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Developer Bootcamps - Be a Programmer in Two Months!

posted by LaminatorX on Wednesday October 15 2014, @03:06PM   Printer-friendly
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Thexalon writes:

The New York Times has coverage on the phenomenon of Developer Bootcamps, that claim to do in a matter of a couple of months what used to take at least a couple of years for an associate's degree. These cram courses are apparently getting about a 75% job placement rate.

Have any Soylentils either gone through these programs, or worked with others who have? If so, what are your experiences?

 
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  • (Score: 2) by strattitarius on Wednesday October 15 2014, @07:50PM

    by strattitarius (3191) on Wednesday October 15 2014, @07:50PM (#106375) Journal
    This. I did the same, but it was with our Network/System Admin. We would sit in the conference room about once a week and work on a bug or feature together and then I would send him off to finish up. He usually came back with a few questions, but was able to complete the task. This carried on for a year or so and he is at a point where he could maintain some of my code. He has a long way to go, but he is headed in the right direction. Also he would now be an amazing hire for a sys admin. His increased knowledge of code and how the computer works has surely made him a better administrator.
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