Do coding bootcamps really diversify the tech workforce?

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Do coding bootcamps really diversify the tech workforce?

By Christopher Wink

Coding bootcamps aren’t “the” answer to diversifying the tech workforce. But they are one answer, says Nimit Maru, the cofounder and CEO of Fullstack Academy and its Grace Hopper Program, in the latest episode of The TWIJ Show.

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Editor's Notes

News

Do coding bootcamps really diversify the tech workforce?

F3 Tech Accelerator awards $25K to EnergyLink3

Virtual events skyrocketed in 2020. Can they make money?

Early Charm Ventures will move headquarters from downtown to Pigtown

‘I went from sad to happy’: Project Waves connected this Baltimore resident to community-based internet

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With new Career Progression Model, cloudtamer.io is helping its employees soar

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