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by parenthetically 11y ago
It's so important to realize that just because someone gives it away, doesn't mean it doesn't have a cost. If you use the service and want it to be around, it needs to be supported.
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by parenthetically 11y ago
Yeah, the response to adversity is key. Being able to keep going and figuring things out even when you're stuck or out of the realm of your domain knowledge is so important.
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by parenthetically 11y ago
Spoiler Warning: The fine print says 6 months.
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by parenthetically 11y ago
I don't think any of these boot camps promise 0 to N anymore; most require weeks or months of prep work and strong demonstrated interest.
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by parenthetically 11y ago
The interesting part of this is the "don't pay if you don't get hired" part of the policy. Sure, a couple of the big in-person boot camps have that, but I've never seen it online-only.
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Viking Code School(vikingcodeschool.com)
38 points by parenthetically 11y ago|21 comments
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The Beginner’s Dilemma: Your First 100 Hours of Code(vikingcodeschool.com)
13 points by parenthetically 12y ago|1 comments
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by parenthetically 12y ago
I first learned on a variant of BASIC myself when I was in elementary school, and it was effortless then -- but that's a profoundly different thing from learning the professional tools/design patterns/development styles to ge
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by parenthetically 12y ago
Really good discussion of what falls apart when these "anyone can learn to code!" tutorials leave you high and dry, and how to get past that next huge hurdle of self-sufficiency.