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What's horrible about that? People doing things for the money is the driving force behind capitalism, the best economic system yet invented. It improves everybo
by mrob 10y ago
What's horrible about that? People doing things for the money is the driving force behind capitalism, the best economic system yet invented. It improves everybody's quality of life. I have no objection to people going to coding boot camps because they think it will help them make money, and I hope they succeed.
But I don't think coding boot camps are evidence for great love for coding for its own sake. People who really want to code will find some way to do it no matter what. They don't need paid tuition.
- onion2k 10y agoPeople wanting money is fine. It was the assertion that they "see coding as an easy way to get it" that's too harsh. In my experience people who have been through coding bootcamps are very aware that they're learning something hard and that they'll need to put in a lot of effort, and that they're starting a new career where they'll be a junior in their first role unless they're very lucky.
- dwaltrip 10y agoSeriously? Paying to learn a skill is a sign of impure motives? That seems like a very unfair assumption. Not everyone can learn on their own in their spare time.