Software Development Careers Articles
The Surprising Key to Success in a Software Engineering Job Interview
True or false: Your software engineering job interview should feel like grabbing coffee with a friend.Believe it or ...
Software Engineering in 2024: Technologies and Trends to Watch
The Launch Academy team is excitedly eyeing the technologies poised to have a major impact on software engineering in 2024...
What to Know About Working in Today’s Software Engineering Job Market
Significant tech layoffs have made major headlines in 2023, leading emerging software developers to question the fut...
How Software Developers Make the Internet Accessible for Everyone
The internet should be accessible to everyone. This is one of our deeply held beliefs at Launch Academy, and it’s wh...
Where Most Coding Bootcamps End, We’re Just Getting Started
On graduation day, most coding bootcamps hand each graduate a certificate, then effectively sever the relationship between...
What to Expect as a New Software Engineer Part 2: Get Ready to Tackle These Challenges and Red Flags
As a newly minted software engineer, you have a great big world of opportunities ahead of you! A long career path of...
What to Expect as a New Software Engineer Part 1: Lessons You’ll Learn in Year One
Graduation day is super exciting for Launch Academy’s newly trained software engineers! Your new career awaits, and ...
The Value of “Practice Like You Play” Learning for Aspiring Software Engineers
If you’re looking for a traditional software development program, you’ve come to the wrong place. In fact, when I bu...
How Long Does It Take To Become a Software Engineer without a Degree?
Do you know you want to become a software engineer but don't necessarily want to invest significant time and money into ge...
The Most In-Demand Programming Languages for 2023
“Which programming languages should I learn this year?” Every year, we receive this question from dozens of asp...
How to Stay Current as Software Development Evolves
The software industry is constantly evolving. To have a successful career, software developers must keep their skill...
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...
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...
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...