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Fall 2022 Coding Mini-Camps
September 01, 2022With the start of the fall semester come three-day weekends, school holidays, and school breaks. Sometimes, those days off from school can be a welcome respite from relentless academic pressure – but more often than not, kids barely make it halfway through the day before they admit, “I’m bored.” So why not bust those boredom blues by spending those occasional days off at The Coding Space? The…
Coding Career Spotlight: Technical Writer
August 23, 2022At The Coding Space, we champion a coding education not just for the computational literacy it offers but for the broad range of complementary skills it fosters – and chief among these critical skills is writing & communication. Writers who understand programming are a perfect fit for the field of technical writing! WHAT IS A TECHNICAL WRITER? A technical writer is a professional writer who can…
Partner Spotlight: HoodCode
August 02, 2022The Coding Space is honored to partner with Hood Code, a program that offers free coding classes to youth living in NYC public housing. Since our initial partnership in 2019, we have provided teachers, shared our training materials, and offered access to our top-tier curriculum to support Hood Code’s mission. Keep reading to learn more about Jason Gibson, founder of HoodCode, and the necessary…
Coding Career Spotlight: Animation
August 01, 2022Most people understand that a coding education can set you up for a successful career as a software engineer. But a foundation in code can actually prepare you for all kinds of fulfilling careers across a broad spectrum of fields! For example, visual artists and illustrators can use a degree in coding to propel themselves into the world of animation. WHAT DO ANIMATORS DO? Buzz Lightyear wasn’t…
The Coding Space @ Samsung 837
July 27, 2022This July, we took a group of lucky TCS campers to Samsung 837, an experiential tech wonderland in the Meatpacking District featuring a living lab, a VR tunnel, digital art installations, and three floors of dynamic, immersive programming powered by state-of-the-art technology. We started the day with a tour of the space, where we saw all of Samsung’s latest gadgets (including Dusty the Cleanly…
Coding Career Spotlight: Ethical Hacking
July 01, 2022Here at TCS, we love to spotlight the many enriching careers in a broad range of fields that can be built from a foundation in coding. One of the more surprising (and exciting!) coding careers involves the field of Ethical Hacking. WHAT IS ETHICAL HACKING? Ethical hacking is legally breaking into computers and devices to test the strength of an organization's defenses. It's among the most exciting…