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Our Favourite Sites From The HTML500

The HTML500 attendees are able to create some pretty cool things after one day of coding. See exactly what they are here!

The HTML500: Learning Technology Through Community

Charlie Yu attends the HTML500 in Vancouver and reflects about how it brings the Vancouver tech community together, and how that makes it a better learning experience for everyone.

Creating To Inspire: Why We Built The HTML500

Jeremy Shaki talks about how digital literacy and the learn to code movement spurred his development bootcamp to create The HTML500.

From Alpha to Beta in 4 Months: Lighthouse Labs and Pressimus

Working at a startup can be a daunting experience, but for this Lighthouse Labs grad it had unexpected (and great) results.

3 Tips For Getting A Job As A Developer Outside Your Hometown

More and more, students are either coming from out of town to be a part of our immersive program, or are excited about the opportunity to relocate for a job after graduation. My job is to help all our students with their individual career goals, and I love being able to leverage my own and Lighthouse Labs’ extensive hiring network outside of Vancouver. If you are considering looking for work as a developer outside of your hometown, here are my tips for success

Lighthouse Labs Grad Joins Early-Stage Tech Company via Riipen Project

Lighthouse Labs Grad Joins Early-Stage Tech Company via Riipen Project

So, What Do Dev Employers Actually Hire For? 3 Must-Knows Before Interviewing

There are countless resources on “how to rock/ace/nail your interview.” The reality is that a lot of that process is out of your control. Not the answer you want to hear, I know, I know. But knowing that it's the [employer](http://www.lighthouselabs.ca/partners)'s needs (and not necessarily your résumé), that dictates the success of the interview is valuable knowledge on its own. So I’ve broken down the 3 things that employers look for and the best way to prepare for them:

Demo Day Recap: September Cohort

Lighthouse Labs' September cohort presents the final results of their web development bootcamp to a crowd of over 150 people in the Vancouver tech community.

Teacher Feature: Danny Mathews

Danny Mathews is an iOS superstar. He's self-taught, he dreams big, and he TAs our awesome cohort of iOS students. Lighthouse Labs opened up the first iOS bootcamp in Canada and Danny was there to see it all happen from the start.

Employer Speed Dating

Teacher Feature: Florida Elago

Lighthouse Labs features their TA Florida Elago, who talks about her coding experience and teaching developers-to-be.

Teacher Feature: Ben Komalo

Lighthouse Labs features Ben Komalo as part of our ongoing feature series on our amazing TAs

August Web & iOS Demo Day Recap

At last Friday's Demo Day, not only did we graduate a sweet new group of incredible new Jr. Developers, but we also celebrated the first iOS bootcamp graduates in Canada.

Evolving Education: Why We Use Co-ops

Jeremy Shaki breaks down Lighthouse Labs' co-op system and why it's ideal for our students

iOS vs Web Dev: Which Bootcamp To Take?

Then-Head of Admissions, Sylvia Rayner, discusses the benefits and differences of Lighthouse Labs' two development bootcamp options.