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Elyse Dawson of Web Development Cohort 28 catches us up on what she’s been up to since graduating from NSS and reflects on how NSS prepared her for her new career as a web developer. Read More

Topics: Alumni, Web Development

Austin Blade of Web Development Cohort 29 takes a moment to reflect on his time at NSS and the beginnings of his tech career. Read More

Topics: Alumni, Web Development

After graduating in June of 2019 from Web Development Cohort 30, Trevan Young has now moved up the ranks as a cloud infrastructure engineer. In our latest Alumni Spotlight, Trevan reflects on how his first job after graduating ultimately prepared him for his second job and what he learned soft skills and building his network during that time. Read More

Topics: Alumni, Web Development

In January, Dr. Teresa Vasquez spoke to the Nashville Women Programmers meetup on the importance that relationships among product owners, designers, and developers play in building a great user experience. Watch the replay and read the show notes. Read More

Topics: Alumni, Learning, UI/UX, Web Development

Ronnie Young of Web Development Cohort 25 catches us up on what he’s been learning since beginning his career in software development! Read More

Topics: Alumni, Web Development

We’re catching up with some of our alumni and sharing their advice for our students and recent graduates. This week we caught up with software engineer and Cohort 25 alumnus, Raf Cevallos! Read More

Topics: Alumni, Web Development

Around the time Lori Butler left her previous position in accounting and payroll managing, her husband also began making a career transition. That’s when they discovered Nashville Software School. After a 3 month job search, Lori is joining HealthStream as a Process Analyst. Read More

Topics: Alumni, Student Stories, Analytics + Data Science

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

Topics: Alumni, Hiring?, Community, Web Development

Amid the layoffs and hiring freezes, there are glimmers of brightness from companies who are still hiring. Web Development Cohort 36 graduate Sam Pita shares her experience onboarding remotely to her first job in software development. Read More

Topics: Alumni, Web Development