Nick Halloran went around the world to find himself before learning that he wanted to be a software developer. In his post-college years, the native Bostonian worked as both a restaurant manager and as a worker at seasonal recreational resorts, taking him to places as far away as Bratislava, Slovakia. But Nick always had an itch to do something more technical.

In one of the several interviews with Nick before attending App Academy’s bootcamp, he said that after initial hesitation about his ability to start a new career in his 30s, he had an important epiphany.” And that was that he could literally do anything he wanted as long as it meant being able to provide for his family.

“I knew I would enjoy coding