I figured that the Bootcamp would pull me up to par to graduate. Seemed like most of the teachers there enjoyed going to lunch more than they liked helping me. In the meetups... they say ask questions and they don't seem to want to help as much because they think you didn't read or lazy. With that being said. I enjoyed the learning but it was to get your feet wet and move you on to the next stack. If you get caught up you are for sure going to get left behind. Other than that. I think it's insane to focus three months on three frameworks. Plus they were recruiting wrong and had very bad business practices. All the other cohorts had 20 plus in them and mine only had 4. So basically they are just getting you ready for the bare minimum. HTML and CSS. Don't even think about focusing on a jr dev role unless you have experience or the talent. I pulled back and just focused on python which worked for me. Because the areas I was in demanded .NET and I had to just do what I knew which is working out fine. The key is to slow down and understand the languages and framework which was my problem about it. I ve seen plenty of bootcamps that only teaches one stack.

Brys's review

I had a small background with coding so I figured that the Bootcamp would pull me up to par to graduate. Seemed like most of the teachers there enjoyed going to lunch more than they liked helping me. In the meetups... they say ask questions and they don't seem to want to help as much because they think you didn't read or lazy. With that being said. I enjoyed the learning but it was to get your feet wet and move you on to the next stack. If you get caught up you are for sure going to get left behind. Other than that. I think it's insane to focus three months on three frameworks. Plus they were recruiting wrong and had very bad business practices. All the other cohorts had 20 plus in them and mine only had 4. So basically they are just getting you ready for the bare minimum. HTML and CSS. Don't even think about focusing on a jr dev role unless you have experience or the talent. I pulled back and just focused on python which worked for me. Because the areas I was in demanded .NET and I had to just do what I knew which is working out fine. The key is to slow down and understand the languages and framework which was my problem about it. I ve seen plenty of bootcamps that only teaches one stack.

Anomous's review

Pro: They accept anyone, unlike other bootcamps they will except you with no prior experience. Cons: So i attended the part-time online so can only speak for this. This course is terrible, to say the least. First problem, they only teach you Python. This is bad for several reason's, most employers aren't hiring python software engineers. The framework they teach you is flask, which is lightweight and great for API's. Most employers will require you to have knowledge of Django and this course does not teach. Second, the front end section is absolutely garbage. You can not get a job with those skills taught. You are better off learning those skills online than through them. They emphasize bootstrap, but don't teach you responsive design (to be honest most bootcamps don't teach you HTML & CSS, so take the time to get foundations in this first before attending a bootcamp. You won't have to be a master but understanding the fundamentals coupled with course work can strengthen your skills) and all the CSS skills taught are with fixed units like px. I personally withdrew and entered into another bootcamp that teaches multiple stacks and has job guarantees and refund guarantees. Which coding dojo does not offer.

Anonymous's review

Pros: 1. The bootcamp throws everything in the kitchen sink at you in a short period of time. 2. If you can get through this hell you'll easily find a well paying job. 3. Their expectations of you are (ridiculous) high. 4. They emphasize algorithms. 5. They want you to work with others. Team work is practiced during algorithm practice on the white board which was a really nice thing to do. Cons: I have been meaning to write this review for a long time but have put it off for fear of being isolated but here it is now. 1. The platform is poorly constructed and not developed by professional educators. 2. You must have a background in technology or be highly disciplined to get through the program but they won't communicate what to expect with you. 3. They will make you feel abused especially by Daniel Oostra, Will Goode, and Gikuyu Nderitu. 4. Daniel Oostra, if he's teaching a cohort he's only there 20 minutes a day, he's always late, if you make an appointment with him he will be late for it, he will antagonize you and put you down as much as anyone can, you can't ask him a question, he will instill bad habits/behaviors in you, and you will not learn anything from him. You'll only come out a nasty person like him. And to my surprise he's now the Regional Manager. 5. Gikuyu Nderitu, when he was teaching a cohort he was there in body, he gave us the wrong email address, he lost assignments, he would chat with one of the cohort members the entire time. He was getting ready to move to google so he decided to stop being professional and there was no accountability for his behavior. 6. Instructors are for the most part useless. My advice if you're a normal person don't attend this dysfunctional bootcamp. Learn coding at a different bootcamp, or online. Choose your bootcamp carefully. There are other ones that are very focused. There's is one that focuses only on Java which is a language you can't go wrong with by learning it, and by doing so you have to learn OOP at the same time. Another bootcamp focuses on front-end technologies. Another bootcamp, focuses only on JavaScript and JS frameworks. Another bootcamp break things up into smaller modules you can sign up for. Another bootcamp offers and money back guarantee if you don't find a job. You don't need to interact with these dysfunctional people management, instructors, and students alike. Avoid this one especially now they have raised their tuition. It is for abnormal people, and the treatment by/interaction with other students, instructors, and management is a nasty experience.

