Our Testimonials
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" The productivity of software engineers is not linear to their skills' level.
As the competence level approaches mastery, productivity becomes exponential.
With Alcor Academy, we found a structured way to improve the competence level of all our engineering teams."
Pascal Erni
Director of Software Engineering
CSS Insurance
" You created an amazing, super-safe learning experience. I can see why everybody falls in love with your training!"
Teri Frith
Training From The Back Of The Room
Certified Trainer
"As a Quality Engineer, the course has helped me to know when my input would be valuable (before/during/after) pairing/mobbing."
Erkki Antonkov
Senior Quality Engineer
Cazoo
"Before I went to the course I was skeptical of TDD. Now I realize that TDD simplifies problem-solving and assists you in writing clean(er) code, easier to test."
Kamilla Gregertsen
Software Architect
Bouvet
"I really enjoyed the course because now I can instantly see opportunities to improve in my daily work!"
Kholoud Mohamed
Quality Engineer
Worth
"Obviously knowledgeable and enthusiastic trainers - it's very nice to see experts who can also communicate their experience!"
Mathew Buxton
Technical Lead
Worth
"I loved this course because it reminded me that my job is the most beautiful (and difficult) in the World!"
Andrea Satriani
Software Architect
Vodafone
"I like the way we learn new knowledge from practice. And I am passionate about trying it out immediately after the class!"
Jing Yu
Senior Software Engineer
Cazoo
"I wish all software developers on this planet could attend a world-class software engineering course like this!"
Peter Koch
Head of Engineering Academy
CSS Insurance
"As a Senior Engineer I recapped, relearnt and learned a lot of stuff. Looking forward to applying what I've learned!"
Raouf Aghrout
Senior Software Engineer
Cazoo
"It would normally take years for a dev to learn the many important lessons taught in this course."
Anders Marchsteiner
Software Architect
Bouvet
"This training is way more than just applying clean code. I really had a lot of fun while learning so much!"
Damir Majer
Founder & Technical Lead
Majer Consulting
"Excellent hands-on introduction to advanced software engineering principles and techniques. The stage is always set for trainees to experience insightful 'AHA!' moments during the lessons. Brilliant!"
Marius Bodnariuc
Software Engineer
Cazoo
"The course has a good theory-practice balance. It's so much more memorable when you learn by doing it! Furthermore, within the mob you can see how others approach problems and solutions evolve collaboratively."
Luca Zangger
Senior Software Engineer
CSS Insurance
"I learned many new things and I also learned how to better employ what I already knew."
Richard Dungal
Senior Software Engineer
Bouvet
"The course is very interactive and all participants are included in the learnings and discovery."
Linh Nguyen
Senior Quality Engineer
Cazoo
"Simply, the best training I've ever had!"
Mehdi Foudhaili
Senior Software Engineer
CSS Insurance
"A fun, hands-on experience where you learn a lot!"
Herda Akshija
Software Engineer
Bouvet
"This course has been a big eye-opener for me!"
Kamilla Gregertsen
Software Architect
Bouvet
"Before this course, I thought I was a decent programmer! :-)"
Andrea Caligiuri
Chapter Lead Developer
Vodafone
"Brilliant TDD lessons with real experts on the topic. And we had great fun doing mob programming!"
David Molinero
Principal Engineer
Cazoo
"Thank you for a great hands-on course on TDD and code craftsmanship!"
Simon Austnes
Software Developer
Bouvet
"Overall, I found the course really interesting and lots of fun!"
Erkki Antonkov
Senior Quality Engineer
Cazoo
"Fail it - Nail it - Work it. Thank you for such a great experience!"
Ronny Navelsaker
Software Developer
Bouvet
"This course made me more confident of my competence and skills, and understand the weaknesses I need to work with."
Kamilla Gregertsen
Software Architect
Bouvet
"One of the best training I ever participated in, because it was very interactive and I had to do presentations!"
Urs Blum
Senior Software Engineer
CSS Insurance
"I have learned more in this training programme alone than in all the previous certifications combined!"
Reto Lehre
Senior Software Engineer
CSS Insurance
"I've never thought that things can become so much easier with the right technique. Such a great experience!"
Philip Benz
Senior Software Engineer
CSS Insurance
"The collaborative format enabled all of us to be engaged and get hands-on!"
Erkki Antonkov
Senior Quality Engineer
Cazoo
"The best training I ever had - challenging, emotional and essential!"
Raoul Adler
Senior Software Engineer
CSS Insurance
"Mob programming for teaching is absolutely awesome and innovative!"
Francesco M. Chiarenza
Senior Software Engineer
Vodafone
"Great introduction to TDD. The interactive part makes you learn a lot better than just reading a book."
Eirik Dyrli
Software Engineer
Bouvet
"Flying is addictive!!!"
Peter Koch
Head of Engineering Academy
CSS Insurance
"Great stuff, in a real distilled form!"
Adrian Sommer
Senior Software Engineer
CSS Insurance
"It was a very interesting, instructive and entertaining course. I learned a lot and now I even hate presentations a bit less!"
Daniel Bolliger
Software Engineer
CSS Insurance
"I liked the focus on practice for learning, it gave me a good practical starting point for test-driven development."
Daniel Rasmussen
Software Engineer
Bouvet
"I really liked the exercises of this course and the new experience of programming together!"
Kay Hartmann
Software Engineer
CSS Insurance
"I did not get bored once, and I now have actual skills and knowledge I can apply daily in my work!"
Kristoffer Steen
Software Engineer
Bouvet
"Such a fun and interactive way to learn TDD!"
Kristoffer Steen
Software Engineer
Bouvet
"You will learn to level up your code quality!"
Marco Birrer
Software Engineer
CSS Insurance
"One of the best training I've ever had!"
Michael Mugglin
Software Engineer
CSS Insurance
"This was a fun and intensive learning journey!"
Tamas Clement
Software Engineer
CSS Insurance
"What I will take with me forever: it's all about mindset and communication!"
Patrick Zbinden
Senior Software Engineer
CSS Insurance
"Each lesson inspired me to reflect, investigate more and adapt my coding to it!"
Res Gilgen
Senior Software Engineer
CSS Insurance
"Very skilled, experienced and enjoyable guys to be lectured by. Highly recommended!"
Stian G. Edvardsen
Software Engineer
Bouvet
"The course has introduced an entirely new dimension to my workflow and I want to learn more!"
Ole Moi
Software Engineer
Bouvet
"This training expanded my horizon and helped me to look beyond the accustomed working habits."
Tamas Clement
Software Engineer
CSS Insurance
"After this course, you will have the urge to achieve more as an individual, and as a team as well!"
Tamas Clement
Software Engineer
CSS Insurance
"The mix between theory and practice helped me enormously in learning and grasping the knowledge."
Urs Birrer
Senior Software Engineer
CSS Insurance
"This course is a real eye-opener! Not only about test-driving your code but also for writing well-designed software."
Vetle Horpestad
Software Engineer
Bouvet
"Relaxed, focused, productive, fun! That's how every course should be."
Michał Śmiłowski
Software Engineer
CSS
"This is not a soft "listen and take notes" course but a learn-by-doing marathon."
Pierluigi Fornoni
Senior Software Engineer
EOC
"Alcor Academy brought a new insight on how to use Test Driven Development efficiently."
Daniel Torvaldsen Garip
Software Engineer
SopraSteria
"This is not a classic course. This is a hands-on experience that will advance everybody. It teaches global concepts, ideas and mental models. Highly recommended!"
Markus Doggweiler
Software Engineer
CSS