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In a way modern coding bootcamps that offer internship placements appear similar to me to the German-style vocational schooling (apprenticeships + classes). I
by verst 7y ago
In a way modern coding bootcamps that offer internship placements appear similar to me to the German-style vocational schooling (apprenticeships + classes).
I have a CS degree, but I find bootcamp graduates to have more practical knowledge for many positions right upon graduation. At least this is true speaking from my personal experience and what I have observed.
Most jobs in the US don't truly require a university degree (the knowledge isn't actually required) and I'd argue that most "coding jobs" (deliberate choice of words) don't either.
- mothsonasloth 7y agoYes but the problem is with the bootcamps I have dealt with in the UK, is that they are in a "bums on seats" philosophy. They charge crazy money for a 3 month bootcamp, then say people are qualified to work as a software engineer. They then turn up at a company and are lacking in various areas. Graduates are not very useful at the star, however they have a foundation and a good percentage have done an internship. So there's more to work with. There needs to be standards implemented and companies need to get together to say "we expect x,y and z from boot camp graduates" Otherwise, I could go an setup a bootcamp tomorrow and take peoples cash and just make them watch youtube videos of react.js "Its not my problem if you don't get it"