The idea of bootcamps (or short degrees) is not bad in on itself. There are plenty of other professions where people complete similar length programs and do wel

The idea of bootcamps (or short degrees) is not bad in on itself. There are plenty of other professions where people complete similar length programs and do well at an average job - they are not the best in the world, but provide enough value to get a reasonable pay. The problems are specifically with Lambda. They are simply bad at education (and other things) from whatever reports we have seen. Education is difficult. Thinking you can "agile" a curriculum is ridiculous. I would recommend they hire a complete board of profs and industry experts from a variety of institutions and give them months to work out the structure of the program.