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Avi Flombaum
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Aug 5, 2021

Why I Joined Revature

My Revature Story: Knowing Your Why When I think about motivation, I often turn to a boxing match that took place when I was six. The year was 1990, and Mike Tyson was riding high. He’d won all 37 of his pro fights; 33 by knockout. So when he was…

Bootcamp

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Why I Joined Revature
Why I Joined Revature
Bootcamp

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May 4, 2021

Perfect Poetry

At the turn of the 21st century, 2000, I discovered my love for poetry. I was enrolled in Ramaz Upper School, in 10th grade, and turning sixteen. I explored the universe with Walt Whitman and his Learned Astronomer. William Carlos William gave me an appreciation for the every day riding…

Poetry

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Perfect Poetry
Perfect Poetry
Poetry

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Jun 30, 2020

Graduating Flatiron School

Monday, June 8th, 2020, was Flatiron School’s eighth birthday. Starting Flatiron School with Adam has without a doubt been the most rewarding, challenging, and exciting endeavor of my life so far. …

Flatiron School

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Graduating Flatiron School
Graduating Flatiron School
Flatiron School

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Published in Flatiron Labs

·Jun 20, 2018

Why Teach Ruby

Ruby may have a smaller place in the market. But that’s not why you should learn it. — This post originally appeared on Learn.Love.Code. As the Co-Founder and Dean of Flatiron School I thought it important to write a response to the recent implication that because a school switched their curriculum focus from Ruby to Java that means the Ruby and Ruby on Rails job market is waning…

Programming

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Why Teach Ruby
Why Teach Ruby
Programming

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Mar 10, 2018

Graduation Speech: Fear Nothing.

Given on 3/9/2018 for the binding.cry Graduating Class of Flatiron School Good morning everyone. Hi, I’m Avi, I’m one of the co-founders of Flatiron School, Dean, and Chief Product Officer and it’s my privilege to welcome you all to your graduation. I haven’t given one of these in a while…

Fear

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Fear

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Published in Learn. Love. Code.

·Nov 30, 2017

Why Teach Ruby

Ruby may have a smaller place in the market. But that’s not why you should learn it. — As the Co-Founder and Dean of Flatiron School I thought it important to write a response to the recent implication that because a school switched their curriculum focus from Ruby to Java that means the Ruby and Ruby on Rails job market is waning or the popularity and importance of…

Programming

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Why Teach Ruby
Why Teach Ruby
Programming

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Published in Learn. Love. Code.

·Oct 12, 2017

Why I Started Coding

My mom was an elementary school teacher. Every day after school she’d tutor her students, and I’d have to wait around for her for two hours, playing with my school’s one computer (this was 1993) before she’d drive me home. …

Programming

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Why I Started Coding
Why I Started Coding
Programming

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Jun 28, 2017

Thank You Letter #1: Ben Brown and Uber.nu

At the turn of the second millennium I was a sophomore in an NYC high school. I remember having a handful of interests: movies, fiction, gaming, computers, the internet, programming, and being cool. …

Coding

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Thank You Letter #1: Ben Brown and Uber.nu
Thank You Letter #1: Ben Brown and Uber.nu
Coding

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Jun 19, 2017

A Birthday Letter to My Dad

I wrote this letter to my dad on his birthday 3 years ago. I’m sharing it today to honor him on Fathers’ Day and put a bit of gratitude out in the world. Hi Dad, I’m writing you a letter. I know that we might equate writing a letter to…

Love

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A Birthday Letter to My Dad
A Birthday Letter to My Dad
Love

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Published in Learn. Love. Code.

·Sep 16, 2016

What I Wish I Knew Before Teaching Myself How to Code

These days, I get to teach people to program at Flatiron School, but I’m personally self-taught—I’ve been teaching myself teaching myself how to code since fifth grade. Along the way, I’ve found there’s no fairy dust to sprinkle on your code that will suddenly make learning easier. Learning to code…

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What I Wish I Knew Before Teaching Myself How to Code
What I Wish I Knew Before Teaching Myself How to Code

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