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I think the issue isn't that people aren't learning properly, it's more due to with the recognition of work and time required for no tangible reward. It's the s
by aty268 7y ago
I think the issue isn't that people aren't learning properly, it's more due to with the recognition of work and time required for no tangible reward. It's the same reason it's really hard for most people to sit down and learn coding on their own. It's not because lectures are hard to watch, or they aren't learning effectively, it's because you aren't getting anything tangible from it. Bootcamps are the same way, you get a "certificate" but it doesn't really have much value, and people know it.
Getting a degree from a good school (I go to UT Austin actually) is different. That's why people go to college.
- fouc 7y agoA CS degree covers more than just programming. A bootcamp focuses on programming only. Let's assume the CS degree has on average 1 out of 5 courses per semester that directly involves practicing programming, and not just filling up the requirements on liberal arts, and math, etc. 13 weeks * (3 hours lectures per week + 5 hours homework per week) * 2 semester per year * 4 years = 832 hours. So a full-time developer bootcamp would need to be at least 5 months long to match. Most are only 2.5 to 3 months long, but there are some 6 month long developer bootcamps. The short bootcamps might not have as much value, but still a good minimum start to development.