Rob's review

In general, Coding Dojo is an extremely fast-paced coding bootcamp that will end up costing you a small fortune without being worth it. The only positive to taking this course is being in a classroom environment with other students who can help you. However, there's a huge list of negatives. 1. The learning platform provided is incredibly unhelpful. Important topics are barely covered and information gaps are everywhere. The course almost assumes you've been doing this for a few months and acts as more of a refresher. Instructors brush over the "how" of a concept but rarely the "why" and how to apply this concept in the future. 2. The pace is blistering. If you get behind, you'll never catch up without skipping several assignments. I put it 70+ hours each week and still couldn't keep up. There isn't enough time to practice most of the key concepts more than maybe once. Everyone just dumps all the knowledge they learned when moving to the next stack. Your knowledge by the end will be as wide as an ocean but deep as a puddle. It'd be a better use of your time to find a more focused bootcamp. No one wants to hire a programmer who only knows a little of every language. 3. The instructors are my biggest complaint. They're all but absent most of the time. For starters, we received maybe 90 minutes of instruction over HTML and CSS (the first stack) before taking the first stack exam on day 5. Instructors do not look at assignments you've turned in. You'll have to practically beg for constructive feedback. This is partially because instructors are spread incredibly thin. You might have a 1:30 instructor:student ratio. For a week, there was only 1 instructor for 3 classes (roughly 80 people). By the way, none of your instructors are experienced developers or programmers. All of mine were just recent graduates of Coding Dojo who had never worked in the field. 4. All of the instructors being recent Coding Dojo grads with no professional coding experience means one of two things. Either our instructors couldn't find work because they're the bottom of the barrel in their classes or Coding Dojo's career services are just awful. Both possibilities negatively impact the students, though. Taking this bootcamp was mandated by a new position I'm taking, so I don't have personal experience with them. 5. No professional certifications you can carry with you. So if you can't learn the breadth of info (its' a massive amount) in 14 weeks, you might be screwed. To sum it up, this bootcamp isn't worth it. The material is too broad, timeline too short, and faculty far too incapable and inexperienced to make up for those shortcomings. You could get much more out of your time on codeacademy, linux academy, or treehouse. At least then you'd build a firm foundation to build upon and wouldn't spend $13K.

Sindy's review

Coding Dojo provides multiple languages teaching. If you want to know multiple languages, the coding dojo is perfect, because very less Bootcamp provide multiple language training. I am very appreciated my study experience with coding dojo. Coding dojo has daily whiteboard algorithm and has step by step study material for every language. They also will give some demo teaching in every language by the instructor. You needn't IT background, very easy to follow up. I think is better than self-study, the instructor gives a lot helps. Every language has the exam, if you passed, will go to study the next language, if failed, you have the chance to retake the exam and also can keep study the failed language again until passed the exam(but I am not sure how many times can retake for free). My classmates very nice and we help each other, we will share useful information and keep in contact. I choose the Coding Dojo because I want to know multiple languages, I don't know which I would like. Moreover, when you study multiple languages, you will be confident to explore a new framework or language by yourself later. After finish programming study, they provide career services that help students to prepare for the job-hunt. The career service includes: how to create the resume, cover page, how to negotiate, which site can be practice algorithms, which site you can apply for jobs. They also send the email about job opportunities. If anyone want to change your career for a web developer, I highly recommend studying in a Bootcamp. I think this education experiences will be admitted by the technology company. Because it will intensive coding every day, you will familiar with coding so much.

