| Let's see - Two programming languages: JavaScript and a Server Side languages (rails) in 5 months is not impossible. - HTML/CSS/JS: A couple weeks. - Databases: A couple days. - Linux: Learn the commands on the go on these 5 months. - Git: A night for the basic add/commit/push/pull. Maybe a couple more nights for branching. - Unit Testing: A couple days at most. To use an analogy (I deal with lots of business people, analogies help) You could teach someone to lay bricks to a good standard in 5 months, You could not teach them to be a safe civil engineer. Not really. The average student takes 36 months. A more enthusiastic and invested one can perform better than the average in 5-6 months (in my opinion). Don't forget that the guy has industry experience even if it's not related to the field in question. |
A couple of days to learn SQL, triggers, views, tables, database theory...oh dear god.
Unit testing a couple of days.
I'm sorry I'll give people the benefit of the doubt usually but haha I don't want to live on this planet anymore.