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Derek reflects fondly of the relationships and friendships he made during his time in Web Development Cohort 39 and shares his two capstone projects inspired by real issues he's experienced in his life. Now a junior developer, Derek is adding features to his back-end capstone project while searching for his first job in tech! He is open to any opportunities that will allow him to continue to grow as a developer. [Read More](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/08/18/there-should-be-an-app-for-that) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/08/18/there-should-be-an-app-for-that#comments-listing) Topics: [Student Stories](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/student-stories), [Hiring?](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/hiring), [Web Development](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/web-development) ##### [Cohort 38 Graduates Finish Strong At The Knoxville City Hackathon](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/08/06/cohort-38-graduates-finish-strong-at-the-knoxville-city-hackathon) Aug 6, 2020 • [Mandy Arola](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/author/mandy-arola) [![](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/hubfs/ONLINE%20KNOXVILLE%20HACKATHON_C38-2.jpg)](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/08/06/cohort-38-graduates-finish-strong-at-the-knoxville-city-hackathon) Four Web Development Cohort 38 alumni spent a weekend in July building a full stack Django app in the virtual Knoxville City Hackathon. As a team of junior devs, they gained confidence and were surprised when the results were announced. [Read More](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/08/06/cohort-38-graduates-finish-strong-at-the-knoxville-city-hackathon) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/08/06/cohort-38-graduates-finish-strong-at-the-knoxville-city-hackathon#comments-listing) Topics: [Alumni](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/alumni), [Hiring?](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/hiring), [Community](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/community), [Web Development](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/web-development) ##### [Tweet Leads To A Job Offer | Graduate Spotlight](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/08/05/tweet-leads-to-a-job-offer) Aug 5, 2020 • [Jessica Grande](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/author/jessica-grande) [![](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/hubfs/morgan_l.58856048.png)](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/08/05/tweet-leads-to-a-job-offer) Landon Morgan has been coding on the side since he was 15 when he first saw programming language C++ and began to learn HTML, but it wasn’t until his wife encouraged him to pursue his “long neglected dream” that he decided to become a software developer full time. A graduate of Web Development Cohort 38, Landon Morgan now works as a full-time web developer after posting about his job search on Twitter, a good reminder that you never know where a job lead will come from. [Read More](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/08/05/tweet-leads-to-a-job-offer) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/08/05/tweet-leads-to-a-job-offer#comments-listing) Topics: [Student Stories](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/student-stories), [Web Development](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/web-development) ##### [Stories That Impact Decision Making  | Graduate Spotlight](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/08/03/stories-that-impact-decision-making) Aug 3, 2020 • [Jessica Grande](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/author/jessica-grande) [![](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/hubfs/DavidMellow.jpeg)](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/08/03/stories-that-impact-decision-making) After 30 years of work in film and television, David Mellow was ready for a steadier, more impactful career. When David discovered NSS had a part-time Data Analytics Bootcamp that would allow him to continue working while taking classes, he applied to Part-time Data Analytics Cohort 2 and started his journey toward his new career. [Read More](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/08/03/stories-that-impact-decision-making) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/08/03/stories-that-impact-decision-making#comments-listing) Topics: [Student Stories](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/student-stories), [Hiring?](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/hiring), [Analytics + Data Science](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/analytics-data-science) ##### [Enriching Lives | Graduate Spotlight](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/07/30/enriching-lives) Jul 30, 2020 • [Mandy Arola](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/author/mandy-arola) [![](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/hubfs/nycum_a.42ad43c0.png)](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/07/30/enriching-lives) Alyssa Nycum was ready to leave behind her job as a zookeeper for a career path with more stability when she discovered web development. After discussing the experience one of her coworkers had with NSS, she was ready to make the leap into full stack Web Development. Since graduating, Alyssa plans to learn C#/.NET, other JavaScript frameworks, and AWS while starting her search for her first job as a full stack web developer! [Read More](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/07/30/enriching-lives) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/07/30/enriching-lives#comments-listing) Topics: [Student Stories](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/student-stories), [Hiring?](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/hiring), [Web Development](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/web-development) ##### [Finding The Right Streaming Service | Graduate Spotlight](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/07/28/finding-the-right-streaming-service) Jul 28, 2020 • [Jessica Grande](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/author/jessica-grande) [![](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/hubfs/DIEGOALVAREZ_DDA1.jpg)](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/07/28/finding-the-right-streaming-service) As a part of NSS’s first full-time Data Analytics cohort, Diego Alvarez shared that his favorite part of bootcamp was learning the new technologies and specific skills and tools currently used in the industry. Since graduating Diego continues to practice and learn new skills with Codewars challenges and online courses while he searches for a job to apply his new analytical skills! [Read More](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/07/28/finding-the-right-streaming-service) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/07/28/finding-the-right-streaming-service#comments-listing) Topics: [Student Stories](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/student-stories), [Hiring?](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/hiring), [Analytics + Data Science](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/analytics-data-science) ##### [COVID-19 Update - Mid-July](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/07/23/covid-19-update-mid-july) Jul 23, 2020 • [John Wark](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/author/john-wark) John Wark shares NSS's plans to stay remote through the end of the year as Nashville's Coronavirus cases continue to rise and the city remains progressing backwards in re-opening phases. [Read More](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/07/23/covid-19-update-mid-july) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/07/23/covid-19-update-mid-july#comments-listing) Topics: [News](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/news) ##### [Limitless Possibilities | Graduate Spotlight](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/07/22/limitless-possibilities) Jul 22, 2020 • [Mandy Arola](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/author/mandy-arola) [![](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/hubfs/Dustin-Murdock.png)](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/07/22/limitless-possibilities) Dustin Murdock first became excited about development when he was pulled in as the subject matter expert on a project to build a new software system. Now searching for his first job as a web developer, Dustin is excited for the limitless possibilities to continue learning in his career. [Read More](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/07/22/limitless-possibilities) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/07/22/limitless-possibilities#comments-listing) Topics: [Student Stories](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/student-stories), [Hiring?](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/hiring), [Web Development](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/web-development) ##### [Storytelling with Data Analytics  | Graduate Spotlight](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/07/20/storytelling-with-data-analytics) Jul 20, 2020 • [Jessica Grande](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/author/jessica-grande) [![](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/hubfs/LandryButler.jpeg)](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/07/20/storytelling-with-data-analytics) After discovering the information design work of Edward Tufte and the Nielsen Norman Group, Landry Butler found an interest in telling stories through data. He decided to pursue a career in data analytics and applied for the Part-time Data Analytics bootcamp at NSS. Now graduated, Landry is excited about the possibility to get back into a career in the healthcare field and help solve issues by telling stories with data analytics. [Read More](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/07/20/storytelling-with-data-analytics) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/07/20/storytelling-with-data-analytics#comments-listing) Topics: [Student Stories](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/student-stories), [Hiring?](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/hiring), [Analytics + Data Science](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/analytics-data-science) ##### [Lifelong Learning with Web Development | Graduate Spotlight](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/07/16/lifelong-learning-with-web-development) Jul 16, 2020 • [Jessica Grande](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/author/jessica-grande) [![](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/hubfs/MatthewReeds_Cohort38.png)](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/07/16/lifelong-learning-with-web-development) Matthew Reed of Cohort 38 was ready to use his experience in problem solving in a different career when his cousin recommended NSS. After much research, Matthew joined the Web Development Jumpstart. Now a full-stack developer, Matthew is excited to begin his new career in tech! 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