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Power to the people: a Syrian experiment in democracy (Oct)(next.ft.com)
2 points by dsofer 11y ago|0 comments
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Rethinking coding bootcamps(thegoodwebguide.co.uk)
2 points by dsofer 11y ago|0 comments
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Get with the program: the coders offering training for free(theguardian.com)
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Applications just opened for a free coding bootcamp in London(foundersandcoders.org)
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Update on the free coding bootcamp at Collective in London(camdencollective.co.uk)
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by dsofer 12y ago
Mainly intended for London residents, but we would consider strong applications from elsewhere.
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by dsofer 12y ago
This should now no longer be the case. There are links to both a FAQ to the "Current course" materials on the website.
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by dsofer 12y ago
Link added to navigation bar. Thanks for the suggestion :-)
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by dsofer 12y ago
The first cohort graduated in February. One is interning as a developer at Hogarth Worldwide--after only six weeks and from a standing start--but he was an outlier. Of the others, one has got a job with a tech startup, one is working as a b
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by dsofer 12y ago
ZenPro, I really appreciate the feedback. Contact me. There's a link on the website.
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by dsofer 12y ago
That is no coincidence. I organised a meetup for Startup Engineering last year in the same place that I am now running Founders & Coders. It's a great course. Good luck with it.
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by dsofer 12y ago
At this point we are not sure, but since the HN posting the odds may be about to lengthen. We will accept text applications if you have a good reason for not doing a video.
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by dsofer 12y ago
Thank you for the feedback. We will be doing more stuff later in the year. I struggle with self learning, too. Peer pressure makes such a difference. Please follow @selforganising for updates.
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by dsofer 12y ago
Good suggestion. Done.
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by dsofer 12y ago
Like you, I have no teaching experience, but have been working as a web developer and project manager for many years before taking this project on. I encourage you to give it a go. A really good way to start is to organise Coursera meetups
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by dsofer 12y ago
It is part of a larger project funded by from public sources. It is not a pilot. The June course will be the third one we have run this year. We are exploring funding from various sources. We may end up charging at some point, but the model
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by dsofer 12y ago
Well spotted. This is from the current course. Much though I love them, we are dropping the Udacity courses and switching to JavaScript and node.js for the next one. Trying to teach two programming languages at once to absolute beginners is
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by dsofer 12y ago
We will certainly consider applicants from overseas. We have a Russian, a Greek and an Argentinian on the current course. Although it is mainly for London residents, we might make exceptions--especially if you are interested in setting up s
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by dsofer 12y ago
We have a bit of funding from Collective, which is a project in Camden Town offering free workspace and support to creative startups, which is in turn funded by the Mayor of London. I am not sure that what we are doing is exactly comparable
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by dsofer 12y ago
It is entry level. Primarily, it's going to be JavaScript--both backend (node) and frontend, plus HTML, CSS, and Git.
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by dsofer 12y ago
This is a course I am involved in, but I am hoping a free course of this kind is unusual enough to be of interest to Hacker News readers.
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A free full-time 7-week coding course in London (foundersandcoders.org)
43 points by dsofer 12y ago|37 comments