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SheCodes Coding Workshop Reviews

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SheCodes teaches coding skills to busy women. SheCodes Workshops are hands-on, self-paced and 100% online.

4.9/5
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5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly, highly recommended. I never thought that I was able to code, always thought it was too complicated. Only with 3 weeks of course I'm so impressed with my new skills. 😎😍😆

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I would definitely recommend SheCodes to anyone who has ever wanted to try coding! Matt explains the concepts clearly and the whole SheCodes team has been really helpful :) It's impressive how much you can learn in just a few weeks!

4/5 - Recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I'm so pleased with my final project and loved every bit of the course! SheCodes has definitely made me want to carry on learning how to code and has equipped me with the foundations to build upon. I cannot recommend it enough!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Amazing workshop, learned so much!!! Would highly recommend the workshop to everyone.

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Couldn’t recommend this program more! The lessons are explained so well and the support has been amazing thus far!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

This course has been a lovely journey throughout the HTLM, CSS and Javascript world. Very well organized, this course you will lead you step by step with short videos and useful challenges. Funny and stimulating. I couldn't recommend this highly enough.

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Had a great time doing this course and would highly recommend. Well worth the investment.

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5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

When my sister encouraged me to learn how to code with SheCodes I would never have thought I could learn so much in such a short period of time! It was really stimulating and I would definitely recommend it!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

This course was everything. I knew nothing about html, css or javascript before, but the lessons made it so easy to understand. The challenges were really useful, doable and fun. The whole structure of the workshop is user friendly and barrier-free. I would HIGHLY recommend this course to everyone interested in the basics of coding. I'm hooked and can't wait to start with the SheCodes Plus Workshop.

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I loved this course and will recommend it to anyone who would like to get into coding. Matt is a very talented teacher, he breaks down any super difficult tasks into small parts which makes it much easier to learn and digest. Thank you Matt! 🙂

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

This was a very good place for me to start my experience with coding👍 The lessons is very well instructed and easy to understand😊 It is great that you have the opportunity to come back to your educational material whenever you need. I would highly recommend this courses to everyone that want to try coding 👍

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

This is a well-planned workshop with videos, challenges and solutions crafted for HTML, CSS and JavaScript. I love how each lesson is followed by a challenge, which allows us to apply what we learn in the video class. You will be provided with the recommended solution after you have submitted yours - this really makes myself try to solve the challenge and refine my solution afterwards! Thanks, Matt and team!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Great class for beginners! Classes were easy to follow and great to do at your own pace. Matt is a great virtual teacher and there are so many resources to help along the way. Highly recommend if you have any interest in coding!

4/5 - Recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

The way the lessons were set up was great, and with the community support it definitely made things a lot easier. Wish they would show a bit more of tips and tricks, but a great starter course, would definitely recommend it.

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5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

After many free web dev tutorials on the internet I was finally able to grasp with JavaScript concepts and build my own project from scratch! Definitely recommend this workshop!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Great fun and explained very well - would definitely recommend.

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

This is an amazing workshop! I have always been curious about coding and I am greatly proud of what I achieved in 3 weeks. This is an incredible opportunity, I would definitely recommend it!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I recommend this course! Feels like I learned a lot in very little time! There is an instant answer from João Lopes to every question :)

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Without a doubt, I have learned so much about coding from just this one workshop. The React workshop does a phenomenal job of applying what you already learned from the Plus course and adds what platforms are already using. 5 out of 5 would recommend!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

This is a very comprehensive program with lots of support along the way. I feel more confident in my HTML, CSS, and JavaScript understanding and functionality. I would recommend this to anyone just getting started!

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5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

It's unbelievable how much you can learn in 2 weeks with SheCodes! I highly recommend taking these courses. What I loved the most about this program is the challenges and how interactive it was. All the lessons are short and concise. Definitely, a good investment if you are thinking of changing your career or just learn a new skill.

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

The course was great! The short videos followed by exercises really make you advance in a progressive and coherent way - I would definitely recommend it to gain some foundations on coding!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

SheCodes is a wonderful coding course for beginners. Thank you SheCodes for helping me start my journey into tech. I look forward to my advanced studies and continuing my education. :) 5/5 have already recommended.

