The Academy Program at Codurance

One of the best aspects of the program was the level of support from not only Codurance Craftspeople, but from my fellow trainees. This proved to be essential as we were required to understand a large range of different topics to an impressive level. The combination of the excellent resources and the positive company culture is what made this learning experience so beneficial to my personal development.

Although I was an already experienced engineer, I joined the Academy as I needed guidance on how to improve the quality and predictability of software projects I’d previously worked on and led. Extreme programming proved to be immensely invaluable, and the answer I was looking for. The biggest "aha" moment came with learning the techniques to refactor legacy systems. From a purely technical point of view, any software project crumbling under technical debt pressure can be saved. I will forever be grateful for the opportunity to learn from and work alongside the best engineers I’ve ever met.

From the first day, the rhythm was very intense, to understand, learn, and be able to follow the program it's necessary to be humble, accept our errors, and squeeze out the brain. For me the best thing about the program was learning from different points of view, technically and personally.

It has been a truly marvellous and wholly transformational experience.The Academy equips you with a toolkit and a mindset needed on the journey of being Software Craftsperson.Breadth and depth of topics covered in that time are quite astonishing, with each day bringing valuable insights and fresh ideas.Outside of helping you to build the concrete knowledge, it challenges you to think critically, outside of the box and to venture out of your comfort zone. It is definitely one of the highest yielding time investment that any experienced software developer could make to push their career to the next level.

The Codurance Academy is a safe place where you can learn how to master your craft, experiment and build software the right way. If you were already working as a professional to accept this challenge you'll need to be humble and set aside all your adaptive behaviours and embrace change.

The impact was almost immeasurable in terms of growing as a developer. Giving me the space to focus purely on self-improvement, along with guidance so I didn't lose direction, was such a brilliant feeling. I learnt more during the months of my academy than I would have in many years in a normal developer role. Being paid to learn is awesome.

I felt that the journey was more valuable than the graduation itself. Learning through failure, receiving feedback and improving myself in the process. I now feel more confident in working in a team, exposing my ideas and receiving feedback from my colleagues.

One of the things I valued the most from the Academy was having this safe place to learn by trial and error. Also, its pace is very dynamic; you'll always have practices to do, resources to study from, and colleagues to consult with.It encourages a lot of programming practice and debate, and also you will find yourself doing different presentations, which is super important to build up public speaking skills.It is aimed for developers with both some years of experience and the strive for being adaptive and continuously growing professionally.

The Academy was a turning point in my career. During the whole program not only did I develop my technical skills, but also I got the chance to work with great colleagues, each of us with a different background which made the experience extremely enriching. The program covers a wide variety of topics, and it gave me the opportunity to experiment and learn in a safe environment, always with the guidance of a craftsperson. Moreover, it helped me to understand that collaborative teamwork and communication are keys in this industry.It was a fantastic experience that I would definitely recommend to anybody who is looking to give a boost in their career.