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DevBootCamp: Learn Ruby on Rails in 9 Weeks

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Re: DevBootCamp: Learn Ruby on Rails in 9 Weeks

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Post by jfarmer »

flatline3 wrote: post #15
HackersCapital wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have been teaching myself how to code for 1.5 years and also did bloc.io, so I will have about 1,000 of programming under my belt before starting Dev Bootcamp in October. Almost every other student has been coding a lot before getting started. If you start from nothing, I agree that you will not make too much progress in 9 weeks, but this is not the case for most Dev Bootcamp students.

They advertise as being accessible to individuals with no prior experience whatsoever. If you do have prior experience, can you tell me why you want a $12K bootcamp instead of just learning Rails yourself?

Teacher from DBC, here.

Dev Bootcamp is 100% accessible to individuals with no prior experience whatsoever. We think anyone can learn to code, although we don't think anyone can learn what we cover in 9-10 weeks. We select for people with motivation, passion, drive, etc. first and foremost above prior programming experience.

We've found some students with prior experience actually have trouble because it's difficult for them to maintain a beginner's mindset.

Re: DevBootCamp: Learn Ruby on Rails in 9 Weeks

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Post by jfarmer »

suter wrote: post #22

This site is absolutely beautiful. Well done. I'd love to know a little more about the tools (generators?) that were used as it appears to be a completely static site.

It's hosted on GitHub Pages and generated with Jekyll. We also use CloudFlare for our CDN and other asset optimization.

* http://pages.github.com/

* https://github.com/mojombo/jekyll

* https://www.cloudflare.com

Re: DevBootCamp: Learn Ruby on Rails in 9 Weeks

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Post by nhangen »

Looked neat, and then I saw this:

"You qualify for a $500 scholarship if you're female or from an ethnic minority group underrepresented in the software engineering field (African American, Chicano/Latino, Native American, Pacific Islander, etc.). The tech world is notoriously unrepresentative of the larger population. We believe that the sooner that changes, the better off we all are."

How is that not discrimination?

Re: DevBootCamp: Learn Ruby on Rails in 9 Weeks

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Post by dpritchett »

at-fates-hands wrote: post #25

How do employers weight this kind of experience when considering a graduate of this program? I'm sure there's a lot of companies in around SF who already know DevBootCamp, but what about employers outside of California?

I'm sure the right employers love it. These are literally the least pricy Rubyists available in the U.S. that can be proven to actually know how to code.

Good fit for a fast growing Ruby shop that is not too picky about depth of technical skills.

Re: DevBootCamp: Learn Ruby on Rails in 9 Weeks

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Post by xiaoma »

nhangen wrote: post #24

Looked neat, and then I saw this: "You qualify for a $500 scholarship if you're female or from an ethnic minority group underrepresented in the software engineering field (African American, Chicano/Latino, Native American, Pacific Islander, etc.). The tech world is notoriously unrepresentative of the larger population. We believe that the sooner that changes, the better off we all are." How is that not discrimination…

It absolutely is discrimination, but it's a form of discrimination that many (most?) here approve of.

Re: DevBootCamp: Learn Ruby on Rails in 9 Weeks

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Post by getsat »

nhangen wrote: post #24

Looked neat, and then I saw this: "You qualify for a $500 scholarship if you're female or from an ethnic minority group underrepresented in the software engineering field (African American, Chicano/Latino, Native American, Pacific Islander, etc.). The tech world is notoriously unrepresentative of the larger population. We believe that the sooner that changes, the better off we all are." How is that not discrimination…

Wow. They could have saved space and just said "(not White, Asian, or Indian)".

Re: DevBootCamp: Learn Ruby on Rails in 9 Weeks

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Post by theevocater »

nhangen wrote: post #24

Looked neat, and then I saw this: "You qualify for a $500 scholarship if you're female or from an ethnic minority group underrepresented in the software engineering field (African American, Chicano/Latino, Native American, Pacific Islander, etc.). The tech world is notoriously unrepresentative of the larger population. We believe that the sooner that changes, the better off we all are." How is that not discrimination…

(I don't work for etsy)

http://www.etsy.com/blog/news/2012/etsy-hacker-grants-suppor... is why etsy is sponsoring this kind of grant at a different but similar Hacker School.

Re: DevBootCamp: Learn Ruby on Rails in 9 Weeks

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Post by [deleted] »

getsat wrote: post #28
nhangen wrote: post #24

Looked neat, and then I saw this: "You qualify for a $500 scholarship if you're female or from an ethnic minority group underrepresented in the software engineering field (African American, Chicano/Latino, Native American, Pacific Islander, etc.). The tech world is notoriously unrepresentative of the larger population. We believe that the sooner that changes, the better off we all are." How is that not discrimination…

Wow. They could have saved space and just said "(not White, Asian, or Indian)".

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