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Re: Tell HN: I want to teach you web development. In 8 weeks. For free (sort of)

#42

Post by bigohms »

Are the companies you working with going to actively short the comp of a junior rails dev hired through this program (treating the 6K as a training incentive) or will graduates theoretically get market rates (treating the 6K as a hiring/headhunting bonus)?

Re: Tell HN: I want to teach you web development. In 8 weeks. For free (sort of)

#43

Post by scarmig »

wasd wrote: post #35

I am UC Berkeley student studying mathematics. I would do, anything, to be part of this six week session. I have been painstakingly trying to each myself programming spending more than 3 hours every single day outside of my normal schedule just trying to learn more programming. I learn quickly. I am highly focused. I've started a profitable, successful company before. I have a burning desire to learn this.

Have you considered just applying to places? His setup works because people are really, truly desperate for programmers. If you're a Cal math student who's really into programming (even if you just started learning), you have the intellectual chops to do it. You would get training just the same, except you'd be getting paid for it at the same time.

I got my first job/internship involving programming with zero (literally 0.00 hours) programming experience. It's quite possible.

Of course, there's a lot to recommend learning from a good, dedicated teacher instead of a couple stolen minutes everyday from another developer in a production environment.

Re: Tell HN: I want to teach you web development. In 8 weeks. For free (sort of)

#45

Post by kabuks »

ad80 wrote: post #9

Great initiative! I reckon the demand will boost shortly... Where do you want to get to after 8 weeks? Would the "students" be ready to take junior RoR jobs straight after 8 weeks in your vision OR do you expect it will take longer?

Thanks.

The goal is to have people job-ready after 8 weeks. A big part of the program will be focussed on learning how to learn. And students will be learning and building software in an environment very similar to a work environment.

Re: Tell HN: I want to teach you web development. In 8 weeks. For free (sort of)

#46

Post by ghurlman »

kabuks wrote: post #17
ghurlman wrote: post #11

So, you're a rails guy that decided to become a recruiter?

Sort of. I'm a rails guy, who really enjoys being around people. And I'm asking companies to pay me to train devs, instead of find devs.

So a recruiter/trainer. I don't mean that to sound derisive - lord knows we need lots more of both competent developers and recruiters.

Good luck to you!

Re: Tell HN: I want to teach you web development. In 8 weeks. For free (sort of)

#47

Post by helen842000 »

I'm another interested participant however I'm not in the US.

If anyone would consider a similar arrangement suitable for remote participants I'd take them up on the offer. I think this would have huge demand.

Personally I don't mind if it was RoR or Python - whatever. Having someone experienced to answer my questions would make for greatly accelerated learning.

If anyone has an interest in putting something similar together please mail me. I'm my username on gmail.com

Re: Tell HN: I want to teach you web development. In 8 weeks. For free (sort of)

#48

Post by kabuks »

bigohms wrote: post #42

Are the companies you working with going to actively short the comp of a junior rails dev hired through this program (treating the 6K as a training incentive) or will graduates theoretically get market rates (treating the 6K as a hiring/headhunting bonus)?

Great question. I would sincerely hope it's the latter.

Companies pay up to 25% of first year salary to head hunters (or as a referral bonus), that's the budget we are after.

But you raise a very good point. We need to spell that out. Not sure how to enforce it though. Any ideas?

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