I have done CodePath twice and highly recommend for iOS and android bootcamps. https://codepath.com/
Agreed. I learned a lot there.
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#12This is heavy ruby/rails focused but has other content as well. Tagline is "Get the junior out of your title"
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#13Big 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.
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#14Recurse Center: https://www.recurse.com/ . Anecdotally, not so easy to get in.
OP here. I'm an alum! Fall 1 2016. It's not quite the same thing - RC is self-directed. You do what you want instead of following a course or teacher.
Summer '13 saying hi from across the batches. Self-directed, but plenty of experienced folks to rub off on you, in my experience. The diversity of experience at RC was incredible when I was there. Definitely fantasize about going back for another batch sometimes -- I know so much more now and I'd get so much out of doing it a second time.
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#15Recurse Center: https://www.recurse.com/ . Anecdotally, not so easy to get in.
This looks neat. If I had a 6-month sabbatical from work I'd apply, but unfortunately I don't know when I'll ever have the opportunity to do something like this.
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#16If you're in SF: https://bradfieldcs.com/
has anyone had experience with this? I'd love to get some actual reviews of this place?
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#17[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 also taught by Sr. Engineers working in core systems at these places. There is a rigorous academic take to it, with homework, tests, mock interviews etc.
A little known fact, is that many people come to the program with no intent to look for a job. They are already at good places, paid well, and just want to get better as an engineer, which I think is what you're looking for.
Many have figured out, that the structure and the forcing function challenges them to be better. Most of your peers will have backgrounds in CS/CS, and you'll also see people coming FROM some of the same companies others are aspiring to go to (e.g. Amazon, Microsoft etC).
We start an online cohort every month, where people join from all over US and Canada (and sometimes even other countries).
Feel free to check it out.
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#18Udacity Nanodegrees are geared toward "post-beginners looking to specialize" (my words, not theirs).
https://www.udacity.com/nanodegree
For example, the Android nanodegree assumes you're already familiar with Java and OOP, but not with Android.
The "Full Stack Web Developer Nanodegree" suggests you have "Beginner-level experience in Python." (direct quote) https://www.udacity.com/course/full-stack-web-developer-nano...
These courses are not cheap, they take a lot of time, but if you have the time and money, they are absolutely worth it IMO.
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#19[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
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#20this is more of an AI bent to it but I have heard good things about the following in NY that comes with a job placement: