The latest news and insights on coding and the tech industry
General
What is Pair Programming and Why Do Developers Do It?
New to the world of programming? You might not be familiar with the term pair programming – yet. But one thing's for sure, you will be by the end of this post!
Betty Burrell
Marketing Manager
Tech Education
Code and Stuff: Manchester's New Meetup for Women and Non-Binary People
Northcoders is proud to be supportingCode and Stuff, a unique learning community for women and non-binary people in the heart of Manchester. Code and Stuff is on a mission to help people from these under-represented groups get into, and thrive, in tech.
Ruth Ng
Head of Sales & Marketing
You CAN Become a Software Engineer Without a Degree. Here's How
You don’t need to study computer programming at uni to get your foot on the coding career ladder. With the right help, training and support, you could go from absolute beginner to junior engineer in as little as 13 weeks — no qualifications required. Here’s how…
Bootcamp Life
Two Northcoders Take on the 2019 Global Legal Hackathon in Manchester
Last month, Northcoders Nick and Susie joined forces to take on a challenge at the Global Legal Hackathon in Manchester.Â
Josh Gray
How Do You Make a Command Line Quiz Generator?
Northcoders graduate Lizz explains how to make an interactive command line quiz application with QMQ and Node.js in JavaScript.Â
Lizz
Recruitment and Hiring
Northcoders Announces Three #WomenInTech Initiatives for International Women's Day
To mark International Women's Day, we are incredibly happy to announce the launch of three new initiatives to support women into careers within the tech industry.Â
Steph Slater
Northcoders Opens London Stock Exchange with Andy Burnham
Thursday 7th March 2019 was a big day for Northcoders. Why? We had the rather surreal honour of travelling to London to open the London Stock Exchange after beingnamed Business of the Yearat the 15th Annual Chamber Business Awards.
Aaron Ward
5 Books Every Junior Programmer Should Read in 2019
Just starting out in your coding career? Here's our pick of the top five coding books every aspiring programmer should read in 2019.
Lucy Adams
Opinion
Why You Should Learn Programming. Or Not!
In this insightful blog post, Northcoders student Flaviu shares his advice on how to decide if a career in programming is right for you.
Flaviu