Sounds like an interesting approach. I like how you're thinking and I'd make my way there for 8 weeks in a hot second. Would love to hear more.
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#22You should make clearer: if someone doesn't get hired, who ends up holding the bag? And how large a bag? I'll forward this to someone I know.
Agreed. Tuition is $6k, paid over 5 years ($100/month) if you don't get hired, or don't want to get hired.
Re: Tell HN: I want to teach you web development. In 8 weeks. For free (sort of)
#23You should make clearer: if someone doesn't get hired, who ends up holding the bag? And how large a bag? I'll forward this to someone I know.
Agreed. Tuition is $6k, paid over 5 years ($100/month) if you don't get hired, or don't want to get hired.
Nice. Even for more risk-averse people, that's a pretty sweet opportunity.
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#25Is there really that much demand for Rails devs, compared to iphone/android etc? (genuine question, not trolling or anything)
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#26Is this a test to see if it's possible to make the programmers companies are looking for instead of just hiring programmers, or a test for your teaching skills?
Re: Tell HN: I want to teach you web development. In 8 weeks. For free (sort of)
#27Is there really that much demand for Rails devs, compared to iphone/android etc? (genuine question, not trolling or anything)
in my opinion, yes
Re: Tell HN: I want to teach you web development. In 8 weeks. For free (sort of)
#28Great offer. I can't take you up on it, unfortunately, but that is a great idea!
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#29I'm VERY interested in this. Please email me when you have everything set up. Either at my email here or admin at 1every dot com. Thanks. I look forward to seeing you in February.
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#30Is this a test to see if it's possible to make the programmers companies are looking for instead of just hiring programmers, or a test for your teaching skills?
It's an attempt to find 6 people who would take 2 months of their lives to learn Ruby on Rails. If anything is being tested, it's interest in the program.