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Bootcamps get a bad rap on here, but for experienced developers I could actually see them being fairly useful. There is quite a difference between training an e
by collyw 7y ago
Bootcamps get a bad rap on here, but for experienced developers I could actually see them being fairly useful. There is quite a difference between training an experienced developer in a new language / framework than trying to bring someone from zero knowledge to an employable level of knowledge.
As for CS fundamentals, the only time I have needed to implement a sort algorithm was at university and in some interviews. Not saying that it's all bad, it is useful to understand the underlying principles but there seems to be a focus on stuff that is becoming less and less relevant.
- dagw 7y agothe only time I have needed to implement a sort algorithm was at university Sure, but at some point you've probably had to implement some sort of novel algorithm. The reason they make you implement a sort algorithm isn't so that you learn to write sort algorithms, it's so that you learn how to implement an algorithm in general.
- scarface74 7y agoIn most jobs - you won’t have to implement any type of complex algorithm. The complexity is usually in the business requirements.
- dagw 7y agoyou won’t have to implement any type of complex algorithm. Even designing and implementing fairly simple algorithms is easy to screw up if you're not sure how to approach it.