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Let's Talk: Web Accessibility with Alicia from Knowbility
Alicia and Accessibility

Alicia and Accessibility

One of LearningFuze’s Full-Immersion instructors, Cody Miller, sat down with former student Alicia Evans of Knowability to discuss the importance of accessibility in web development. The demand for inclusive designs increases daily as the tech world races to cater to the needs of a quarter of the population. Evans and Miller discuss the untapped potential of accessibility designs and call for web developers to, “code for everyone”. Interested to hear more? Check out the link. If you’re looking to start…

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JavaScript Pioneer & Author Douglas Crockford At LearningFuze

JavaScript Pioneer & Author Douglas Crockford At LearningFuze

By Jordan Kimura LearningFuze, an Orange County coding bootcamp, was thrilled to host the JavaScriptLA meetup on Character Sets with renowned speaker and author Douglas Crockford! It was a packed house as Crockford provided a dynamic and highly educational talk on Character Sets and how those decisions made long ago still have a strong impact on us here in the present. JavaScript programs utilize the Unicode Character Set that supports virtually all coding languages. Want to see Douglas Crockford’s highly…

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3 Important Traits A Cutting-Edge Tech Company Looks For In A Web Developer. Do You Have Them?

3 Important Traits A Cutting-Edge Tech Company Looks For In A Web Developer. Do You Have Them?

By Jordan Kimura Ad Exchange Group is an award winning company that focuses on marketing, advertising technology, and physical product e-commerce. Located in Irvine, California, they are partnered with companies such as Amazon Web Services, Facebook, and Cloudflare to name a few. Recently Ad Exchange Group came out to talk with the LearningFuze students about software development and what they value in a developer. Here are some tips and topics that were covered in landing a developer role at Ad…

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Here’s How Developers Land A Job At An Award-Winning Tech Company

Here’s How Developers Land A Job At An Award-Winning Tech Company

By Jordan Kimura Vincit came out to talk with the LearningFuze students about software development, mobile applications, and the Vincit dev culture. Vincit is an award-winning computer software company that provides development and design services. Founded in 2007, the company focuses on building impactful and breathtaking mobile and web applications, embedded software, Agile software development, UX/UI design, and concept development. Here’s some tips and topics that were covered in landing a job at Vincit: What qualities do you look for…

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Don’t Ask The Wrong Questions At The End Of Your Tech Interview

Don’t Ask The Wrong Questions At The End Of Your Tech Interview

By Shawn Bullock | In-the-Trenches Software Architect, Entrepreneur, Mentor, Dev Career Coach. Problem Solver. The Internet is full of coders seeking advice about what questions to ask at the end of an interview. Many responses link to resources containing various questions to ask. Those questions tend to be random and unfocused, and thus useless to the candidate. Why? Because most candidates don’t have a purpose for asking those questions. Without a purpose, the answers will fail to gain insights and…

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Dev Agile Teamwork in Action

Dev Agile Teamwork in Action

By Jordan Kimura Marv Chan, Manager of Web Development at Kelley Blue Book (KBB) paid a visit to LearningFuze along with alumni Howard Chen and Andrew Ngai to discuss Web Development insights with the students. Located in Irvine, just 3 miles from LearningFuze, KBB is best known for their automotive valuations and is also home to a ton of great content that you may not be aware of – new/used car research and tools, editorial content, classifieds and even, motorcycle…

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Launching a Successful Developer Career

Launching a Successful Developer Career

By Jordan Kimura Heather Duckworth, Director of Human Resources of JNR, visited LearningFuze and shared valuable tips on how to produce a solid success plan for developers in the hiring process. JNR is a global leader that works in partnership with corporate buyers, marketing professionals, meeting planners and agencies to provide strategic solutions and engaging programs. Globally, they are recognized leaders in the fields of motivation, recognition, rewards, events, promotions, merchandise and entertainment. One of our recent alumni, Tevin Mantock,…

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Illuminating Creativity & Innovation For Digital Production

Illuminating Creativity & Innovation For Digital Production

By Jordan Kimura Co-Founder Andrew Vergara from Super Toy Box came out to LearningFuze to discuss design and development with the cohort. Super Toy Box is a digital production company that specializes in creating vibrant and engaging websites, apps and experiences. Several companies they work with include BMW, Mitsubishi Motors, Toyota, and EA. Their captivating website has been honored with the 2015 CSS Award for design and development. Former LearningFuze student Jamey Collins was originally working at Yard House as…

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What Companies Look For In Developers (It’s Not Just Experience)

What Companies Look For In Developers (It’s Not Just Experience)

By Jordan Kimura Peter Renault, Talent Acquisition Team Lead of Technology from Cornerstone OnDemand came out to share with the LearningFuze community about the company culture and what they look for in potential Junior Web Developers. Cornerstone is at the forefront of cloud-based talent management software with more than 27 million users worldwide. The global company is based in Santa Monica (Silicon Beach), went public 5 years ago and continues to grow substantially. Peter shared a video of the company…

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How To Improve Your Interview Skills As A Web Developer

How To Improve Your Interview Skills As A Web Developer

By Jordan Kimura ViewSonic Human Resources Manager Vincent Chou spoke with the LearningFuze community about what employers look for when hiring a Web Developer or even a UI/UX Designer with development skills. With two graduate degrees in Human Resources and Business, he is able to apply a unique business-centric HR approach that gets results in the hiring process. Though web development skills are in high demand it is important to know how to best position yourself to compete in the…

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