Anthony Gelder's review

Coding Dojo is like that restaurant that has EVERYTHING on the menu. Sure, it’s got everything, but since it has everything, it’s hard for everything on the menu to be great. Since there are so many things on the menu, the quality of everything is very lackluster. I personally wish I would have attended a boot camp that focused on 1 or 2 stacks in a longer period of time. I believed it would have helped me understand the concepts better. I came into Coding Dojo with very little coding knowledge. Coding Dojo claims that they can take you from no knowledge whatsoever to full stack developer. After going through the dojo, I don’t believe that is possible in such a short period of time. Especially since it moves SO FAST and they don’t wait for you to catch up. Just when you think you might even start to understand something, it’s on the the next thing. Time commitment didn’t have anything to do with my struggles, I put in at least 70+ hours every week. Came in almost every weekend, a lot of times both Saturday and Sunday, and It still wasn’t enough. All and all I think Coding Dojo has some erroneous claims and they also advertised things to potential students that didn’t turn out to be true. I wouldn’t recommend Coding Dojo to anyone and, like I should have done, do extensive research on many different boot camps to decide which one is right for you. Also, MAKE SURE YOUR INSTRUCTOR IS ACTUALLY AN EXPERIENCED DEVELOPER, because mine wasn’t. Next, I will go over some DIRECT QUOTES from videos on the Coding Dojo website, there are many claims about a typical day at the Dojo that are not actually true. Direct quote from a video on the Coding Dojo Website: "Around nine o'clock we'll try to get together, everyone around the whiteboard, and we'll review solutions to the previous night's algorithm challenge." Not at all the case. We were never given any algorithm challenge the night before. We were given that algorithm challenge first thing in the morning and asked to solve it right there. Direct quote from a video on the Coding Dojo Website: "You have access to teachers for basically 12 to 14 hours out of the day." Wrong! Rarely did the instructor stay for more than 8 hours and he usually was only available for 4 out of those 8 hours. Often times he was busy with meetings and other stuff. There were no other teachers there that we had access to. Direct quote from a video on the Coding Dojo Website: "When we finished our assignments, the remote TA's would get to review our code and then you have like, instantly like, graded feedback the next day." Excuse my language but this one is complete and utter bullshit. Never once did I or anyone in my cohort get our assignments graded or reviewed by remote TA's. Never. We never got ANY assignment graded. Not by any remote TA's and not by the instructor either. Rarely did we get any feedback on our assignments. It's very hard to learn when you aren't getting feedback. I'd also like to talk about the career services or lack thereof. We had a very poor excuse for a career service week. Our access to the career service person was limited to about an hour or 2 video conference call every day for one week. She was never there in person. It was virtually no help whatsoever. I was emailing her back and forth and asking her questions about my resume. After 2 emails, she just stopped replying to me. She stopped helping me. It was very, very disappointing. Not what I would call a career services week. I would not recommend coding dojo to anyone. Unless you like being ripped off.

