Blog Category: Coding

Before enrolling in a coding boot camp, Alejandro Palacios worked for Globalization Partners as a business development representative. Although he thrived in sales, he wanted to switch his career and start all over again. With that, he decided to return to his studies and pursue a Master’s in Business Intelligence and Data Science. Despite Alejandro’s…

Santiago Martinez Vara’s career hasn’t been linear — but it’s afforded him the chance to discover what he’s truly passionate about. At first, Santiago thought he wanted to become an engineer, and he began his undergraduate studies with this goal in mind, acquiring some basic programming skills along the way.  “I liked it,” he said.…

After selling the tech start-up he co-founded, Charles Gedeon wondered what to tackle next. While handling operations at his company, he’d always been fascinated by the work done by the coders on his team, so that seemed like a good place to start.  “That whole process pulled me in,” Charles said. “So I started dabbling…

Full stack is becoming an important segment of the developer population worldwide. Considering a career in this field? Here are 9 useful facts about full stack development that can help you decide if this is the right job for you. 1. Full Stack Programming A full stack developer can make a fully functioning web application.…

Landing a career in coding can be both exciting and scary. The field is rapidly growing and evolving, so there is huge opportunity but you must be on your A-game to be successful. There are countless coding jobs available — which is great — but searching for a job can be a full-time job in…

  If you have the necessary Python coding skills, you can easily make a Twitter bot in just 10 minutes. A bot lets you easily interact on Twitter without wasting valuable time that could be spent on other activities. Twitter bots are particularly useful for companies or entrepreneurs who want to build up a presence…

Practically anyone who has an interest in website design should take the time to learn Bootstrap. Next to a jQuery certificate of completion, it’s one of the most important proficiencies a developer can possess. Coding is at its core all about finding the most elegant and efficient method for achieving your goals, and the Bootstrap…

For many web developers, software engineers and research assistants alike, Python is an irreplaceable part of the job. There are many reasons why Python has become so popular in recent years, but one factor seems to outweigh all of the others in determining Python’s growth. It is the language of choice for a huge number…

Have you ever been on a website and accidentally clicked or pressed the wrong thing and had a big, code-filled box pop up on your screen? Well then, you might have unexpectedly come across the Inspect Element tool in your browser. If you’ve never seen this before, it can seem a bit scary or overwhelming…

A pull request in GitHub is the process that lets you tell others about changes you pushed on a GitHub repository. You submit a pull request, and then other people who are interested can review your changes. This gives them the chance to discuss any potential changes to the request and lets them push follow-up…

Coding is a valuable skill needed to develop apps, programs and websites. Engineers and data scientists use code to create the programs that compile and analyze massive data sets and product developers use it to create all the interconnected devices we use on a daily basis.   Some programming languages, like Java and SQL, have…

La vida profesional de Carlos Martínez García tiene un antes y un después de su paso por el Coding Bootcamp del Tec de Monterrey. Este empresario y estudiante de administración de empresas, de 28 años, pasó de estar al frente de su propia compañía a sentarse ante una computadora para cultivar su nueva pasión: la…

Technology moves fast these days—and if you don’t keep your skillset relevant, it can quickly outpace you. That’s what Verónica “Vero” Vélez discovered when she tried to return to IT after a long absence. It wasn’t as simple as getting back in the saddle; she had to re-learn everything she knew.  But Vero knew she…