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Finish off your degree. Domain knowledge is about 1000pct more valuable than what App Academy is going to teach you (That's nine weeks to get you started with i

by andymoe 14y ago

Finish off your degree. Domain knowledge is about 1000pct more valuable than what App Academy is going to teach you (That's nine weeks to get you started with iOS dev right?). I went the "Drop out and do it yourself" route 10 years ago and looking back it was a big mistake. I would say it set my career back a good five years. It's only one more year. Get it done now.

manglav 14y ago
App Academy's founders estimate that their graduates will be able to pull 80-90k as an entry level iOS developer. I am looking to transition into software development, and the remaining classes I have left are controls, Lab 2, and senior project. I believe I have the relevant domain knowledge to do any basic intersection of both fields - for example, I plan to create a better simulator (more user friendly) for process modeling. The current program we use, "Aspen", uses the same engine from the '70s and has a horrible interface - it is impossible to debug. Also, I am very interested in modeling Thorium nuclear power plants, and I will definitely need a software background for this. I am using App Academy as a stepping stone to my future career as a software programmer with an understanding of engineering fundamentals. Sorry if that was long-winded.
- andymoe 14y ago
  Well It sounds like you have already made up your mind. I still think you should finish your degree now while you are on a roll. We saw these kinds of quick boot camp style schools during the last dotcom bubble and a lot of people got taken advantage of and wasted a lot fo time and money. (Not saying that's exactly what this is - App Academy seems to have some good people teaching) Do you have a bunch of years of programming experience already? If not 10k and 9 weeks is not going to make your an iOS programmer and it sure as shit is not help you write simulation software of thorium reactors. App Academy guys: I work down the street from you. I'll buy you all lunch and you can try change my mind if you want. Contact in profile.

by andymoe 14y ago

manglav 14y ago

App Academy's founders estimate that their graduates will be able to pull 80-90k as an entry level iOS developer. I am looking to transition into software development, and the remaining classes I have left are controls, Lab 2, and senior project. I believe I have the relevant domain knowledge to do any basic intersection of both fields - for example, I plan to create a better simulator (more user friendly) for process modeling. The current program we use, "Aspen", uses the same engine from the '70s and has a horrible interface - it is impossible to debug. Also, I am very interested in modeling Thorium nuclear power plants, and I will definitely need a software background for this. I am using App Academy as a stepping stone to my future career as a software programmer with an understanding of engineering fundamentals. Sorry if that was long-winded.

andymoe 14y ago
Well It sounds like you have already made up your mind. I still think you should finish your degree now while you are on a roll. We saw these kinds of quick boot camp style schools during the last dotcom bubble and a lot of people got taken advantage of and wasted a lot fo time and money. (Not saying that's exactly what this is - App Academy seems to have some good people teaching) Do you have a bunch of years of programming experience already? If not 10k and 9 weeks is not going to make your an iOS programmer and it sure as shit is not help you write simulation software of thorium reactors. App Academy guys: I work down the street from you. I'll buy you all lunch and you can try change my mind if you want. Contact in profile.