brxtnb's review

Coding Dojo is no small investment. If you're already a strong Developer and want to learn a new stack, network, or strengthen your portfolio, the Dojo might be a good fit! If not, I'd encourage you to continue looking for a program better suited for you! The program is rigorous and fast-paced. You should be a disciplined self-teacher as you'll need to study a few hours each night. The instructors will typically let you struggle through the remaining material in groups before explaining the most difficult topics. At just under $1K per week, you might expect periodic feedback from your instructor. Well, you'd be wrong. Staff offer to review code; but, rarely make themselves available. Coding Dojo pays plenty of lip service to the idea of molding students into self-sufficient developers. With the exception of one or two staff and student leaders, I wouldn't characterize the culture as accessible or committed to student success. Beyond open house sales pitches and a weekly all-hands meeting, you'll be largely responsible for seeking assistance and sustaining morale. On top of the heavy coursework, you'll need to build your portfolio and initiate conversations with career services. That is if you plan to find a job after graduation. With that said, if you're lucky enough to get an engaged instructor, you will likely grow during this program. I had an awesome instructor for my first stack. Thanks to the great mix of personalities in Dojo cohorts, lecture tended to be entertaining! My second instructor was a knowledgeable programmer who seemed uncomfortable teaching. She seemed better suited for a cubicle farm with little to no social interaction. For this review, I've changed the instructor's name to Becky. To say Becky was a poor communicator would be generous. She rarely covered a concept from start to finish. Even more disappointing was lecture Q&A. Her answers to student queries showed little consideration for her students' knowledge gap; rather she highlighted her gift for crafting snarky quips. With a lecture schedule as unpredictable as the instructor's mood, she'd routinely hold 20-25 minimal working sessions to help students. I didn't know how fortunate I was to have quality teachers in school. I've only studied under dedicated teachers, professors, and mentors, naively leading me to characterize all educators as "student-focused." I was afforded not-so-small services like office hours, personalized feedback, I even benefitted from one-on-one sessions to clarify concepts. If a student consistently demonstrates their commitment, I'd argue instructors have an ethical duty to champion them across the finish line. Who knew these would be considered luxuries at Coding Dojo? At $11-13K, the Dojo's as expensive as a 4-year private university. Coding Dojo advertises their accessible instructional style. With classes between 10 and 20, you might be inclined to believe their interests lie with you, the student. If you're already a capable Developer and want to learn a new stack, network, or strengthen your portfolio, you should continue exploring this program! If not, I'd encourage you to look beyond this option to find a path better suited for you.

brxtnb's review

Coding Dojo is no small investment. If you're already a strong Developer and want to learn a new stack, network, or strengthen your portfolio, the Dojo might be a good fit! If not, I'd encourage you to continue looking for a program better suited for you! The program is rigorous and fast-paced. You should be a disciplined self-teacher as you'll need to study a few hours each night. The instructors will typically let you struggle through the remaining material in groups before explaining the most difficult topics. At just under $1K per week, you might expect periodic feedback from your instructor. Well, you'd be wrong. Staff offer to review code; but, rarely make themselves available. Coding Dojo pays plenty of lip service to the idea of molding students into self-sufficient developers. With the exception of one or two staff and student leaders, I wouldn't characterize the culture as accessible or committed to student success. Beyond open house sales pitches and a weekly all-hands meeting, you'll be largely responsible for seeking assistance and sustaining morale. On top of the heavy coursework, you'll need to build your portfolio and initiate conversations with career services. That is if you plan to find a job after graduation. With that said, if you're lucky enough to get an engaged instructor, you will likely grow during this program. I had an awesome instructor for my first stack. Thanks to the great mix of personalities in Dojo cohorts, lecture tended to be entertaining! My second instructor was a knowledgeable programmer who seemed uncomfortable teaching. She seemed better suited for a cubicle farm with little to no social interaction. For this review, I've changed the instructor's name to Becky. To say Becky was a poor communicator would be generous. She rarely covered a concept from start to finish. Even more disappointing was lecture Q&A. Her answers to student queries showed little consideration for her students' knowledge gap; rather she highlighted her gift for crafting snarky quips. With a lecture schedule as unpredictable as the instructor's mood, she'd routinely hold 20-25 minimal working sessions to help students. I didn't know how fortunate I was to have quality teachers in school. I've only studied under dedicated teachers, professors, and mentors, naively leading me to characterize all educators as "student-focused." I was afforded not-so-small services like office hours, personalized feedback, I even benefitted from one-on-one sessions to clarify concepts. If a student consistently demonstrates their commitment, I'd argue instructors have an ethical duty to champion them across the finish line. Who knew these would be considered luxuries at Coding Dojo? At $11-13K, the Dojo's as expensive as a 4-year private university. Coding Dojo advertises their accessible instructional style. With classes between 10 and 20, you might be inclined to believe their interests lie with you, the student. If you're already a capable Developer and want to learn a new stack, network, or strengthen your portfolio, you should continue exploring this program! If not, I'd encourage you to look beyond this option to find a path better suited for you.

