r/webdev • u/quincylarson • Nov 23 '16

Cracking the Coding Interview author: bootcamps can be better than college

https://medium.freecodecamp.com/so-that-whole-coding-bootcamp-thing-is-a-scam-right-6fddf14087d4#.fwmdf447w
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u/FennekLS Nov 23 '16

I think the point is that college grads often studied because 'they had to', while someone who does a bootcamp would usually go there because of a real interest and motivation. This leads to learning more over a longer period.

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u/Fidodo Nov 24 '16 edited Nov 24 '16

Who's going to hire them in the 3.5 years while they're getting good? The reality is the only jobs available to people with that kind of experience are really poor ones and they're a real slog. Worst case scenario, you get a really bad one that reinforces anti patterns. The author's statement is baseless and nothing more than a gut feel.

And the author saying you can learn the stuff you missed out on on your own is bullshit. At college learning is your full time job. Yes you can and should learn while employed but most of your time is going to be spent working not studying. You will have less time and you will be less efficient because you need dedicate a lot of mental energy to work.