Apprenticeship

The Future of Work: The Evolution of Apprenticeship Onboarding at 8th Light

The evidence supporting the value of employee training is undeniable. Professional learning and growth opportunities increase employee engagement, improve satisfaction, and drive potential. According to...more.

Rip Up The Resume: Changing the Game for Building Teams

Whether you are currently hiring or currently evaluating your company’s recruitment and onboarding processes, I want to let you in on a little secret: the...more.

Do You Need a Degree?

Browse the web for long enough and you'll find out about this thing called imposter syndrome. It seems to strike numerous software developers, many of...more.

Jack of all trades, Master of One

Jack of all trades, master of none The above is a well-known saying that people tend to use when referring to polymaths or generalists. It's...more.

Talking to Yourself: Daily Standups in a Team of One

“Talking to yourself is a sign of insanity, you know.” The last time someone said that to me was sometime in the 20th Century. I...more.

Advice for early-career developers

Several times a week I get emails or LinkedIn messages from recent or soon-to-be code school graduates, asking to buy me coffee or jump on...more.

The Principles of Chess and Software

I’ve been playing a lot of chess as part of my apprenticeship at 8th Light. It helps me step away when I get bogged down...more.

Ginny Hendry: A Legacy of Learning

Ginny Hendry, an 8th Light Crafter and Owner, passed away Monday, February 6. Ginny joined 8th Light in 2012 and was a great mentor and...more.

Wear Your Uniform

1995, Taiwan Taiwan was going through a series of education reforms in the '90s. Our teachers started to incorporate new teaching methods inspired by the...more.

To Teach is to Learn.

The person who says he knows what he thinks but cannot express it usually does not know what he means. —Mortimer Adler Richard Feynman, like...more.

How to hire a software developer

In recent years, various code schools have flooded the developer markets with hordes of beginners. These schools have done a great job of introducing people...more.

Becoming a professional learner

Is the software industry trying to write the script for Hamlet by hiring a million monkeys to bang on keyboards? Robert Martin once used this...more.

Program Like a Debater: Character, Commitment, Team Work, Hard Work

During my time as a debater, I had the privilege of working under the greatest coach in the history of college debate: Larry Scott Deatherage....more.

Introducing 8th Light London

When I moved from Chicago to open 8th Light’s London office in January of 2014, 8th Light already had a couple of clients in the...more.

Mr. Miyagi Teaches Coding

I sat down last night to watch the ’80s movie classic, "The Karate Kid." In addition to being overwhelmed with nostalgia for my childhood, I...more.

Professionals Aren't Self-Taught

As kids, we learned to listen and to speak before we learned to read. We started our lives cooing indecipherable nonsense, and slowly adopted the...more.

Be Empirical

One must learn by doing the thing; for though you think you know it you have no certainty, until you try. — Sophocles It was...more.

On Mentoring: Mind the (Knowledge) Gaps

When I first started learning how to develop software I was fortunate enough to be paired with a mentor right off the bat. Then only...more.

Student Centered Learning in Software

Before I started working at 8th Light I spent two years at a boarding school teaching German, Economics, and coaching fencing. Although I didn’t study...more.

Your Apprenticeship is not a Checklist

Since high school, every class I can remember began with a syllabus. On it were due dates of assignments, tests, projects, and readings. These were...more.

Do I Have Too Much Experience to Become an Apprentice?

Becoming an apprentice is a blow to the ego. It is submitting to publicly acknowledging that you do not know all the answers. It is...more.

On Pedigree

Sue Kim
30 Jan 2013
Apprenticeship

Lately, I've been learning a great deal about pedigree. It's a learning that actually began in my teenage years. Back then, I used to spend...more.

Apprenticeship

The Future of Work: The Evolution of Apprenticeship Onboarding at 8th Light

Rip Up The Resume: Changing the Game for Building Teams

Do You Need a Degree?

Jack of all trades, Master of One

Talking to Yourself: Daily Standups in a Team of One

Advice for early-career developers

The Principles of Chess and Software

Ginny Hendry: A Legacy of Learning

Wear Your Uniform

To Teach is to Learn.

How to hire a software developer

Becoming a professional learner

Program Like a Debater: Character, Commitment, Team Work, Hard Work

Introducing 8th Light London

Mr. Miyagi Teaches Coding

Professionals Aren't Self-Taught

Be Empirical

On Mentoring: Mind the (Knowledge) Gaps

Student Centered Learning in Software

Your Apprenticeship is not a Checklist

Do I Have Too Much Experience to Become an Apprentice?

On Pedigree

An Apprentice's Community

Mentoring and Giving Feedback

The Experience Gap

Apprenticeship Programs on the Rise

Modern Vocation

Advice for Novice Mentors

Why I Chose to be an Apprentice

Why Apprenticeship?

Apprentice Architecture

Apprenticeship month one report

Software Apprenticeship

Interested in 8th Light's services? Let's talk.