I highly recommend the Web Developer Bootcamp at Kodilla. I first started learning how to code with the help of free online materials. I started with C++, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP basics and after 6 months I coded my first, quite complex website which I was very proud of.
At first I tried to enroll in the Extended JavaScript Bootcamp and I was very surprised when I didn’t qualify. Instead, Kodilla suggested me a six-month JavaScript Bootcamp for beginners. I wasn’t sure about this because at that point I had been studying for six months by myself, but eventually I took a risk.
It wasn’t long before I realised that I knew almost nothing. Two weeks into the course and I started to learn completely new things which were not easy at all. The further I got, the more ashamed I felt of my first website.
The best things about Kodilla (in comparison to self-study) were code reviews, additional materials and mentoring.
Moreover, the bootcamp covered the latest and freshest knowledge, solutions and standards - when you study on your own, it’s hard to say what's in and what’s out. And I really enjoyed the fact that the bootcamp was an online training - very convenient in comparison to in-person courses I also considered. I didn’t have to carry my laptop around every day and I could study anytime, anywhere.
By the end of the bootcamp I managed to find my first IT job. Right now I’m working remotely building web apps. I can’t wait to start working for international clients!
Lidia Tabędzka