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Developer Bootcamps are Expensive. Learn Python Online with a Mentor for $99.
- craigasketch 13y agoAs someone who is a designer I've always wanted an environment of collaboration to learn programming together with an expert. I've tried books and other things but bridging the gap from Hello World to doing something more complicated than just mad libs is difficult for me. I've signed up for an invite. I hope this happens :)
- bjpless 13y agoThat's awesome to hear!
- lunarprose 13y agoDeveloper bootcamps are expensive, but offer more than just knowledge. If you're looking to get a job as a software developer, paying for a bootcamp allows you access to experts but also to a network typically geared towards getting you a first job. Access to a network is an invaluable boost in any career, but especially for individuals trying to bootstrap their way into it. With that said, I'd totally do this because learning Python online while being able to ask questions seems pretty sweet. But I don't know if I would substitute this for an initial education.
- bjpless 13y agoAll fair points. I would say that this is a great way to get your feet wet with coding before you decide to take the HUGE life leap of a bootcamp. They're expensive in not only $ terms but also your time. This way, you can see if you enjoying both coding and conversing about code (which is half of your job as a developer)
- lunarprose 13y agoFair points back--plenty of people think they like coding (or think it's something else entirely) without having really done it. Best of luck with it. :)
- pwang 13y agoI think this is a great idea, I hope it takes off.
- throwaway1979 13y agoGreat idea. Is this focused on developers or newbies?
- bjpless 13y agoRight now newbies. But the same principle applies. I want to broaden a bunch of programming skills (especially algorithms) largely on my own time but I'd like a human voice to guide and motivate me from time to time. If this works out, we'll keep expanding.
- throwaway1979 13y agoCool ... best of luck. As an intermediate/expert programmer in one language, it would be great to get access to an expert in language B. Certainly worth $100!
- bjpless 13y agoI have some friends who could teach Erland and Go. If that sounds interesting, signup for the site or otherwise let me know and I'll try to make it happen!
- MartinCron 13y agoThat's exactly what I was thinking.
- Karunamon 13y agoI would love to have something like this, but for Ruby and Rails. The price is right, too. Seriously. I will be first in line. The dev bootcamps are really enticing to me, but I don't have any realistic way of leaving my job for two weeks and fronting the thousands of dollars.
- rip747 13y agojust purchase the railstutorials.org at http://ruby.railstutorial.org/ http://ruby.railstutorial.org/ full disclosure: i purchased the course for rails 3
- matt_ 13y agogotealeaf.com you can take it online and pay as you go. I took this and got a job 1 month after completing it.
- oflannabhra 13y agoI see the value of a lot of these programs/courses as connecting you with your first job. What did that look like for you? Did you move? Find something local? Did Tealeaf help you? Anyway, I'm very interested in your experience.
- raj564 13y agoi am a graduate of tealeaf academy. i took all 3 courses, which took about 4 months to complete. I got my 1st dev job about 2 mo. later. They did help find a job by introducing me to their rails/ruby contacts in the city i was living in. I didn't have any OOP experience prior to the course. I totally recommend this if you want to learn rails to bootstrap your own product or change careers and become a dev. I did this for both.
- matt_ 13y agoThis course doesn't have the direct matching that the in person courses do. It's mostly on you. They do encourage you to attend local meetups to network. I live in the same city as one of the instructors and he offered to connect me with local people for a job, but I ended up not needing it as I got a job with the person who ran my local meetup. You can read other people's stories at: http://community.gotealeaf.com/t/share-your-experience-of-learning-with-tealeaf-academy/17 http://community.gotealeaf.com/t/share-your-experience-of-le...
- hanley 13y agoThere's a typo in the Request Invite to Python 101 modal. It should say: The initial class size will be limited to 20 students.