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Read the latest from the team at Launch Academy. We'll discuss software development, learning to code, and launching your software engineering career.
Launcher Stories: Owen Snyder
Owen Snyder felt bored and unaccomplished in his career. He’d been in sales for four years, and during that time he ...
Front-End vs. Back-End Development: Which Should You Learn?
If you’ve heard the terms “front end” and “back end” in relation to coding but don’t quite understand how they’re di...
Nervous about the Cultural Interview for a Junior Software Developer Job? Nail It with These Tips
Nervous about the interview process for your first entry-level software developer job? You’re not alone! Betwee...
Launcher Stories: Ross Hurlock
Ross Hurlock’s career path has been anything but linear. He dreamed of joining the United States Marine Corps, but a...
An Introduction to JavaScript—and Why Software Engineers Love this Programming Language
There are hundreds of programming languages out there—so many that it can be difficult for aspiring software enginee...
How to Succeed in Coding Bootcamp
In a traditional educational environment, students tend to focus on the one indicator of success they’ve been condit...
Launcher Stories: Tyler Hui Mingalone
Like many teachers, Tyler Hui Mingalone was burned out. His job at a small private school had taken a toll on him; h...
4 Things I Wish I Knew as a Young Software Developer
Thanks to movies and television shows, most people have a preconceived notion about what being a software developer ...
A Software Developer’s Guide to Daily Standups
Team communication is crucial in a software development setting, and in most workplaces, meetings are the standard w...
3 Elements of a Great Coding Portfolio
Coding bootcamp is a phenomenal career hack for breaking into software engineering. Having this credential on your r...
Launcher Stories: Susan Ma
Susan Ma graduated from Launch Academy in 2019 in cohort BOS 26. She had been working in higher education at a game ...
Land Your Next Software Engineering Job by Nailing the Whiteboard Interview
At Launch Academy, we prepare students for the entirety of the software development interview process during our cod...
Why You Should Consider a Development Consultancy
Experienced team members at the readyAgencies build functional development teams for a living. Hiring them allows you to f...
How to Avoid Mistakes as a Junior Software Developer
Mistakes are inevitable when learning a new skill, and software development is no exception. Coding is all about exp...
Launcher Stories: Liishi Durbin
Liishi Durbin had worked as the Assistant Director of Operations in the Undergraduate Admission Office at Simmons Un...