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Congrats on the launch! I wish I had 9 weeks to do nothing but learn about IOS.
suggestion: tell everyone to buy a macbook air. Affordable and unixy.
Looks interesting, but there are a few lingering questions remain: 1) Where will the academy be located at? Do you already have the logistics covered? If so, could you share some of these details? (Location/Photos of area/etc) 2) You mention that the Summer program is free to build up excitement for the fall session, but later you mention you will try to help find the developer a position. Are you acting as a recruit…
Hey! Great questions all! 1) We haven’t picked a place yet; but we’re talking to places in East Bay. The likeliest location we’ve seen is in downtown Berkeley off BART. 2) We’re trying to do both. If we place the student at a company we’ve partnered with, we’d collect a fee from that company. But the long-term success of the program is going to be measured by the percentage of students who are ready for and get jobs…
Does this mean that I won't be considered as a likely candidate if I'm just an entrepreneur, or someone who really wants to put these newfound skills to use but doesn't yet know how? If that's the case, some additional details as to admission criteria would be welcome in the FAQ.
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Hey! Great questions all! 1) We haven’t picked a place yet; but we’re talking to places in East Bay. The likeliest location we’ve seen is in downtown Berkeley off BART. 2) We’re trying to do both. If we place the student at a company we’ve partnered with, we’d collect a fee from that company. But the long-term success of the program is going to be measured by the percentage of students who are ready for and get jobs…
Love the idea, and I just applied. But dismayed to read point #2, especially as I ticked 'no' for the last question. Does this mean that I won't be considered as a likely candidate if I'm just an entrepreneur, or someone who really wants to put these newfound skills to use but doesn't yet know how? If that's the case, some additional details as to admission criteria would be welcome in the FAQ.
The model isn't without precedent. For example, lots of paramedic companies run training programs at a loss, eg REMSA. Congrats on the launch! I wish I had 9 weeks to do nothing but learn about IOS. suggestion: tell everyone to buy a macbook air. Affordable and unixy.
gnu/linux is what one would call 'unixy' =)
This is an awesome opportunity!
I'm interested to know why age is one of the required fields. Will there be any preference given to people who are either "old enough" or "young enough?" Making something like that required without disclosing why it's being asked seems like an invitation for people to supply false information in hopes of not being passed over for an arbitrary reason like their age.
Hmm; good point. We put it in there pro forma. Age isn't very important to us; feel free to put 0 in. We'll take the field off when we get a chance :-)
I'm interested to know why age is one of the required fields. Will there be any preference given to people who are either "old enough" or "young enough?" Making something like that required without disclosing why it's being asked seems like an invitation for people to supply false information in hopes of not being passed over for an arbitrary reason like their age.
Hmm; good point. We put it in there pro forma. Age isn't very important to us; feel free to put 0 in. We'll take the field off when we get a chance :-)
I'm an experienced programmer (15+ years), but have only a limited exposure to IOS programming. I was planning on learning on my own, but your course seems pretty helpful.
But do you recommend this only for beginning programmers?
All the good stuff is on the west coast.. I'd murder a unicorn to have this available in Philadelphia.