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Cohort 2 · Coding Bootcamp · December 2022

Four years of CS, four months at CodeWeekend

Mustafa Mohammadi Junior Software Developer at Industry

Mustafa came with a CS degree and learned more in the bootcamp than in four years of university.

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I learnt things that I was not able to learn in my 4 years of Computer Science class in one of the private universities. I cannot recommend it enough!

In Mustafa’s words

“I learnt things that I was not able to learn in my 4 years of Computer Science class in one of the private universities. I cannot recommend it enough!”

Why this is the testimonial we share most

Mustafa came to CodeWeekend as a Computer Science graduate from a private university in Kabul. He already had four years of formal education in software. What he had not had was hands-on, market-relevant practice.

The CodeWeekend Coding Bootcamp is structured around exactly that gap. We teach the durable abstractions — the things that don’t change with the next framework — paired with hands-on projects that mirror the work graduates will do on the job. Mustafa got hired as a Junior Software Developer after the program.

His story is the reason we believe a focused, mentor-led, project-driven program can outperform a multi-year degree for the specific goal of making someone a working developer.


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