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

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Post by forza »

morningwarrior wrote: post #125
forza wrote: post #123

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Isn't this more of a consulting (or contracting) company? At least that's how most of the smaller (20-50 consultants and 1-5 management) companies works around here.

Code Academy is not a consulting or contracting company. Code Academy doesn't really work like anyone else works.

I don't think there's really anything unique about spamming... I was also referring to the previous posters loan idea/business model.

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

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Post by swalkergibson »

danneu wrote: post #124

I graduate from Texas this semester, but I'm not interested in the large Gantt chart consultancy firms and generic "business analyst" positions that roll through the business school recruiting system. I've been teaching myself Linux/Ruby/Rails for a while, but I've had to scavenge time between school and work. I can make a basic forum in Rails, I know basic Git (have a Github), I've become comfortable in Linux, and I…

It does not seem to me that way at all. In fact, I think that you are exactly the type of person that this program is perfect for. Honing your skills from where you are is going to be loads easier than starting from scratch. Having a rudimentary understanding of programming in this environment can only help you.

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

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Post by swalkergibson »

wiscoDude wrote: post #59

I discussed this very idea with @bendycode this past summer. Kudos to you kicking it off and best of luck! Here are some things we discussed are important for RoR devs to know. ymmv. Effective pairing skills Mastery of the CLI Experience deploying to Heroku & non-heroku hosts Git knowledge Spec tests Feature tests Haml/SASS Ajax UX/Jquery Configuration Management Twitter Oauth Twitter API Facebook Oauth Devise & User…

I personally would refrain from getting too far into Haml/SASS without first creating a significant understanding of the underlying HTML and CSS. While these tools are certainly effective, it seems like it would be foolhardy to not start from the ground up as there are more projects built with straight HTML/CSS. Especially given that a junior developer is likely to be maintaining existing projects, not necessarily rolling your own.

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

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Post by dmragone »

dkokelley wrote: post #71

It seems that there is significant interest in what you are offering. How do you plan on selecting the six students (apprentices)? I think the real value in what you are proposing is in the pathway to a job. In fact, I would like to possibly take you up on this offer. I've done some Ruby, Python, and server admin stuff, but not enough to make me "employable" by my standards. I'm currently in grad school, and I would…

Would love to hear about selection criteria - it does seem that you have generated quite a bit of interest.

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

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Post by md1515 »

kabuks wrote: post #31
md1515 wrote: post #28

Great offer. I can't take you up on it, unfortunately, but that is a great idea!

Thanks. Can you give me some insight into what stands in your way? The time commitment? The tuition? Lack of interest? Just looking for as much feedback as I can get.

I'm non-technical, still finishing up studies, unable to move to SF, etc.
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