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A 6-week bootcamp for medicine can teach you First-Aid, CPR, and a lot more. Similarly a 6-week bootcamp for programming can teach you some of the basics good e

by vineet 11y ago

A 6-week bootcamp for medicine can teach you First-Aid, CPR, and a lot more. Similarly a 6-week bootcamp for programming can teach you some of the basics good enough so that you can build a project by yourself. I would argue that both should be required for any college degree. And yes, they are not the same as a 4-year degree. And those that do the 4-year degrees should have enough more knowledge and experience that people want to hire them as well. I think there is more of a problem with the lack of great 4-year degrees as opposed bad 6-week bootcamps.

morgante 11y ago
> Similarly a 6-week bootcamp for programming can teach you some of the basics good enough so that you can build a project by yourself. The problem is that's not how they're marketed. They're marketed as qualifying you to be a full time developer, equivalent to a CS degree holder, and advertise 6-figure salaries. Nobody goes to a First-Aid class expecting to come out with a 6-figure doctor job.