Although, part of the program is an intro to python development (which you can easily skip) https://www.dataquest.io/ is a set of guided lessons that teach you data analysis/science/engineering .
Ask HN: Any “bootcamps” or courses for intermediate/advanced people?
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Re: Ask HN: Any “bootcamps” or courses for intermediate/advanced people?
#62[Disclaimer: Shameless self-promotion] We run something called Interview Kickstart: http://Interviewkickstart.com . It's a part-time bootcamp focused on preparing for technical interviews at (so-called) top-tier places i.e. places which interview heavily in DS/Algos and Large Scale Design for their core engineering roles, and also make staggeringly high offers. Think G/F/A/Netflix/Amazon/MS etc. It is intense and als…
Just a suggestion for possible improvements... Looking at the sight I really just wanted two questions answered. How much time? How much money? The first took a while to find: Two 4 to 6-hour sessions per week, for 8 weeks. 200+ hours of work. The second looks sketchy: Tuition: Not cheap
Thanks! Will consider. With that comment on pricing, we just want to deter people who think this can be done cheaply.
Re: Ask HN: Any “bootcamps” or courses for intermediate/advanced people?
#63[Disclaimer: Shameless self-promotion] We run something called Interview Kickstart: http://Interviewkickstart.com . It's a part-time bootcamp focused on preparing for technical interviews at (so-called) top-tier places i.e. places which interview heavily in DS/Algos and Large Scale Design for their core engineering roles, and also make staggeringly high offers. Think G/F/A/Netflix/Amazon/MS etc. It is intense and als…
>> "... and also make staggeringly high offer" How high are we talking about? Let's say around ~5 yrs exp dev who would otherwise be considered intermediate level elsewhere spends the equivalent of 3-6 months of full time effort in preparation: what comp can such a candidate expect to negotiate in the big4/5?
For that level of experience, and a great interview performance, big-5 easily cross $225k/yr in total comp. Often much more.
Re: Ask HN: Any “bootcamps” or courses for intermediate/advanced people?
#64Earlier quoted context omitted.
I did https://bradfieldcs.com after working as a IC for awhile and found it hugely valuable. I didn't have a CS undergrad and worked in Node, so skipped the majority the deeper fundamental studies around databases, networking, and computer architecture since I was abstracted from them in day-to-day work (or at least thought I was...:)). I took a 10wk leave from work to go full-time through Bradfield and would recomme…
>"I took a 10wk leave from work to go full-time through Bradfield and would recommend it to anyone that's spent time working as an engineer and is interested in leveling up generally or refining a specific skill set." Can you elaborate on the "full-time" part. In looking at the site it looks like the independent course modules are each 4 weeks with two 3 hour sessions a week for $1800 each. Were you somehow able to t…
Yeah i did it last November when the courses were structured to be done as a full-time program. They've restructured to make it compatible with having a full-time job simultaneously. I think they've still had students take all courses concurrently though, even with the new model. Worth sending @oz a note!
Re: Ask HN: Any “bootcamps” or courses for intermediate/advanced people?
#65For data science: http://insightdatascience.com/ only accepts those who have completed a PhD
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#66For data science: http://insightdatascience.com/ only accepts those who have completed a PhD
That has to be one of the weirdest things I've ever heard in my life. You don't need a PhD to do data science. Hell, most companies would be taking a huge step forward if they got somebody who knows how to do linear regression.
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#67Big Nerd's Ranch ( https://www.bignerdranch.com/ ) especialy for mobile app development. Their bootcamp is called "retreat", and they also work as developers and publish books.
disclaimer: I am an instructor for Big Nerd Ranch, teaching our various iOS courses. That said, I came to BNR after being blown away by the quality of their Mac programming book, years ago. I believe deeply in what we do. tl;dr: Big Nerd Ranch offers short retreats for intermediate and advanced instructors. They are not cheap but they are thorough and powerful, as long as you're willing to put in the work. Details: W…
>"That said, I came to BNR after being blown away by the quality of their Mac programming book, years ago. I believe deeply in what we do"
So can the same level proficiency be gained by either the book or the retreat? Is there parity there then?
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#69[Disclaimer: Shameless self-promotion] We run something called Interview Kickstart: http://Interviewkickstart.com . It's a part-time bootcamp focused on preparing for technical interviews at (so-called) top-tier places i.e. places which interview heavily in DS/Algos and Large Scale Design for their core engineering roles, and also make staggeringly high offers. Think G/F/A/Netflix/Amazon/MS etc. It is intense and als…
As far as getting better as an engineer in some domain-- how does a program like this compare to hacking on and contributing to a FLOSS project in that same domain for a similar total number of hours?
Re: Ask HN: Any “bootcamps” or courses for intermediate/advanced people?
#70[Disclaimer: Shameless self-promotion] We run something called Interview Kickstart: http://Interviewkickstart.com . It's a part-time bootcamp focused on preparing for technical interviews at (so-called) top-tier places i.e. places which interview heavily in DS/Algos and Large Scale Design for their core engineering roles, and also make staggeringly high offers. Think G/F/A/Netflix/Amazon/MS etc. It is intense and als…
That sounds like something that I am looking for. I'm interested in a "CS fundamentals" bootcamp. I have years of web development experience and while I could take a React bootcamp that would make me more marketable for that particular area, I'd like to increase my scope beyond web dev or mobile dev. Work on massive systems, and places where they need smart ways to move mountains of data.
In college I graduated in a digital media like program, and took a "super minor" in Computer Science- one Data Structures and Discrete Math class, and two courses on OOP software design. I have familiarity with some structures, understand the general concept of Big O but I'd like to fill in some gaps.