Why so many coding schools/bootcamps recently?

#1

Post by mjdn » Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 11:52 AM UTC

why have coding schools proliferated recently?

Does it signify higher industry demand for entry level trainees or higher worker demand for training?

Re: Why so many coding schools/bootcamps recently?

#2

Post by dragonbonheur » Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 1:04 PM UTC

Money comes in, credentials go out. That's just another iteration of the education industry.

Re: Why so many coding schools/bootcamps recently?

#3

Post by mjdn » Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 1:59 PM UTC

dragonbonheur wrote: post #2

Money comes in, credentials go out. That's just another iteration of the education industry.

sure, but i'm wondering how it ties in with supply and demand in the IT labour market.

PS how do i get this post to show ib Ask HN rather than on the news page?

Re: Why so many coding schools/bootcamps recently?

#4

Post by dragonbonheur » Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 4:12 PM UTC

mjdn wrote: post #3

dragonbonheur wrote: post #2

Money comes in, credentials go out. That's just another iteration of the education industry.

sure, but i'm wondering how it ties in with supply and demand in the IT labour market. PS how do i get this post to show ib Ask HN rather than on the news page?

You must prefix it with "Ask HN:"

I really don't expect companies to hire people right out of a course that taught basic HTML,Javascript, PHP, Python or RoR. There were already lots of qualified people out there without a job before that fad caught on (the fad that a single course over a few months would turn people into geniuses.)

Re: Why so many coding schools/bootcamps recently?

#5

Post by mjdn » Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 5:54 PM UTC

dragonbonheur wrote: post #4

mjdn wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

sure, but i'm wondering how it ties in with supply and demand in the IT labour market. PS how do i get this post to show ib Ask HN rather than on the news page?

You must prefix it with "Ask HN:" I really don't expect companies to hire people right out of a course that taught basic HTML,Javascript, PHP, Python or RoR. There were already lots of qualified people out there without a job before that fad caught on (the fad that a single course over a few months would turn people into geniuses.)

Thanks, I'll repost this in Ask HN. apologies for the double post