Chris Boette

Review of Hack Reactor

I graduated from MakerSquare as part of Cohort 3, ...

I graduated from MakerSquare as part of Cohort 3, at the end of January 2014. In April of that year, I started my first full-time web developer position at a local company. I was well-equipped to do my job, working with parts of the stack with which I was familiar [Ruby, Rails, HTML, CSS, JavaScript] and then learn what I didn't already know [Perl, dev ops, AngularJS & node.js]. Working on a small team, I shipped products which improved internal & external users' experiences. It was a gratifying experience, one that I wouldn't have been able to participate in had I not gone through MakerSquare.

Their support after I was laid off without notice [#startuplyfe] was also excellent. With their coaching and connections, I was able to take my time and secure a better position at another company within less than two months. Their commitment to not only education, but also the community they're growing, makes me proud to be a part of the MakerSquare family.