Guy Spent $11,000 On A Coding 'Bootcamp' And Doubled His Salary

[Nathan England]

I have met very few developers that I considered *good* developers that 
did not also have a google window open full time for questions.

I think have of IT and development skills is just being able to google 
good and figure out the rest on your own.



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Regards,

  -- Nathan



On 2016-10-27 08:10, Keith Smith wrote:
> I think part of the key is only allowing those in, who show serious
> potential and have done some self learning and show a true passion and
> raw talent.
> 
> It is a lot of hours.  720 - 1200 hours.  And a lot of hands on which
> is very beneficial.  If the instructors are with the students most of
> the time, giving them lots of guidance along the way, then maybe.
> Just seems like a lot for 9 - 12 weeks.
> 
> Not sure how much one can retain while drinking from a fire hose.
> 
> 
> On 2016-10-27 07:43, Kevin Fries wrote:
>> Insane!  But if you read the article carefully, the students may be
>> going for 2-3 months, but they are working 80-100 hrs a week.
>> 
>> If you really focused, structured it like a real job, go with 1 week
>> sprints and a focus to learn A, B, and C in sprint/week 1, and D & E
>> in sprint/week 2, 9-12 weeks is very do-able.
>> 
>> If the boot camp had sponsors looking to hire, and the emphasis could
>> be placed on those skills, a job 1 week after, at 2x a marketer's
>> salary, is also very do-able.
>> 
>> I think this idea is actually awesome.
>> 
>> Kevin
>> 
>> On Oct 27, 2016 8:28 AM, "Keith Smith" <techlists at phpcoderusa.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I cannot imagine being able to teach someone how to be a web
>>> developer in 9 - 12 weeks.  I'd like to see the curriculum.  Way too
>>> much to know.
>>> 
>>> 
>> http://www.businessinsider.com/guy-spent-11000-on-a-coding-bootcamp-and-doubled-his-salary-2013-4
>>> [1]
>>> 
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