Marakana Open Source Training

The training might be good if they actually hold the class. The problem is that they will cancel the class two weeks before the start date if they don’t have enough attendees (guess how I know). It’s like flying standby. This makes it impossible to schedule your time well in advance.

It’s currently the 3^rd day of a 4day html5 bootcamp.
A great facility with great parking, and even better freeway acess.
Marakana has an all you can drink espresso machine and a fridge with an invite to dive in, plus a friendly staff that makes you feel right at home.
Our Instructor, Peter Lubber of Kaazing, definitely knows he’s topic yet agile enough to go with the flow as questions camp up.
Thank you Marakana for a great class. Highly recommended.

I took a 4-​day Rails class here with Sarah Allen, and came away with what I feel is a really solid set of base skills and knowledge. She taught not only the language and framework, but also focused on test-​first development practices and integration of real-​world tools and libraries, which I’m realizing now went a long way to help it all be instantly applicable to development.
Marakana was a great place, too — spotless, comfortable, lots of natural light, a bit out of the way, location-​wise, but they took care of taxis for everyone staying downtown, and most of the locals ended up carpooling.
Their setup is great — instead of a big overhead projected screen, every desk (for 2 people) has a center monitor showing the instructor’s screen. It was much easier to see and use to compare against what you’re doing on your own computer.
An infinite supply of coffee and snacks was stocked, and lunch was provided.
By the last day my brain was totally full; I couldn’t have fit any more learning in if I tried!
Well worth it, and highly recommended!