[steveklabnik]

gSchool is run by Jumpstart Lab (my employer), and we did Hungry Academy for LivingSocial a few months ago. Our client list includes Nasa, Boeing, Sony, BlueBox, LivingSocial, Accenture, and a host of other companies.

I personally am #50 on the Rails Contributors list all-time, so I know a thing or two about Rails. ;).

> To those people the 20k will be worth it.

While there are many people who are able to learn online, there are many that are not. Also, our schedule is just a tad more intense than most autodidacts go for. And the money isn't worth it just for money: it's for cred. I once had a funded startup, and the fact that we went through a YC-like program opened many doors, simply due to social proof. Those who teach themselves have to gain this proof some other way.