We are on Medium here, so I think you already know what is the famous school 42.

If you don’t, here is a quick presentation. 42 is a programming school (in Paris, South Africa, and also now Fremont). There are no teacher. There are only your comrades, your friends, your brain (very important), and Internet. You have exercises, and on your own, you have to solve them.

During all of July, I’ve been in Paris making my “Piscine” (or the Pool). This is an entire month in the school, sleeping in the school, washing in the school and coding shell and C. Every day including Sunday. Only a few got an apartment. And at end, you receive a mail that tells you if you’re accepted into school — if you become a 42 student or not.

And what can I say about that month? It was a-w-e-s-o-m-e.

Really.

I started many new relationships and they will probably last for a lifetime.

27" iMacs late 2013 everywhere !! It was the very first time I worked on that kind of hardware.

There is a pizza restaurant near the school with a special menu for 42. Since the first time I ate a pizza there, I fell in love. Really. If you come here, taste one.

Every days, we got new exercises. The earlier ones were easy while the latter ones were increasingly difficult. But you know what? Now they are as easy as saying “1–2–3”. And here is the power of 42: in just a month I totally improved my shell and C skills.

The ambiance there is working. Working all time, including night and weekend. But it is also joking, laughing and smiling. That month was probably one of the happier months in my entire life.

I’m now a student and I’ll go back to 42 on 2 November. And believe me, I’m in a hurry to return there.

The question that is often asked is “Are 42 students really valuable for enterprises and startup?” I can’t answer you. I’d like to answer Yes but it might be a lie. The truth is that I don’t know. Some students are genius and others are crap. But, in just a month I got two job proposals in really cool enterprises.

After all, it’s like everywhere, there are good and bad students. This isn’t because one 42 student is crap that every 42 students are. Think about it, many people forget that point.

After a month at 42 in Paris, what can I say? I came back home on late July. We are the 11 September and I developed (I mean I coded) almost every days since.

42 is a school made for code lovers. If you just want to learn skills then money, go away. There is EPITECH and many others for this purpose.

As a conclusion I can say that I love 42. I hope this love will last. If you have any question about 42, do not worry about asking. I will add Q&A at the end.