Code Create Teach brings coding education to remote communities in the Canadian North
byNon-profit Kids Code Jeunesse, in collaboration with coding bootcamp Lighthouse Labs, is venturing to Northern Canada to conduct…
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Why Canadian developers are pissed at Facebook (CanCon ep. 138)
byWhen BetaKit hosted a group of prominent thought leaders for a podcast on coding education in Canada, the conversation invariably…
Report: bootcamp-trained devs make less than the average Canadian developer (but the gap should close)
byIs Canada’s tech sector greasing the wheels for those without a post-secondary degree? For developers, the old markers of…
Jobooh Expands Its Startup Job Board to Canada
byGeneva-based Jobooh, a free job platform for startups around the world, has expanded its website to Canada, displaying startup…
Applications are now open for the MasterCard N>XT Developer Challenge
byThe MasterCard N>XT Developer Challenge, Canada’s first hackathon specifically dedicated to mobile payments, is back…
Vancouver’s CodeCore is Creating a New Wave of Developers
byDemand for software developers in BC today is robust. Looking no further than T-Net which is showing almost 850 job openings…
NIMJA, winner of the MasterCard N>XT Developer Challenge, launches its mobile point of sale app
byAt the MasterCard N>XT Developer Challenge in September it was The Coyotes, a team of 5 high-schoolers, that took home the…
Hackernest’s Mind & Motion Hackathon Next Month Focuses on Wearable Tech
byHackernest, a Toronto-based non-profit movement focused on building “supportive Silicon Valley-like tech communities”…
Lighthouse Labs to Teach 500 People to Code At Huge Free Event Next Month
byFebruary sure seems like a future historic month for Canadian tech events. The #HTML500 will likely be one of the biggest learn-to-code…
McGill Student Group Gears Up for Largest Hackathon Ever in Canada
byThe student organizers at HackMcgill, a student group at McGill University, are ready to throw the McHacks Hackathon, February…
Vancouver’s Harp.io Makes Web Publishing Open and Easy
byFrom cave paintings and papyrus, Gutenberg to Edison, and from smoke signals to the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, communicating is…
Rob Ford’s Antics Pushes Back Planned Update for Hilarious App Game “Stay Mayor!”
byIt was only a matter of time before some clever developers came out with a new mobile game that mimics the real life charades…
High school team wins $10,000 coding prize from MasterCard N>XT Developer Challenge
byIt’s not every day a pack of teenagers wins $10,000 for a fledging app conceived and built in 48 hours, but that’s exactly…
New York Startup Leads Toronto Hackathon for Typhoon Haiyan Victims
byNextDayBetter, a social enterprise based in New York City and focused on Philippines-themed entrepreneurship and innovation,…
Vancouver’s Lighthouse Labs Coding Bootcamp Tackles the Talent Crunch
by“Back in the day”: it’s a growing refrain in the Vancouver technology community. There’s people waxing nostalgically…