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.

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.

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.

It’s a unique experience that allows you to focus on learning and practicing core skills required to become a highly valuable individual all of this while maintaining an income. The environment felt very open for communication and debate, the mentor’s expertise allowed for meaningful feedback. Overall it’s a great way to learn about the whole cycle of development from an idea to production.

It is an overwhelming experience. You work from scratch all pillars of object-oriented programming and then you dive into all you will require to become a software craftsperson. All of this is supported by a great professional team and a lot of resources of information. You see improvements every day in yourself and the whole team, as you all evolve into a better developers. Overall great experience and work environment to step up your career.

The academy gives you new ways of approaching and handling problems, communication and software design. A lot of concepts will increase the breadth of your technical expertise, some others will be covered really in depth. So be ready for a fast paced environment. Finally, it makes you understand that a lot of things are needed for GREAT software (besides good code), you realise that there are ways of doing things that will set you up for success. Also, being humble and open-minded to help or lean on your teammates is key, since that is how we should approach our day to day work.If you really care about starting to create well crafted software, I don’t think there is a better place to start that journey.