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Today’s spotlight is on Dria Thomas. Prior to enrolling in Ironhack she was a Middle School Technology Teacher with a passion for web design. After completing Ironhack’s 24 week part-time Web Development Bootcamp, she was able to take her coding skills to the next level. Dria learned the top frameworks used by development teams, how to create responsive and user friendly designs in front-end development, and how to be comfortable with back-end development. 

Chances are someone’s told you “learn to code” at least once in your life. It makes sense — with the world becoming more digitized every day, the need for developers keeps growing. Working as a developer can be a rewarding career path for people who get a rush from making and implementing creative solutions for real problems. But few of us have a clear idea of what developers actually do. Sure, it has something to do with writing in the terminal and drinking lots of coffee, but what’s really going on?

The world of technology may have been traditionally male-dominated, but the landscape is changing fast. Many of today's most exciting tech and digital startups are being driven by women. With a broader industry drive towards greater diversity, this is bound to be a trend that is set to grow, especially with an accompanying push to get more girls and women into coding and other vital technology areas.

Machine learning (ML) involves writing codes that help computers make decisions based on instructions called algorithms. It’s the wheel behind artificial intelligence (AI). The use of AI continues to grow fast, creating more opportunities for machine learning programmers.

We all love to browse the internet and make the most of the online world. After all, digital technologies now rule most of our lives, from social media to online banking, shopping, services booking, entertainment streaming, takeaway ordering... you name it, it's online!

As part of Ironhack’s US expansion, we are launching our Hybrid campus in NYC. Now, students and companies can take advantage of Ironhack regardless of where they are in the tri-state area. You know the saying, If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere!