<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>News on CodeWeekend</title><link>https://codeweekend.net/news/</link><description>Recent content in News on CodeWeekend</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://codeweekend.net/news/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>CodeWeekend Web &amp; AI Development Bootcamp 2026 — from first build to Demo Day</title><link>https://codeweekend.net/news/bootcamp-2026-from-first-build-to-demo-day/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://codeweekend.net/news/bootcamp-2026-from-first-build-to-demo-day/</guid><description>&lt;div class="news-intro news-wide"&gt;
 &lt;p class="news-intro__lede"&gt;This spring, CodeWeekend ran a fully online &lt;strong&gt;Web &amp;amp; AI Development Bootcamp&lt;/strong&gt; for Afghan women and girls aged 15 to 28, joining from provinces across Afghanistan.&lt;/p&gt;
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 &lt;p&gt;They arrived with different starting points. Some had never built a website. Others already knew enough HTML to want structure, feedback, and a finish line.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;What they shared was the chance to treat software as a skill they were allowed to take seriously.&lt;/p&gt;
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 &lt;span class="news-stats__kicker"&gt;The 2026 cohort&lt;/span&gt;
 &lt;span class="news-stats__title"&gt;From selection to the Demo Day stage&lt;/span&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;April to August, fully online — with a capstone application at the end of it.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>CodeWeekend 2025: Web &amp; AI development bootcamp and becoming a non-profit organization</title><link>https://codeweekend.net/news/becoming-nonprofit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://codeweekend.net/news/becoming-nonprofit/</guid><description>&lt;div class="news-intro news-wide"&gt;
 &lt;p class="news-intro__lede"&gt;This year, CodeWeekend took two steps to make technology education more accessible: a new &lt;strong&gt;Web &amp;amp; AI Development Bootcamp&lt;/strong&gt;, and registration as a &lt;strong&gt;non-profit in British Columbia&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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 &lt;p&gt;We believe learning has the power to change lives. When young people are given the chance to learn new skills, they also gain the confidence to imagine new futures.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Together, these steps strengthen our ability to reach more learners, build meaningful partnerships, and keep creating opportunities where they are most needed.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>CodeWeekend Updates – 2022</title><link>https://codeweekend.net/news/codeweekend-updates-2022/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://codeweekend.net/news/codeweekend-updates-2022/</guid><description>&lt;div class="news-intro news-wide"&gt;
 &lt;p class="news-intro__lede"&gt;A year passed, and it is time to review what we have done at CodeWeekend. Ours is a positive conclusion: &lt;strong&gt;2022 was one of our most productive years since 2014.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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 &lt;p&gt;We ran the third cohort of our coding Bootcamp, worked with an incredible number of instructors and mentors, and were supported by two major partners: Hackajob and Scrimba.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Here is what the year looked like, and what we are planning for 2023.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>CodeWeekend Bootcamp – 2021</title><link>https://codeweekend.net/news/codeweekend-bootcamp-2021/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://codeweekend.net/news/codeweekend-bootcamp-2021/</guid><description>&lt;div class="news-intro news-wide"&gt;
 &lt;p class="news-intro__lede"&gt;In 2019, we started the &lt;strong&gt;CodeWeekend Web Developer Coding Bootcamp&lt;/strong&gt; and made it our main focus — with limited resources, a lot of demand, and completely free of charge.&lt;/p&gt;
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 &lt;p&gt;The pilot program was a smashing success: 12 of its 20 participants graduated.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;You can find their profiles, along with some case studies, on our &lt;a href="https://codeweekend.net/stories/"&gt;Stories page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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 &lt;span class="news-stats__kicker"&gt;Two cohorts&lt;/span&gt;
 &lt;span class="news-stats__title"&gt;From a pilot to a remote Bootcamp&lt;/span&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;From a free 2019 pilot to the October 2021 cohort.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>What is Software Development?</title><link>https://codeweekend.net/news/what-is-software-development/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://codeweekend.net/news/what-is-software-development/</guid><description>&lt;div class="news-intro news-wide"&gt;
 &lt;p class="news-intro__lede"&gt;Gmail, Outlook, Facebook, Skype, Google Chrome, and the other tools you use on digital devices are &lt;strong&gt;software&lt;/strong&gt;. Developers build them through a process called software development.&lt;/p&gt;
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 &lt;p&gt;You may be reading these lines in a browser on a computer or phone. You may have opened it to search for jobs, apply for scholarships, join a business call, scroll through a social feed, or upload content to your organization’s website.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;You may have used a management information system to generate reports, or asked Siri to play a song.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>A Successful Career in Software Development</title><link>https://codeweekend.net/news/a-successful-career-in-software-development/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://codeweekend.net/news/a-successful-career-in-software-development/</guid><description>&lt;div class="news-intro news-wide"&gt;
 &lt;p class="news-intro__lede"&gt;From more than ten years in software roles across &lt;strong&gt;Turkey, Afghanistan, England, and Canada&lt;/strong&gt;, I developed a few principles that may help people entering the field or trying to grow in it.&lt;/p&gt;
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 &lt;p&gt;They come from companies of very different sizes and structures. Some are also covered in Chad Fowler’s book &lt;em&gt;The Passionate Programmer&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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 &lt;span class="news-stats__kicker"&gt;In this guide&lt;/span&gt;
 &lt;span class="news-stats__title"&gt;Five principles for a career that crosses borders&lt;/span&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;For people entering software development, or trying to grow in it.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Do You Want to Learn Coding? What's Next?</title><link>https://codeweekend.net/news/do-you-want-to-learn-coding-whats-next/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://codeweekend.net/news/do-you-want-to-learn-coding-whats-next/</guid><description>&lt;div class="news-intro news-wide"&gt;
 &lt;p class="news-intro__lede"&gt;Interest in learning to code has grown rapidly. But it takes more than a one-off course — like any skill, it takes &lt;strong&gt;dedication, discipline, and grit&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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 &lt;p&gt;Articles, technology publications, and mainstream media emphasize its importance. Campaigns such as &lt;a href="https://hourofcode.com/"&gt;Hour of Code&lt;/a&gt; promote computer-science education, and more organizations are working to increase the participation of women and girls in technology.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;Coding bootcamps, institutes, schools, and online programs offer many ways to begin. Here is how to start well.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>