Anonymous's review

Pros: 1) Lots of information can be learned from the instructors when you are onsite 2) They cover lots of coding information in a short time. Their learning platform is loaded with lots of information 3) Length of time the bootcamp runs for is just right 4) Some of the instructors are really good at teaching 5) All of the instructors are really good at coding Cons: 1) Instructors change often between classes. This causes difficulty in transitions. 2) Lots of instructors are learning their class for the first time. This means, they aren't often ready to teach it properly based on where the technology stands today. 3) Lectures are infrequent and, with the wrong instructor, might never occur. This reduces the significant benefit of onsite bootcamp versus the remote. 4) Platform information is often wrong and the feedback system for it is poor. 5) Classroom communications are often poor. When a lecture is done, most instructors don't record or give a means of reviewing this information. 6) When learning platform changes occur, it is rarely communicated to those currently using the learning platform. 7) Wireless works terribly throughout the entire building. They have no support staff onsite so if it breaks be prepared to go home. 8) Often times, you will be in a rotating classroom as they are overfilling the classes. This means, you might be rotating around the building each week. 9) What snacks they have is not well coordinated. There are numerous times where there is nothing available as they keep trying to order low to reduce costs 10) Numerous days will be interrupted by the staff as they decide they want to do an investor walk-through that day. This will happen several times through the bootcamp and without warning 11) Algorithms are done in a haphazard way. No structure is there, no real assignments are ever given, it is treated as an after-thought and has no real instructor or curriculum. Don't expect much here. 12) Exams are done with the need to deploy, but this is often note tested properly before exam time. 13) Instructors are often in meetings with the other staff numerous times through a given day. This means, you won't have your instructors handy for questions or assistance a lot of times. 14) You don't get to chose your instructor and the instructor for a topic can change each month (see earlier complaints about instructors) Conclusions: The idea Coding Dojo has for teaching students to code in a short time is a great idea. As it stands right now, the cost of the onsite bootcamp does not make sense over the remote options. The structure of the classes, lack of consistent lecturing and documenting of projects and assignment, and lack of onsite coordination makes the onsite option undesirable. With some efforts on keeping the class sizes to a max threshold, ensuring the teachers are ready for the classes they are teaching, and making sure the facilities are maintained by professional support staff they could really create a proper and functional classroom experience. As it stands today, I would recommend looking at other institutions or consider their remote options if you are in the Seattle area.

Anonymous's review

I would have scored it higher, if I had had more help when I needed it. Often the TA's stay busy with other students and when it would be my turn to get help it was past their work hours and they had to leave. I liked the instructors, and they did offer walk through and such, but I explained that the material wasn't in order, nor was it easy to understand. The daily algorithm challenges were great, but I never completely understood them until they walked me through it. I wanted to know what the rules for creating algorithms were, not just show me the answers.

Anonymous's review

Still many things to improve, but a great school overall

Derek G's review

At the time that I joined they were preparing for a move to new building which left some confusion and disarray.

Anonymous's review

I was told I would have lifetime access to the material, but now I have to pay more to get access to the lessons I've already taken. I was also promised that lunch would be provided, but it ended up being a few boxes of granola bars and some other random snacks.

Anonymous's review

half of my cohort left due to very poor teaching from the lead instructor. Several got partial or full refunds because of this.

