When we began rewriting the RC application earlier this year, I was very much inspired by one of the best question sets I’ve come across: the Oxford All Souls Examination papers. They give a choice of one or two questions from a few lists o…
This post started as a question: How should RC respond to AI? Regardless of whether you think large language models present a big opportunity, a looming threat, or something in between, we can likely agree that AI is everywhere, especially
This post started as a question: How should RC respond to AI? Regardless of whether you think large language models present a big opportunity, a looming threat, or something in between, we can likely agree that AI is everywhere, especially
Everyone who’s ever done something great has at least two things in common: they started, and they didn’t quit when things got hard. This goes for any kind of work, including programming. If you want to build something great, you will also
We’re excited to announce that from June 26th - September 15th, we’ll be reopening our hub at 397 Bridge in Brooklyn so that you can drop in and spend as much or little of your retreat time there as you’d like. That means that if you attend…
What do you do when you want to explore new areas of programming and deepen your knowledge, but your job takes up most of your time and energy? After working as a programmer for a decade – including stints as the first engineering hire at a…
How do you participate in RC when you’re in Australia? It’s not easy, and different Recursers have taken different approaches to it. Sam Uong lives in Melbourne and started his batch at RC in January. We spoke about halfway through his batc…
Having established that you don’t need to abscond to a faraway beach to take a break to explore your interests, you might wonder: Who really comes to RC on a sabbatical? What do they do when they’re here? And, what happens after: how do you…
This is a continuation of our series exploring the paths that Recursers take to RC, what they do during their batch, and what happens after. Jimmy came to RC for the first time in 2011, and for a second time in 2013. He currently works as a…
This is a continuation of our series exploring the paths that Recursers take to RC, what they do during their batch, and what happens after. Anjana is a developer relations consultant, and also speaks at conferences regularly on different p…
This is a continuation of our series exploring the paths that Recursers take to RC, what they do during their batch, and what happens after. Allie is a Staff Engineer at Etsy, and came to RC for a batch in 2013. They also worked as a facili…
This is a joint post by RC’s founders: Nick Bergson-Shilcock, Sonali Sridhar, and David Albert. Our cofounder, David Albert, will be leaving the company in March of next year. While sad, Dave’s departure is amicable, voluntary, and thoughtf…