London, United Kingdom
113-115 Fonthill Rd, Finsbury Park
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Avoid I was involved with the organisation over 3 years as an employee, a mentor and a volunteer. They claim an outward image of being a cooperatively run organisation that implements decisions on consensus, but in reality all decisions are made behind closed doors by management. There’s huge issues with nepotism and it’s near impossible to get anything done unless you are chummy with those in charge. Many have tried. A large portion of the courses structure and resources have been made by optimistic individuals who have either burnt out or been pushed out of the organisation because they weren’t in vogue. Simply put, they try to do far too much with far too little resourcing and end up being completely unable to offer support to those on the course or those working or volunteering in the space. Upon witnessing a number of poorly handled events I asked for my membership to the organisation to be revoked and was subsequently bullied by a member of staff who got numerous people to harass me to apologise to her. This included a prominent member of the organisation sending me inaccurate aggressive accusatory messages the day before a funeral we were both attending. Needless to say I got in touch with everyone involved and offered to talk and was met by immature silence. Do yourself a favour and spare yourself from this bootcamps drama and disorganisation. There’s loads of alternative bootcamps in London that offer discounts to those marginalised in tech and free meet-ups to get you on your developer path.
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Founders & Coders has given me an amazing foundation from which I am certain I can begin a great career in the Technology Industry. I partook in the 16 week Bootcamp, which took me from a novice to an advanced level in an amazingly short period of time. It is a very motivational and energetic environment which encourages teamwork. It also holds multiple weekly meet ups for beginners to get into coding. I cannot stress how great this place has been to me and my colleagues. Will always recommend this place.
Founders and Coders has given me an excellent education in coding. Friendly and challenging the course is well structured to cover the latest trends. Learning and building all take place in a collaborative environment, where team work is emphasised and encouraged. TDD, git, mobile first, agile development are all covered. A fantastic place to learn to code ran by great people.
At Founders & Coders you’ll not only develop your programming skills in the short space of time, you’ll also learn to how work well with others, be encouraged to contribute to helping develop the course itself, and work out of your comfort zone regularly to push you to higher levels. Simply put, the course will help you grow as an individual, and you’ll leave the course with highly valuable attributes that many employers look for. The course reviews here sum up the course well, in my opinion the best thing about Founders & Coders are the core values shared by everyone- in short; every member is wonderfully motivated about making a positive difference to the world through technology, it’s inspiring. Applying to the course and completing the 16 weeks has been one of the best decisions of my life, I cannot recommend it enough!
I learnt more during the last four months than at any other time of my life. It is exactly what my university experience should have been like and all without the 30,000 debt. What makes Founders and Coders so great is the people. The entry requirements are tough and this ensures that you are surrounded by intelligent, switched on individuals. Everyone has pushed me to be better every day, I would not be anywhere near as far in my coding career if it was not for this course. As well as the skills I have picked up, there are the friends that I have made. The atmosphere in the space is one of the most welcoming, accepting and friendly I have ever encountered, I will have a hard time leaving!
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