Ask HN: What are some sabbatical programs for working software engineers?

#1

Post by gangahar » Mon, Dec 11, 2017, 9:23 PM UTC

I know about a couple of programs that run for working engineers and gives them time to work and learn something totally new with other like minded people. What are some other programs that serve as good "educational retreats"?

The couple of programs I know about are

The Recurse Center: https://www.recurse.com

Bradfield Sabbatical Program: https://bradfieldcs.com/bsp/

Looking for programs in US.

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Post by charlietran » Mon, Dec 11, 2017, 9:53 PM UTC

recurse center anecdote: one of the engineers on our team did a 8 week sabbatical there to dabble in erlang and machine learning. they had a fantastic experience and enthusiastically recommended it to everyone else.

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Post by lazerwalker » Mon, Dec 11, 2017, 10:13 PM UTC

I can enthusiastically recommend Recurse Center. A wonderful community of amazing people, and a really well-run program.

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#4

Post by maxxxxx » Mon, Dec 11, 2017, 10:22 PM UTC

I like that idea. I wouldn't mind doing something totally different for a change.

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#5

Post by woahitsraj » Mon, Dec 11, 2017, 10:44 PM UTC

I really like jobbatical

jobbatical.com

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#6

Post by omarish » Mon, Dec 11, 2017, 10:56 PM UTC

+1 for Recurse Center! Doing a batch right now and I highly recommend it.

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#7

Post by kylezinter » Mon, Dec 11, 2017, 11:34 PM UTC

Thanks for sharing these, these look very cool. I don't know any other options like this for you unfortunately.

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#8

Post by matt_the_bass » Mon, Dec 11, 2017, 11:42 PM UTC

Depending upon the rigor your desire and the content, fab academy may be interesting. FYI they have host locations around the world and a yearly global conference.

Fabacademy.org

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#9

Post by justboxing » Tue, Dec 12, 2017, 12:19 AM UTC

https://remoteyear.com

[ Not affiliated, haven't done this, but heard good things about it from friends who work in Thailand, Indonesia and Spain].

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#10

Post by itake » Tue, Dec 12, 2017, 12:33 AM UTC

justboxing wrote: post #9

https://remoteyear.com [ Not affiliated, haven't done this, but heard good things about it from friends who work in Thailand, Indonesia and Spain].

same. I did HackerParadise in Arg. Overall the experience was positive, but I thought it was expensive for the city.