Tech Bootcamps in Palestine • Hacker News Board

Re: Tech Bootcamps in Palestine

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Post by Cyph0n » Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 3:12 AM UTC

dopeboy wrote: post #8

I went to Gaza in the summer of 2016 and did a mini-AMA here on HN [0]. In short, it was a tremendously rewarding experience and I'd highly recommend it. The Gazans I met were driven, friendly, and very curious about what life in the states was like. Happy to answer any questions not addressed on the site. [0] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11858963

Heh, I remember that thread as if it were posted yesterday! A great article and discussion honestly.

Re: Tech Bootcamps in Palestine

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Post by bsaul » Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 3:47 AM UTC

Honest question : there are a few engineers in SV that are jews. Are they allowed to come in ? (and is it safe for them to do so ?)

Re: Tech Bootcamps in Palestine

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Post by galazzah » Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 3:54 AM UTC

bsaul wrote: post #22

Honest question : there are a few engineers in SV that are jews. Are they allowed to come in ? (and is it safe for them to do so ?)

Yeah its perfectly acceptable and safe to do so, as you can read in the FAQ. Palestinians (I am one) have nothing against Jews

Re: Tech Bootcamps in Palestine

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Post by John_KZ » Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 4:16 AM UTC

Unfortunately the only reasons these "bootcamps" exist is to creater cheaper workforce for tech companies. They don't provide good education, just specialization in the areas that the tech companies decided they want.

Re: Tech Bootcamps in Palestine

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Post by boet » Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 4:27 AM UTC

bsaul wrote: post #22

Honest question : there are a few engineers in SV that are jews. Are they allowed to come in ? (and is it safe for them to do so ?)

You only risk getting lynched when you have an Israeli passport. Even if you go, better not talk about your ethnicity and prepare to be flagged by the Israeli authorities. You could also just visit the Israeli startup scene.

Re: Tech Bootcamps in Palestine

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Post by toomanybeersies » Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 4:31 AM UTC

This is a cool initiative.

I've always been a bit bummed that as software engineers, there tend to be less overseas volunteering opportunities than other forms of engineering.

I'll be honest and admit that I just want to go to cool places and do work there. There's always lots of roles for civil and mechanical engineers, as well as doctors, but there's never much need for software engineers in the jungles of Cambodia or the beaches of the Solomon Islands.

Re: Tech Bootcamps in Palestine

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Post by lurker9 » Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 4:49 AM UTC

dang wrote: post #17

lurker9 wrote: post #9

gotta be careful, might get bombed by the israeli's

Would you please stop posting unsubstantive comments to Hacker News? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

what is not substantive about raising awareness regarding the genocide that is underway in Palestine? Trying to silence this makes you complicit in the abuses occurring there.

Re: Tech Bootcamps in Palestine

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Post by forvelin » Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 5:23 AM UTC

John_KZ wrote: post #24

Unfortunately the only reasons these "bootcamps" exist is to creater cheaper workforce for tech companies. They don't provide good education, just specialization in the areas that the tech companies decided they want.

Isn't it a good step towards a greater good ? If tech companies start to hire from ME, regardless of country, those people can make an impact for their own homelands.

Re: Tech Bootcamps in Palestine

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Post by Rescis » Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 5:25 AM UTC

John_KZ wrote: post #24

Unfortunately the only reasons these "bootcamps" exist is to creater cheaper workforce for tech companies. They don't provide good education, just specialization in the areas that the tech companies decided they want.

Is that wrong? Learning topics like computer science, which lack the ability to be generalized to other aspects of life, if and when there is not enough demand for it is worthless (in the sense that it has no value).

However, if companies desire a specific set of skills related to, but not exactly computer science (programming), it makes a lot of sense to create school focused on that particular subject — especially if they're willing to sponsor it. Further, it adds value to society as a whole, as by creating the goods/services people want cheaper, standard of living goes up.

Re: Tech Bootcamps in Palestine

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Post by dmritard96 » Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 5:59 AM UTC

galazzah wrote: post #23

bsaul wrote: post #22

Honest question : there are a few engineers in SV that are jews. Are they allowed to come in ? (and is it safe for them to do so ?)

Yeah its perfectly acceptable and safe to do so, as you can read in the FAQ. Palestinians (I am one) have nothing against Jews

I believe that you don't have anything against jews. not sure you can just generalize across the board though. And this applies jews -> palestinians and palestinians -> jews.