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Many people that attend code schools have no interest in getting a software engineering job. I think asking code schools to base their metrics on employment ra
by itake 10y ago
Many people that attend code schools have no interest in getting a software engineering job. I think asking code schools to base their metrics on employment rates would have bad side effects.
This would cause schools to reject applicants that are interested in learning coding for alternatives reasons. These reasons range from Mom's wanting to learn so they could teach their children, wantrepreneur's wanting to build their MVP on their own, or just someone that is happy with their career path, but wants to take a break to learn coding for fun.
Do you think Mom's wanting to teach their children coding should be rejected from code schools, because they don't want to get a job and thus would hurt their numbers?
- runandcode 10y agoDo you really think that people spend tens of thousands of dollars and countless hours (away from family, might I add) learning to code just so they can teach their children?
- emmab 10y agoMaybe these deserve different kinds of code schools?
- elliotec 10y agoWhat are you talking about? Where is your source that people that attend code schools don't want jobs?
- runandcode 10y agoI also think this comment misses the point of the article. The author is not proposing that bootcamps reject people based on their career objectives. He's pushing for greater transparency in reporting and urging other bootcamps to publish more than just the splashy stats displayed for marketing purposes. People make huge financial and emotional investments to attend a bootcamp; the author argues that bootcamps should do better by their prospective students by helping them to understand just what they're purchasing.