You will learn how to create and contribute to public tools used by government and political organizations by actually contributing to live tools. You will learn / use: data science, web scraping, full-stack web frameworks, Git & Github, open source contributions.
No prior experience is necessary, mentorship will be provided and we will match the difficulty of work to your skill level.
🗓 5 classes from 2/7
🕰️ Wed, 6-9pm
🗺 Alchemy, 61 St Felix St., Brooklyn
💰 $0-300
👥 Class limited to 12 students
| Feb 7 | You Can Just Solve Problems! — Project Exploration: joining working groups |
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| Feb 14 | Data Science Bootcamp |
| Feb 21 | Github / Open Source Bootcamp |
| Feb 28 | Web Development Bootcamp |
| Mar 6 | Demo Day + Project Leadership — present on your progress, state, and future needs |
🔧 work on projects with your friends
🚀 help NYC governance
💡 give testimony to city council
👶 baby steps, small projects, easy wins
🍎 focus on low-hanging fruit
🧪 experimentation + delight
🐌 patient, inevitable progress