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École 42, a free, teacher-less university schooling programmers (2017)

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Re: École 42, a free, teacher-less university schooling programmers (2017)

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Post by amatecha »

TheAsprngHacker wrote: post #2

I don't know the credibility of this Reddit post, but it might be of interest: https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/91bjlr/sc...

Dang, uhh well those anecdotes are pretty damning. I'd love to see a followup/update from Quartz addressing those issues. Unfortunately it seems the article is from September 2017, so I won't hold my breath on that...

Re: École 42, a free, teacher-less university schooling programmers (2017)

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Post by dunpeal »

amatecha wrote: post #3
TheAsprngHacker wrote: post #2

I don't know the credibility of this Reddit post, but it might be of interest: https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/91bjlr/sc...

Dang, uhh well those anecdotes are pretty damning. I'd love to see a followup/update from Quartz addressing those issues. Unfortunately it seems the article is from September 2017, so I won't hold my breath on that...

> I'd love to see a followup/update from Quartz addressing those issues.

As if Quartz ever held itself to any standards of investigative journalism and wasn't just a glorified blog...

Re: École 42, a free, teacher-less university schooling programmers (2017)

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Post by fyrn »

amatecha wrote: post #3
TheAsprngHacker wrote: post #2

I don't know the credibility of this Reddit post, but it might be of interest: https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/91bjlr/sc...

Dang, uhh well those anecdotes are pretty damning. I'd love to see a followup/update from Quartz addressing those issues. Unfortunately it seems the article is from September 2017, so I won't hold my breath on that...

I got a Job after attending the silicon valley branch of 42, I've definitely heard that the french campus is more extream but not to the degree that the post claims. Some of that stuff like examiners playing battleship to remove test takers is pretty far fetched. As for the cat, I have heard rule was not feeding the cat or taking it places because she once got sick from a student feeding her.

My evidence is just as annocdotal. But someone who seems to thinks they did not get into the school because they are male might not be the most trustworthy source.

One thing he did not mention is that the entry test that lasts a month the "piscine" does not have a limited quota of students. Each branch gets more funding the more students they have, so the only incentive to deny a someone is if they obviously won't be able to handle the work load or have social issues.

Re: École 42, a free, teacher-less university schooling programmers (2017)

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Post by fyrn »

everybodyknows wrote: post #6

Two problems with title of post: - 2017 article - Ecole 42 is not a "university": https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=university

This is probably because the original school was based in France and in France `University` is not protected the same way. Although 42 Paris is is actually addredited by the French government.

Re: École 42, a free, teacher-less university schooling programmers (2017)

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Post by flowwlol »

fyrn wrote: post #8
everybodyknows wrote: post #6

Two problems with title of post: - 2017 article - Ecole 42 is not a "university": https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=university

This is probably because the original school was based in France and in France `University` is not protected the same way. Although 42 Paris is is actually addredited by the French government.

The diploma is not recognized by the French gov or any European institution. At this time, finishing your 3 years at 42 grants you a line in your resume but that's pretty much it. you wont be able to claim any type of degree with it
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