Anonymous's review

It was pretty awful. I was in one of the first classes and the instructors were pretty much graduates themselves. They had no idea what they were doing and obviously weren't talented enough to get a position directly out of the bootcamp.

Jose Chery's review

The quality of the material you have access to is like sitting on a gold mine. Attending Coding Dojo was one of the best decisions I've ever made.

Tyler D's review

It prepared me well and was a good introduction to a huge amounts of concepts and languages.

Elizabeth A's review

Coding Dojo helps students from the very beginning to even post graduation.

Bryan Myers's review

The atmosphere, support for Learning and also very importantly the support for finding my first jobs were excellent

Ketan K's review

Very intense training to produce a good developer. Best part is the environment and people there.

Rylin's review

The instructors were knowledgeable and really dedicate their time to helping the students grasp these concepts. It was a really enjoyable and fun place to be - as long as you make friends with your cohort -, which made 12-15hr long days not feel so long. The only reason I give it 4 out of 5 is because it is heavier on the back-end logic than on the front-end. I really learned a lot when it comes to the logic, wiring up, and dealing with servers and databases - so it's great with that - but for most new developers who will most likely be getting jobs in the front-end department, there is a lot more independent research and learning needed. However, tech and programs are always changing so you will constantly be learning new things out in the real world. Overall, for me, going in to this program was worth it. I learned a lot, had a great time, and made some great friends.

Herman Iv's review

taught me everything I know to be a front end developer and change my career

Anonymous's review

the coding dojo learned me not only the basics to know but also they best way howe to approach all the problems i did not learn.

Max R's review

The Coding Dojo is really awesome, they teach you multiple full stacks in 3 months! More technologies to be more prepared to join the workforce, not to mention that learning three full stacks helps you learn how to learn a new stack incase of job requirements or the place you work has decided to change. The staff are knowledgable and they are constantly updating their platform to be relevant in the updating technologies

Anonymous's review

Instructional materials needed polish. They provided the necessary info, but were sometimes unclear. Instructors were good, but not excellent. Out of a class of 25, 10 dropped out.

Chris Clark's review

The Dojo was a good experience for me, and I'm glad I attended. The coursework was a bit buggy and disorganized, and they could have used a couple more instructors given the number of students, but I would still recommend. I attended in early 2014.

Jason Thai's review

Effective hands on learning

Douglas Pleger's review

Coding Dojo now only taught me three full front-to-back-end web development stacks but each lesson built upon the last! The instructors were all extraordinarily accessible, hands-on, knowledgeable and very engaging. Coding Dojo also took great measures to ensure we were studying algorithms everyday and featured a post-bootcamp job career course with interview practice!

Andrew S's review

It's such a great learning environment. Everyone is very helpful, including the other students. The staff is great about letting you struggle when they know that you will eventually break through.

Charles H's review

They didn't give me a fish. They gave me a fishing pole. Because of my time there I have been able to successfully adapt to all stacks, not just the four I learned while attending.

Diana Lim's review

Coding Dojo is a great bootcamp that helps you learn all the fundamentals you need to learn if you're new to coding or enhancing your skills. The bootcamp is very intense; learning 3 full stacks in 14 weeks is definitely a challenge. The instructors and ta's are passionate, driven, and incredibly helpful. Coding Dojo and the instructors will push you to reach your greatest potential as a Software/Web Developer because they believe you can do it. They'll do their best to help you grasp the knowledge and work with you to ensure you get it down.

