The latest news and insights on coding and the tech industry
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Mental Health Awareness Week: Mental Health and Wellness in the Workplace
The statistics around mental health in the workplace aren't great.
Lucy Adams
Code
The Beginner's Guide to forEach, map and filter in JavaScript
What even are JavaScript Array Methods? Now that you're getting started with the basics of JavaScript, at some point soon you'll likely come across three seemingly magical words in many code examples: .forEach(), .map() and .filter().
Paul Rogerson
Software Development Lead
Everything You Need to Know about Applying to Northcoders
Are you ready to learn to code with us? Here are the key things you need to know, including how to apply, free government-funded scholarships, and our Entry Challenge.
Betty Burrell
Marketing Manager
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!
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.
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.
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.
Steph Slater