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Man... what a wonderful journey! Learning with Matt and his team was the best choice and investment of my time and efforts in 2020. I am very grateful for all that I have learned and truly recommend SheCodes to any woman in search of a change, new skills or an entrance in the world of web development. I started with the 3 weeks SheCodes workshop as a complete beginner in any area related to IT and tech. Matt's explanations and the lesson structure are very valuable and easy to understand and most importantly, guided step by step. There is also a wonderful group of people on the Slack platform where students are always welcome to share their challenges and get swift help form the team. After the 3 weeks workshop I decided to invest in the next step and take on the front end development course. I learned a lot. I had challenges, late nights and lots of satisfaction. Now I see apps and web pages with different eyes and I notice a growing wish in myself to further pursue this path. Matt, Lexi and the team, THANK YOU SO MUCH! for keeping it real, for keeping it simple and valuable. Highly recommended.

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

SheCodes+ has been a fun and challenging 8 week course and I would recommend to anyone who wants gain confidence in Front-End Development 💪The course is very well structured - allowing you to learn a little at time, while building up a real working prototype. It's exciting to see it all come together as the weeks progress. Easy to follow tutorials, with helpful support 24/7 and feedback on project submissions, it's a great way to learn. Can't wait to continue growing my skills further with the React course! Thanks SheCodes 🙌

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

SheCodes is a great bootcamp! The course is easy to navigate and easy to understand all the material.It's helped me to transition into a new position/role within my company. I have had a great experience with the beginner course and am excited to move on to the Plus with React course. I highly recommend this bootcamp to anyone interested in coding either for personal or professional interest.

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I really found this course beneficial. I was a total beginner before the course having no clue about where to start and this helped me to guide me through the different processes of coding in a very clear and easy way. I like how you can complete many challenges to do in your own time, plus with the use of the range of tutorials! The challenges really gave me lots of confidence that would help for my future career. I would definitely recommend doing this course as Matt shows you the insights of coding in the real world for employment and I thought this was so simple to understand.

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Absolutely love SheCodes! I am able to work at my pace and on my time, highly recommend for new coders :)

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I have really enjoyed learning about CSS, HTML and JavaScript. SheCodes is brilliant and Matt is really clear and thorough with his explanations. Couldn't recommend enough!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

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5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I actually had fun doing this course. Also, I really appreciate that SheCodes makes the lessons seem quite easy to follow. I'd recommend this to all the girls out there who want to try to get their hands on coding.

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommend this React course. As with the previous courses Matt delivers easy to follow, comprehensive lessons and challenges that gradually help you build an understanding of React. I personally found Javascript vanilla difficult to use and implement. However I found React much easier and simple to work with.

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Thank you for the SheCodes team for the organized lesson and the assistance! I enjoyed each lesson and the challenge, looking forward to implementing what I learned more in-depth. I recommend the course for the women out there who wants to learn to code.

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Shout out to SheCodes + team for giving us a platform to be able to learn code and make it easy as long as you put in the work! Totally recommend!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I completed the introductory course and loved it! It definitely sparked my interest in coding, so I decided I would continue with the plus course. I can honestly say this was the hardest challenge I have even done. At times I got discouraged, but I kept at it and in the end I triumphed. Matt did an amazing job explaining all of the information. I would recommend this course to anyone who is interested in getting a start in coding. Matt is a wonderful instructor, and you will not be disappointed.

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I took the three week SheCodes Workshop. I absolutely would recommend it to anyone who had little to no experience with coding, and also needed scheduling flexibility. Over the course of those three weeks I learned HTML, CSS, Javascript, and used Visual Studio Code. Each lesson was short in length, less than 10 minutes on average, and easily digestible. I really liked that I was able to move at my own pace while still having enough time throughout the week to meet our weekly deadline for assignments. There are several people available to help you with any errors in your code, and to answer any questions you may have about a lesson or concept. You cant beat it.

4/5 - Recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

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3/5 - Not for everyone
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

SheCodes changed my perspective in coding. I've always thought it was impossible but Matt made it so much easier! 100% recommend!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

In just 3 weeks I was able to do a functional web page and I knew pretty much nothing about HTML, CSS or JavaScript! To all the women who want to start a path as developers...I highly recommend this course!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I had a great experience with SheCodes! These 3 weeks have flown by really fast. Everything from video classes to student's support was just amazing! Also, I loved the music radio station, it was fun to study while listening to it - something I would want to learn how to do myself! Matt was exceptional and unsurpassed in his competency, knowledge and simplicity of presenting information. I would absolutely recommend SheCodes to anyone who is looking to get their feet wet in the IT industry and acquire enough skills to get ready for the next level. I'm looking forward to my next course with SheCodes!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I highly recommend SheCodes! I had no idea coding could be for me, or this fun!!! This 3-week workshop felt like the perfect intro to a journey I really look forward to continuing now. I loved how the lessons were easy to follow and the constant activities were great for such a forgetful person like me 😅.

