[dangrossman]

This list is more than a 4-year CS program would hope to teach a dedicated student. It's not realistic to expect someone to go from learning how variables work to load balancing a server they wrote from scratch, in vim on a shell, in a bootcamp.

[sitkack]

Totally.

Just getting enough context to know what you don't know is often unattainable for those who have been in the field for years.

I have mixed feelings about bootcamp/codecamps, mostly because I think they are Web 2.0 University of Phoenix that preys on people that are in a disadvantaged state. My experience with people who have bootcamped is that they exist in an uncanny valley, some stimulus responses they react to, others result in a blank stare.

Wanting to learn how to code so the IT guy can no longer fsck with you, great! Make awesome macros in Python for Excel, cool. Learn SQL so you can reduce your own data, all the more power.

But to say that someone can learn "to code" in even three months is preposterous and potentially very damaging. Only use codecamps that take payment after you have been hired.

[freedevbootcamp]

I dont really know if bootcamp is the right description of the school. It really does not have a time limit and my role is more of a mentor than a teacher. I did the Front End Developer curriculum to weed out all the bad videos and books and it took me about 9 months doing it part time at night. I dont expect a student to move on to the next topic until they feel comfortable with the current one and can do it by themselves.