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I'm wondering why it is that two hit pieces came out at the same time [1]? Is it just a coincidence? https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/11/21131848/lambda-school-

by ucha 7y ago

I'm wondering why it is that two hit pieces came out at the same time [1]? Is it just a coincidence? https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/11/21131848/lambda-school-coding-bootcamp-isa-tuition-cost-free https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/11/21131848/lambda-school-co...

TaylorGood 7y ago
I’m neutral on this, but if I had to guess: @DHH shed light on it via his twitter recently in a big way.
- topherPedersen 7y ago
  I noticed that too. @DHH appears to have been one of the biggest names/voices to speak out against Lambda School recently. In their defense however, I follow a YouTuber that goes by "Dummy Codes" that landed a pretty good job doing Flutter development after attending Lambda School. So it looks like they are at least helping some people find jobs. It'll be interesting to see if Lambda School survives and thrives, or if it goes the way of Theranos. Only time will tell!
akanet 7y ago
It's a coincidence. I was working on the story for five months, but some recent student unrest catalyzed Kate Clark's (excellent) reporting.
azangru 7y ago
I've seen discontent with Lambda brewing on twitters for quite some time: https://twitter.com/KeziyahL/status/1155154616281178114 https://twitter.com/KeziyahL/status/1155154616281178114
- SamReidHughes 7y ago
  Any program teaching CS or software with relatively open admissions will have its discontented students, because there are simply people who don't have the cognitive ability to handle it, and their inability to do the homework is always the teacher's fault.
chasing 7y ago
These don't seem like hit pieces. They seem like investigative journalism.
IOT_Apprentice 7y ago
It must be a conspiracy? I mean come on. The issues with ISAs and the fact that they can be sold, means the student has no protections, as they would with regular student debt.
- javagram 7y ago
  Regular student debt is effectively nondischargeable in bankruptcy due to special provisions of federal law, it’s one of the hardest types of debt to escape from.
SuoDuanDao 7y ago
Perhaps a number of journalists who were targeted by the 'learn to code' meme a few months ago actually made a go of it and are beginning to graduate around now.

by ucha 7y ago

TaylorGood 7y ago

I’m neutral on this, but if I had to guess: @DHH shed light on it via his twitter recently in a big way.

topherPedersen 7y ago
I noticed that too. @DHH appears to have been one of the biggest names/voices to speak out against Lambda School recently. In their defense however, I follow a YouTuber that goes by "Dummy Codes" that landed a pretty good job doing Flutter development after attending Lambda School. So it looks like they are at least helping some people find jobs. It'll be interesting to see if Lambda School survives and thrives, or if it goes the way of Theranos. Only time will tell!

akanet 7y ago

It's a coincidence. I was working on the story for five months, but some recent student unrest catalyzed Kate Clark's (excellent) reporting.

azangru 7y ago

I've seen discontent with Lambda brewing on twitters for quite some time: https://twitter.com/KeziyahL/status/1155154616281178114 https://twitter.com/KeziyahL/status/1155154616281178114

SamReidHughes 7y ago
Any program teaching CS or software with relatively open admissions will have its discontented students, because there are simply people who don't have the cognitive ability to handle it, and their inability to do the homework is always the teacher's fault.

chasing 7y ago

These don't seem like hit pieces. They seem like investigative journalism.

IOT_Apprentice 7y ago

It must be a conspiracy? I mean come on. The issues with ISAs and the fact that they can be sold, means the student has no protections, as they would with regular student debt.

javagram 7y ago
Regular student debt is effectively nondischargeable in bankruptcy due to special provisions of federal law, it’s one of the hardest types of debt to escape from.

SuoDuanDao 7y ago

Perhaps a number of journalists who were targeted by the 'learn to code' meme a few months ago actually made a go of it and are beginning to graduate around now.