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I was an Ironhack student in August 2018. Prior to this I’d done almost no coding  - I tried to learn on my own but would always become stuck/unmotivated. In March 2018, I attended a WeCode workshop where I learnt the very basics of HTML, CSS and JavaScript. After the event and speaking to Ironhack staff/alumni I applied for the course and was given access to the prework.

Before I tell you why I did the web development bootcamp at Ironhack, I would like to take you back to a very important point in my life when I had to make a decision that would define my future career path. It was so important that I had to think about it very carefully. This decision was going to determine the field & industry I was going to work in for the rest of my life. At least that’s what everybody around me was telling me at that moment. I was 17 years old and I had no idea about what I wanted to be. I think I barely knew anything about myself either and I had no idea what it meant to have a full-time job. Let’s be honest:

Women’s relationship with science has always been rocky, just as it has been with other sectors in which women have had to fight to make a name for themselves, undoubtedly detrimental to scientific excellence and also to countries’ economic development. Despite having made great strides since the days when Concepción Arenal had to dress as a man to access education, it’s still important to ask ourselves what we can do as a society to increase female presence in scientific, technological, engineering and mathematics degrees, also known as STEM degrees.

I don’t really know how to describe by time at Ironhack, but in these next paragraphs I will attempt to give you an idea of how it felt to participate in a 9 week Web Development bootcamp.

If you are here it’s probably because you are planning or have decided to join a bootcamp. Now, after making this decision, you thought everything would be easier but the truth is that you’re faced with many more questions than before: Is it as hard as they say? Will I be able to finish it? Should I stop trying to make it happen? The short answer to these questions is yes.

This resource gathers together some of the top frameworks and libraries written in JavaScript. It’s by no means complete, and it will continue to grow over time, so check back.