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

This workshop of 3 weeks by SheCodes is the perfect intro for starting your code. I learned a lot and now I just look forward to continuing my coding journey 👩🏼‍💻 I highly recommend following the course!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I would absolutely recommend SheCodes! The lessons are easy to follow and the workload is just right to fit into your every day routine. It's nice to have constant challenges as well to check if you understood what you've just learnt.

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I absolutely LOVE SheCodes! Matt is amazing at explaining things and takes you through everything from the start. I would highly recommend SheCodes to everyone. I have tried with free coding lessons but never stuck at it as I was left feeling completely overwhelmed by my lack of understanding. What is great about SheCodes is that every video is engaging and they're all explained in a way that is easily understandable. Because you understand it, your confidence grows and you find yourself more and more eager to learn with every video. The sense of accomplishment when everything all comes together can't be beaten! Thank you, SheCodes!!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I started SheCodes fresh off the boat with the intention of learning coding to open more job opportunities in the future. It has been an amazing experience learning how to use HTML, CSS and Javascript. SheCodes has made it very accessible to learn, with easy to follow videos that leave you a challenge you may need to research upon to find out the solution. This has left me with not only the skills to now code, but also the skills to find out how to solve any problems I may find in my code, and where to look when I want to develop my coding skills further. SheCodes is an amazing coding resource that I would recommend to any woman with even the smallest interest in learning to code, a skill that is becoming more and more important with our increasingly technologically advancing world.

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5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I was looking for a course that could help me start coding, but I never found something complete until I discovered SheCodes.com It is a great platform that follows you step by step, with every single topic. I recommend it to everybody who wants to learn to code or wants to learn more about the subject!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I have learned so much from the SheCodes three week workshop and would highly recommend it to anyone who has an interest in coding but doesn't know where to start. I started the workshop as a complete beginner and I am so pleased with everything that I have learned in such a short amount of time.

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I loved the workshop, it was so easy to understand, I will highly recommend it, Matt is very professional and explain everything very well. I want to start another workshop soon. The ppl in slack helping are very professional as well

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I have really enjoyed the SheCodes three week workshop and would recommend it to anyone who wants to learn more about coding. I have learnt a huge amount in a very short amount of time and hope to move on to the advanced courses in the near future to learn even more!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I totally recommend this workshop!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Matt was very concise and his lessons were very easy to follow. I really had a good time learning all about HTML, CSS and Java, and then creating a landing page as final project was really rewarding. This course was a great introduction to coding and I would definitely recommend you to join this amazing community!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Best decision ever to have enrolled in this workshop, where I had the chance to improve much more my understanding of front-end development learning how to code, and still developing a landing page from scratch. I couldn't recommend SheCodes more!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

This workshop is short and sweet. I really learned a lot over the last three weeks and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in learning about coding. You don't have to have any prior knowledge. This is a great starting point and I'm excited to learn more!

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5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I really enjoyed completing this workshop! I would definitely recommend to anyone who wants to learn how to code but doesn't know where to start. Looking forward to starting SheCodes Plus React.

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I highly recommend the SheCodes workshops! I was always very curious about coding, but never really had the time to explore this world, when this course came up on my LinkedIn feed it felt perfect timing! I first went to the free coding class with Matt and in just that 1h I learned so much. The SheCodes Online Workshop is suited for students of all ages and for beginners, it's well-paced, and at the end of each lesson, we have the opportunity to also practice with homework and projects. We are fully supported, if we have any difficulties on the projects we can ask the technical assistants and fellow students, and Matt is a brilliant teacher! After this workshop, I'm thinking to continue my studies in coding!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Fun, easy to follow, and the program has a high logical build-up. Would recommend following the course :)

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I highly recommend this course to anyone that is interested in coding! Proud to say that I now feel comfortable with the basics of HTML, CSS and JavaScript - a useful skill to have in any industry. Thank you to the SheCodes team for making this possible! :)

