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I'm skeptical of the Dev Bootcamp phenomenon, if only because it seems like many of them are very expensive. I've heard of five-digit tuitions for three-month p
by michaelochurch 13y ago
I'm skeptical of the Dev Bootcamp phenomenon, if only because it seems like many of them are very expensive. I've heard of five-digit tuitions for three-month programs.
Then again, I guess it's good for us that this is happening because it will drive up the value of high-end programming talent. I've heard that "teaching programming is the new teaching English abroad" and that could be good for us as a group; we'll get better pay and more autonomy in the long run.
- justinmares 13y agoSure, but considering that an average salary in SF is 80-90k, seems like an investment worth making if they can deliver what they promise. Especially when compared against the cost of a 4 year CS education.
- UK-AL 13y agoI don't like dev bootcamps. I think they produce people who know specific things like web dev with ruby or iOS development. They are like the java schools spolsky warned us about. I think the best developers are generally educated in cs.
- michaelochurch 13y agoI agree. My worry is about the long term; what happens when they stop leading to $90k salaries because there are too many people coming out of them? Who does the accreditation? The four-year university education may be a dinosaur, but that system had sound reasons (one can debate whether those are "good") for limiting admissions.