Brent Vossler's review

I attended a few years ago in one of their first few cohorts when their curriculum was still in somewhat of a startup phase. I think it is important to be mention that I had ZERO coding experience at that time and it was quite a lot to absorb at such a fast pace. Now, after a few years of tech and coding experience, I look back and realize that they did everything right. These last few years have seen a rise in number of bootcamps and I have attended a couple. I have even hired from one of them. They have all learned a lot from each other and with each new cohort they learn how to be better. The only reason I am giving 4/5 stars is because the program was new and there is always room for improvement. Following lean methodologies,"Build an MVP, put it on the market Find someone to pay for it. Iterate. Make it Better." And they did that. It's like finding an old car that runs perfectly. Nothing is wrong with it, but it could maybe use a few coats of polish and wax ... And I have no doubt whatsoever that the bright and talented founders and people running CodingDojo have done just that. I am now the Cofounder and CEO of a funded startup that turns 1 year old on October 1st 2016. Had I not been accepted and attended CodingDojo and got exposed to web development, I may not be in this position, building something awesome and happy. I am in no way holding CodingDojo accountable for me dropping out early. I was the one that was not ready for the struggle and fast pace and I can't blame them for my shortcomings. I have nothing but good things to say about them and highly recommend them. After being around 4 other bootcamps since 2013, I have experience and can compare them and rank them high. Thank you CodingDojo!

Joseph D's review

When I went you got what you put into it, and I put a lot in. It gave me the basic foundation to get an entry level position. From there I had the skills necessary to shoot for the starts. I give it only 4 stars because when I went it was brand new and very rough. It has come a long way I bet.

Alicia F's review

I really enjoyed my time spent at Coding Dojo. It was a supportive, upbeat environment. Everyone wanted everyone else to do well. I liked the learning platform because you can work at your pace.

Anonymous's review

It is the best experience ever. I learned a lot of thins from this bootcamp. Going from having completely no knowledge of web development to right now landed a job in this field, im absolutely grateful that I chose this bootcamp at the beginning.

Anonymous's review

Good, but needed to mature and have better processes in place for real world learning. Example, instead of having tutors to video reviews on code, have student submit projects via GitHub and have tutors review code there.

Anonymous's review

My Instructor was great, but she left shortly after. Michael Choi is a mediocre developer, but a good businessman. They seem to be light on quality control and more focused on churn.

Mike Bogosian's review

Great experience! Basically you get what you put into it. I think they provide you all the resources you need in order to be successful. People come into the program for many different reasons. For me, it was exactly what I needed to become a self sufficient developer.

Anonymous's review

The class was very challenging but really a lot of fun. Being a remote student I missed out on the team/cohort aspect but I enjoyed making my own schedule and going at my own pace. I'm now employed as a software developer and love my new job so Coding Dojo was totally worth it.

