Learning how to code in San Francisco has become as hip as learning to how to DJ or eating $4 toast. From investment bankers to artists, everyone wants to beef up a skill that now seems as necessary as knowing how to read in this city’s startup fueled economy. With coding schools boasting job placement rates as high as 98% for graduates, and starting salaries as high as $110k, the rewards for learning how to code are instant and tangible.

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