Codeworks

I was a student at Codeworks between January and April 2021 at the Berlin Campus. I took the full 12-week Software Engineering course.I would highly recommend Codeworks to anybody who is interested in becoming a Developer. I signed up for the course as I was looking to start a career as a Developer and was impressed by the reviews I saw online.I can honestly say that it really did live up to what I was hoping for. 6 weeks after the course finished, I had multiple job offers from different companies in Berlin for Developer roles. I am now working as a Full Stack Developer with a great company and a great salary.The course is very fast paced and you definitely need to get yourself a bit of experience with coding and a general idea of what being a Developer entails. It is 12 hours a day for 6 days a week so you have to accept that you will not have any sort of social life for 3 months. You also very much get out of it what you put in, so you need to really concentrate and push yourself to learn new things very quickly.Some pros and cons of Codeworks...Pros:- The campus in Berlin is really nice with great facilities- The team in Berlin and the wider company are super friendly and helpful- The content and tech stack is very relevant in regards to what company and employers are using- Once you finish, you receive lifetime career support and guidance which is really helpfulCons:- It is expensive- The lectures are not given face-to-face, they are pre-recorded videos with Q&A sessions afterwardsI would say that the pros definitely outweigh the cons, and if you are serious about becoming a Developer then it is a really great option. It's probably one of the smartest things I have ever done!

Well, I have a job now.Three months of nothing but code, but it’s a sampler platter of things you might encounter, not an all encompassing curriculum.

After a long research I finally decided join CodeWorks, as in joining at all, then which bootcamp and was very pleased. Two weeks after graduating I received an offer from a well-known company.As for my background I started learning to code in 2018 in my free time. Despite my prior experience it still was a very challenging, eye-opening and rewarding experience and I learned a lot.Being self-taught I faced major issues hurting my success landing a:- lack of clarity what you need to know,- working in a team (big one)- foundational software engineering skills (think beyond web-dev plus escaping tutorial-hell)- career supportI was able to get over all of them, it gave me a lot of clarity, passion and confidence on what's important to work in this industry. The technical knowledge (which is top notch) is only part of the puzzle here. You'll not only learn but embody foundational software engineering skills. It's designed to be challenging, so don't expect to just 'download the knowledge' into your head. It's hard and that's a good thing. You'll receive top-notch support from instructors, career-support team and your peers, that help you grow in the long run.

Very intense course. The curriculum prepares you well, and the course is for the most part well organized.

Great people and amazing work environment!