Armand De Asis's review

Intro: You know, I think I'll start this out with what a lot of people are really concerned about-- employment outcomes. The 92% employment rate I've seen thrown around hasn't been updated in over a year and always struck me as kind of shady, considering their lack of transparency about the data. (They did, however, address that and tell us they were working on collecting data to update it.) Anyway, anecdotally, everyone in my cohort who wasn't still in college and actually put an honest effort into their job search was employed within 3 months of graduating. Some actually started their search while going through the program and had job offers before they'd even graduated. This isn't necessarily representative of the program's success rate as a whole, but I just thought I'd give you some actual real-life outcomes to consider. This includes students who'd struggled and often lagged behind throughout the program, which you're allowed to do because Coding Dojo doesn't kick people out for lagging behind. This was because, what some students lacked in talent, they made up for in sheer effort and determination. To get the most out of this program, you need to be there from sun-up to sun-down. You need to be constantly learning, writing code, practicing algorithms, asking questions, and mentoring others if you can (while still taking occasional breaks to play ping-pong or go out to lunch with you cohortmates/new friends). Do all that and, for 98% of people, you will get a job. It might be challenging and take a while, and you may have to start out in a less-than-ideal position, but you'll get a job. That's pretty much true of any coding bootcamp out there. So onto my review about this one. My main review: Coding Dojo essentially provides a good primer on 3 different stacks. You don't go into the depth you would at a bootcamp that focuses entirely on one stack, but I'd say they succeed in their mission of making you a versatile coder. They show you the common patterns between different technologies and frameworks, which makes it easier to learn new things down the line. I call it a "primer" because even more popular bootcamps are criticized for not providing adequate depth for more than a junior-level position. Though CD only spends about a month on each stack, they do still get through a lot. Really, I think one of the main differences in curriculum between CD and other bootcamps is that CD doesn't fit in much time for projects, which is where a lot of the real learning happens. It's one thing to attend lectures and toy with sample code, it's another thing entirely to try to get an entire application up and running by yourself (or with a group). When I went through the program, each month we spent about the first 3 weeks learning a new stack, which culminated in a "Belt Exam" (to go with the dojo theme) where you were tested on the material you learned via a challenge to build an application with certain features. Those 3 weeks and the subsequent exam seem really challenging when you're going through them, but in retrospect, they really only cover the bare minimum of building an app in that stack. The 4th week, project week, is where you actually go beyond basic things like login/registration and page rendering, and start working on integrating APIs and making an app like you'd see in real life. Luckily, you generally work with a group to do this. Figuring out Git/GitHub is about half the battle, particularly early on. Personally, my main issue looking back is that, for all that we learned in the bootcamp, I probably (or most definitely) have found the same information in articles, tutorials, books, and (much, much) cheaper online lessons, such as on Udemy or Udacity. Of course, the reason I wanted to go to a bootcamp in the first place was that I had trouble self-teaching and wanted an experience with more guidance (and the credibility from attending some semblance of a school, the value of which might vary between employers). At that, the bootcamp was an excellent experience. It's just sort of rough knowing now that I could have found all the same (or more in-depth) material online for a small fraction of the price, but without the environment, support, and mentorship that comes from attending a bootcamp in person. It's also incredibly more helpful to be surrounded by other students who are struggling with the same things and can help and motivate you. Case in point, a couple weeks in, we were joined by another student who was in Coding Dojo's "hybrid bootcamp", meaning that he went through part of the program remotely before coming on-site to complete the rest. He'd been at it for I believe 6 weeks already, but when he joined, he was at about the same place in the curriculum that we were. He'd made the same progress in 6 weeks that we'd made in 2. So basically it's an expensive program, but if you're seeking a classroom environment and instructors/classmates to help motivate you, Coding Dojo is a good place.

Ray Oleaga's review

Great place to learn modern technologies and to grow your confidence as a developer. Before the Dojo I was self taught and never had some real world experience or how other developer did things. Coding Dojo helped me sharpen my skill sets and gain the confidence I needed to go out on the real world. It was a great experienced that changed my career for the better.

Hershy K's review

I had the best learning experience. The courses are so very well structured that it gives one the ability to grasp the full stack development knowledge and skills in such a short period of time as well giving one a strong foundation in what they learned that they can with ease pick up other languages that were not touched upon during the course of the bootcamp.

Anonymous's review

You must be self-motivated to do well at Coding Dojo. Coding Dojo is a one size fits all program that does not provide individual instruction. Coding Dojo provides the material and it up to you to find other in your cohort to decode the assignments.

Mona Marie Cook's review

My overall review of coding dojo definitely met my expectation. I applied to multiple bootcamps and what I found unique about this bootcamp was they offered Algorithms. I didn't see any other bootcamp have this. Algorithms are crucial to know and understand, especially during an interview. Top companies are going to ask you these challenges, whether BST, string sort, array etc. Coding dojo prepares their students in becoming self sufficient developers. Yes, they do offer 3 to 5 stacks such as PHP, Python, IOS, Ruby, and MEAN stack, but overall, they want us to be sufficient developers. The instructors are absolutely helpful although, they won't give you the answer, they will give you hints in hoping to help you think deeper and googling your answer instead of always relying on them. Not only that but this bootcamp is 100% on hands experience. Projects, Projects, and tons of Hackathons! Coding dojo also offers graduate students a chance to put their skills to the test in participating in a scrum project. I spent 10+ hours at the dojo. Students would spend a long period of time at the dojo coding and working. We also have fun time by going outside and playing volleyball or any other sports on Wednesday. I strongly recommend Coding Dojo!