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> Surely criticizing Lambda is far less useful than criticizing the university system, which provides far worse outcomes for far more money? You have to compar
by WoodenChair 6y ago
> Surely criticizing Lambda is far less useful than criticizing the university system, which provides far worse outcomes for far more money?
You have to compare apples to apples. The university system encompasses far more than Lambda school. I think a fair comparison would be how well does the average person with a degree in CS or Software Engineering from a university do (or even maybe a community college so the timespan is closer to a boot camp)? In my experience the answer is very well.
- ghufran_syed 6y agoand how do the people who drop out of a university with student loans but no degree do? If you drop out of lambda school, or even if you graduate but don’t make 50k / year in a tech job, you pay nothing.
- WoodenChair 6y agoObviously, not well. We would have to do statistical analysis on the outcomes of everyone who did lambda school and everyone who did traditional CS at community colleges to reach any kind of meaningful conclusion. My main point is that comparing to the whole university system is pointless. Also, if we narrowed our focus to community colleges, they're typically very inexpensive and free for low-income students.