The latest news and insights on coding and the tech industry
General
10 Things These Developers Wish They Knew Before Learning to Code
Since Northcoders was founded in 2016, we've helped 350+ people learn to code and find rewarding work in software development. During this time, we've also built up a huge network of developers who love passing on their knowledge to the next generation coming up through our coding bootcamps.Â
Maddison Griffiths
Mental Health Awareness Week: Mental Health and Wellness in the Workplace
The statistics around mental health in the workplace aren't great.
Lucy Adams
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
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.