# Coding bootcamp

Concept · [Talent and hiring](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/talent)

Also called: bootcamp, boot camp, coding school, code school, developer bootcamp, coding boot camp

A short, intensive course that teaches people to write software, usually in months instead of the years a degree takes. Bootcamps and coding schools are one source of new [engineers](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/software-engineer) in a city.

**For example:** A [founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) looking for a first junior [engineer](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/software-engineer) goes to a coding school's graduation [showcase](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/demo-day) and meets students presenting their final projects.

## Connects to (16)

- [Atlas School](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/atlas-school): A software development school in downtown Tulsa, formerly Holberton School Tulsa.
- [OK Coders](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ok-coders): Techlahoma's coding education program.
- [Talent](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/terms/talent): The skilled people a company can hire or work with, such as software engineers and designers.
- [Software engineer](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/software-engineer): A person who designs, writes and maintains code for a living.
- [Code](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/code): Exact written instructions that tell a computer what to do, step by step.
- [Cyber Skills Center](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cyber-skills-center): A set of tech boot camps at Tulsa Community College, launched by the college and Tulsa Innovation Labs.
- [Urban Coders Guild](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/urban-coders-guild): A Tulsa nonprofit that gives free computer science education to middle and high school students from groups that are underrepresented in…
- [Scratch](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/scratch): A free block-based coding language and online community for young people, made at MIT.
- [Coursera](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/coursera): An online learning platform with courses and professional certificates from universities and companies.
- [American Council on Education](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/american-council-on-education): A US membership organization of more than a thousand colleges, universities and related groups that works on higher education policy.
- [Codecademy](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/codecademy): An online platform for learning technical skills through interactive lessons, with courses in languages such as Python, JavaScript and SQL…
- [freeCodeCamp](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/freecodecamp): A 501(c)(3) nonprofit where people learn to code for free by building projects in the browser, with free certifications, a forum and a…
- [Professional certificate](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/professional-certificate): A credential that shows a person has passed training or an exam in a specific job skill, such as IT support, cloud or project management.
- [Workforce development](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/workforce-development): Training and support that help people gain the skills employers need, often paid for in part by government or philanthropy.
- [Frontend Masters](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/frontend-masters): An online learning platform for software developers, now called Master.dev, with in-depth courses, learning paths and live workshops on…
- [Eligible Training Provider List](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/eligible-training-provider-list): Oklahoma's searchable list of approved training programs that eligible people can pay for with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act…

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