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

This Workshop was amazing! I had a lot of fun and it was challenging but I got the hang of it pretty quickly! I higly recommend this course for anyone! :D

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I have really enjoyed this workshop, the videos Matt has provided have been informative and easy to understand. The homework required to submit after each week had motivated me into wanting to learn more. I enjoyed completing the project at the end and would recommend this course to anyone who wants to learn coding. Thank you for a great course!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I had a great time learning basic skills in HTLM, CSS and JavaScript through SheCodes. The instruction videos are very clear and elaborate and the support network consisting of tutors and students is super helpfull. Though SheCodes is solely online, you really feel the support of your peers. I would highly recommend anyone who's willing to learn to do the workshop. It's 100% worth your time and money! Thanks Matt!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I really enjoyed the SheCodes basics after doing the lessons. I don't mean to sound proud but it was very easy and elementary for me to learn. I really do recommend this course to anyone as Matt is a good teacher he makes coding very very easy. I also enjoyed the challenges too learning JavaScript, HTML, CSS all together. I can't wait to move on to SheCodes Plus after doing the basics.

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5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I joined SheCodes with no coding experience, in fact coding intimidated me but I wanted to change that and that's one of the reasons why I joined the workshop. It's very beginner friendly, I learned a lot and was not overwhelmed at all. I recommend to anyone wanting to learn a new skill.

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I started the SheCodes Workshop without any experience and in three weeks I learned a lot! I really enjoyed all the experience of learning with Matt and all the other girls and I recommend the workshop to all the women that are interested in learning about coding! I'll continue to learn in SheCodes Plus 💜

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Complete beginner here! I've tried and failed, start and stopped free coding workshops, and felt convinced I would never get the hang of it. I wasn't cut out for coding. Now, I'm sad it's going to be over! I had so much fun learning from Matt, the tools were amazing and the knowledge feels like a huge stepping stone for me! I was itching to get my two little girls to bed every night these past three weeks so that I could get to my challenges! The project was so fun, I finished it early :) I cannot recommend this enough.

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I really enjoyed this workshop! Very useful and practical. Would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in learning the basics of coding. Can't wait to start SheCodes Plus!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I can recommend this course to anyone interested in learning basic front-end developer skills. Matt explains everything in a very pleasant way and the course is divided in easy manageable blocks.

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I learnt alot from this workshop, i will most definitely recommend this to anybody who wants to learn code and be better at what they do.

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Absolutely recommend SheCodes! I wasn't sure if I wanted to - or even could - learn coding, but these workshops made it extremely easy to learn and put everything into practice. You get the right amount of guidance and support, while still encouraging you to search for the relevant resources.

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

The intro to coding course was a lot of fun! I would definitely recommend it to anyone wanting to learn how to code. It's incredibly informative and enjoyable, while moving at a pace that is easy to follow. I'm looking forward to moving forward in the course!

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5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Fun and interesting course, I highly recommend! I enjoyed the self-paced learning with the support from the team if needed. The lessons and instructions were easy to follow and understand, the assignments challenging but fun! A great introduction to anyone interested in coding. Thanks, Matt!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Great course, you learn a lot every week and the activities are fun. I didn't get tired of doing it as it usually happens with other courses. So totally recommended!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I have thoroughly enjoyed doing the SheCodes Introduction to Coding Workshop, and I'm very much looking forward to starting SheCodes Plus! Matt explains things clearly, and I think the course set-up is excellent - the challenges are very helpful, the homework is useful for helping cement the new knowledge, and the final project was a fun way of testing my new skills, and starting off my coding portfolio. The Slack community is also very supportive, and it feels so good when you can help others as well. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to get into coding, whether you are starting from scratch or have some very basic HTML knowledge like me.

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I learned a lot during SheCodes React, It was challenging but the constant support from the team on slack made the process easier. The videos Matt made are detailed and easy to understand. I would definitely recommend SheCodes React!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I really enjoyed SheCode react as it made coding a lot cleaner. Thanks to the entire SheCodes team for the constant support through it all. I highly recommend it!!!

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

Highly recommended

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5/5 - Highly recommended
🎓Graduated 4 years ago

I had a wonderful time during the workshop. I'm a graduate student in Plant Biology, and I was looking for expanding my skillset during the quarantine. Classes were easy to follow, and the support team on Slack very friendly and helpful. I strongly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn to program, even those without much time on their hands.