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Responding to Joseph's comment here since I can't reply directly for some reason. Re Dev Bootcamps: I applied to and interviewed with a bunch of them about 6 mo

Responding to Joseph's comment here since I can't reply directly for some reason. Re Dev Bootcamps: I applied to and interviewed with a bunch of them about 6 months ago. Didn't even hear back from gSchool. Didn't get into App Academy (it was almost as if you already needed to know how to code to get in). Didn't get into Hacker School. Couldn't move to SF for Hack Reactor. At this point, I'm not sure I'm willing to put up the majority of my remaining savings when I'm not even sure I'm fit to be a developer.

Serow225 12y ago
Well you've probably learned and improved in the six months since you last applied, so maybe it's a good time to try again? From what you've posted, a Dev Bootcamp seems like it could be just what you need to get over the hump. Good luck, try not to get discouraged if you enjoy this stuff! :)
daffodil2 12y ago
I'm not sure what "fit to be a developer" means. People (with very few exceptions) are not born with labels that say "able to write software professionally" or "not able to write software professionally". Try to understand what has prevented you from landing jobs so far. Go through http://sijinjoseph.com/programmer-competency-matrix/ http://sijinjoseph.com/programmer-competency-matrix/ to determine what you lack, and then work on improving those. (Not saying that that link is the ultimate criteria for determining one's suitability as a programmer, just that if you really don't know what you're missing, it will give you some ideas)
- jimmaswell 12y ago
  I don't like the part about "no circular dependencies." If the language supports it, such as in c#, then why not? There are cases where you want Class A to use a B and Class B to use an A. Unless that's not the kind that they're talking about.
carlosrt 12y ago
Instead of spending money on a dev boot camp maybe try going through The Odin Project, and beefing up your github. Then maybe join TreeHouse temporarily just to have them help you find a job. http://www.theodinproject.com/ http://www.theodinproject.com/

Serow225 12y ago

Well you've probably learned and improved in the six months since you last applied, so maybe it's a good time to try again? From what you've posted, a Dev Bootcamp seems like it could be just what you need to get over the hump. Good luck, try not to get discouraged if you enjoy this stuff! :)

daffodil2 12y ago

I'm not sure what "fit to be a developer" means. People (with very few exceptions) are not born with labels that say "able to write software professionally" or "not able to write software professionally". Try to understand what has prevented you from landing jobs so far. Go through http://sijinjoseph.com/programmer-competency-matrix/ http://sijinjoseph.com/programmer-competency-matrix/ to determine what you lack, and then work on improving those. (Not saying that that link is the ultimate criteria for determining one's suitability as a programmer, just that if you really don't know what you're missing, it will give you some ideas)

jimmaswell 12y ago
I don't like the part about "no circular dependencies." If the language supports it, such as in c#, then why not? There are cases where you want Class A to use a B and Class B to use an A. Unless that's not the kind that they're talking about.

carlosrt 12y ago

Instead of spending money on a dev boot camp maybe try going through The Odin Project, and beefing up your github. Then maybe join TreeHouse temporarily just to have them help you find a job. http://www.theodinproject.com/ http://www.theodinproject.com/