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At that point, how is that a boot camp and not a paid tutorial? Why would anyone pay for online course work when there is so much available for free from place

At that point, how is that a boot camp and not a paid tutorial? Why would anyone pay for online course work when there is so much available for free from places like MIT and Stanford? I paid for a boot camp to have access to an instructor with industry experience. Not to learn language syntax and build projects.

Jemmeh 9y ago
Well 42 is a bit different than most bootcamps. 42 Code School is free, it's funded by a French billionaire Xavier Niel who made his fortune from telecommunications and technology. There is a branch in Paris and a branch in Silicon Valley. I'd say it's bootcamp-ish in that it's only programming-relevant coursework you work loads of hours, and you don't get a degree, but it's supposed to be 3-5 years total. Last I saw you have to be 30 or younger to go there. I think the main advantage there is the peer to peer learning and long hours. There's group projects. Yes, your coursework is all on the computer, but you are there morning to night surrounded by people doing the same thing, so you help each other out. That also ends up being a great network later on, which is one of the best things people normally get from college. They also have some special industry guests. Even Paul Graham was praising it. https://twitter.com/paulg/status/847844863727087616?lang=en https://twitter.com/paulg/status/847844863727087616?lang=en
- jefflombardjr 9y ago
  Very cool!
- brooklyn_ashey 9y ago
  very very cool. Too bad you have to be under 30. Are there grants for living expenses? I'd love to tell some younger students about this.
  - Jemmeh 9y ago
    They have 300 free dorms, so it's limited but as long as you pick a start date a few months out you have a good chance to get in. You can see when you sign up what dates dorms are available for. Also you can only live in the dorms for I think like the first year or so. You start with a 4 week "piscine" to test if you can hack it, and if you do well you can join for the actual school year. Some free dorms are also available to the pisciners. It is seriously morning to night so you'll have to save up before you attend because it's pretty much impossible to work during the piscine. They say you don't need programming experience to join, but I really recommend someone goes through the HTML, CSS, and Javascript courses on Codecademy before they even consider going at a minimum. You have to pay for travel to get there and food, though they do have a fairly cheap cafeteria on site. Also if you need a visa they can't help you with that, they are not an accredited school. Check out the FAQ for more questions https://www.42.us.org/admissions/faq/ https://www.42.us.org/admissions/faq/

Jemmeh 9y ago

Well 42 is a bit different than most bootcamps. 42 Code School is free, it's funded by a French billionaire Xavier Niel who made his fortune from telecommunications and technology. There is a branch in Paris and a branch in Silicon Valley. I'd say it's bootcamp-ish in that it's only programming-relevant coursework you work loads of hours, and you don't get a degree, but it's supposed to be 3-5 years total. Last I saw you have to be 30 or younger to go there. I think the main advantage there is the peer to peer learning and long hours. There's group projects. Yes, your coursework is all on the computer, but you are there morning to night surrounded by people doing the same thing, so you help each other out. That also ends up being a great network later on, which is one of the best things people normally get from college. They also have some special industry guests. Even Paul Graham was praising it. https://twitter.com/paulg/status/847844863727087616?lang=en https://twitter.com/paulg/status/847844863727087616?lang=en

jefflombardjr 9y ago
Very cool!
brooklyn_ashey 9y ago
very very cool. Too bad you have to be under 30. Are there grants for living expenses? I'd love to tell some younger students about this.
- Jemmeh 9y ago
  They have 300 free dorms, so it's limited but as long as you pick a start date a few months out you have a good chance to get in. You can see when you sign up what dates dorms are available for. Also you can only live in the dorms for I think like the first year or so. You start with a 4 week "piscine" to test if you can hack it, and if you do well you can join for the actual school year. Some free dorms are also available to the pisciners. It is seriously morning to night so you'll have to save up before you attend because it's pretty much impossible to work during the piscine. They say you don't need programming experience to join, but I really recommend someone goes through the HTML, CSS, and Javascript courses on Codecademy before they even consider going at a minimum. You have to pay for travel to get there and food, though they do have a fairly cheap cafeteria on site. Also if you need a visa they can't help you with that, they are not an accredited school. Check out the FAQ for more questions https://www.42.us.org/admissions/faq/ https://www.42.us.org/admissions/faq/