freedevbootcamp

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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
For pleasure: Backbone.js Blueprints by Andrew Burgess For work: Stealing The Network, The complete series collectors edition
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
In the midwest, java programmers are the top paid programmers and the most in demand.
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
This one was posted on HN just a few days ago. Looks good. http://www.marinamele.com/taskbuster-django-tutorial
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
I should have said this is from my 20 years of experience in an IT department. And as a response to my second point, it was in reference to technical problems that you see in an enterprise environment. I though you were directing your quest
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
I think everyone has the capacity to be a quick thinker. The two main components to being a quick thinker are not what you think. The first one is a competitive spirit. If you have ever played any sports and you have felt the desire to win
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
Congrats to the Tmux team for a great open source tool. Its sad that HN decided to take this moment to talk about sourceforge and not the product announcement.
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
Junior developers are hired because somebody has to do the shit work that nobody else wants to do.
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
I would take this question to reddit/r/netsec
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
Great read. Nice website. Great Photos.
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
Austin is beautiful..
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Ask HN: Where is the best place to live for a Full Stack Developer
1 points by freedevbootcamp 11y ago|3 comments
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
Stay away from the TV. Stay away from anywhere you can fall asleep. You don't need sleep. You need to do something that lets you talk to your inner voice like mowing the lawn, exercise, walking, riding bikes whatever. Talk to your inne
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
A MBP running OSX is almost as good as a Linux laptop but with a better GUI. Just be happy they didn't give you a windows laptop. In the corporate world you would have to be a unicorn or rockstar to get a MBP. If you were a Linux sysad
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
Watch this video to give you a good idea of what it takes to be a Front end developer now days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXqs6X0lzKI Build tons of websites with just basic HTML/CSS then when you can drop code on
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
Dude you got this. Just break out the books, the videos and start brushing up on everything like you were back in school. Find out what technology stack they use and start building lots of side projects. No days off. You want the answer to
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
Always be looking for a job. Always be interviewing. Because recruiters are whores your boss will find out. Just tell them that you are looking for a part time job. Schedule all your interviews during lunch or after work.
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
Break out the resume and polish it up. Use all 8 hours a day to find a job while at work. Connect to recruiters on LinkedIn and use every job search engine to get yourself out there. Resign on the 29th day. You will be penalized for 2 weeks
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
Walmart Special - Acer quad core amd 2.2ghz, 17inch screen still going strong after five years. Only 350 bucks so I bought 2 of them.
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
LEO and the NSA would like it if you add as much personal information as possible, so please do that and help them out.
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
A college degree is worth one year of experience at most companies. If you are new to programming and have no experience someone with a college degree will have an advantage. However, if you are able to get some experience and work at a job
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
Watch this motivational playlist on Youtube. It will get you back on your feet and focused to change the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26U_seo0a1g&list=PLYzEWmEmHy...
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
Thank you for taking the time to comment. You gave me some really good ideas. I thought maybe the agenda was kinda bloated too especially since this is just the Front End Development. If you add Back end development you would probably be l
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
The bootcamp really does not have a time because it is free, and what they are really getting is a mentor who can help them and guide them to all the best resources. I put together the curriculum after searching for the best books and video
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
I dont really know if bootcamp is the right description of the school. It really does not have a time limit and my role is more of a mentor than a teacher. I did the Front End Developer curriculum to weed out all the bad videos and books an
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
I picked vim because of all the plugin support and its long history. A person is going to have to learn an editor anyway so might as well learn the best. The learning methods I use for vim are just one book and several videos. I do not expe
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
Thank you for taking the time to comment. My motivation behind this is to teach people who have a goal or dream to be a software developer that can't go to school for whatever reason and can't afford a bootcamp. By Unicorn I mean
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Ask HN: How to train my students to be Unicorns
12 points by freedevbootcamp 11y ago|31 comments
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
If you are new or just starting out, keep being the dumbest person in the room but show them you know how to troubleshoot and solve problems and are willing to get up to speed quickly. If you feel like you're being misrepresented as an
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
I used to keep everything in evernote, trello, google docs, email etc.. Then I decided that I do not want my most personal information stored on someone elses computer so I moved to txt files on my local HD. I had about 5 text files going w
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by freedevbootcamp 11y ago
It all depends on how much time you have and what your end goal is. Do you want to be a web developer for your career or just a hobby? How much time do you want to put into this web app? Python/Django/Flask or Ruby on Rails are bo

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