u/epicpython wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
I did an externship with TripleTen. (Note on my bootcamp experience: I came in with prior programming experience, graduated, and got a job.) I don't think the externship is similar to an internship. For the externship, we mostly worked on the project independently, and met up onc
u/michaelnovati replied ·
Thanks for sharing, this is a good raw write up and helpful. This is what I thought they were too and I actually like this idea. It's like a group project but with more "real requirements" instead of toy ones and getting feedback from a real person and not a grader/instructor only.
Rithm school is vaguely similar with it's internships, except the projects a little more real.
The downside to real projects is each one is unique and hard to turn into a consistent learning experience, and second - the external mentors are busy and might not be the best teachers.
All of that said - execution matters, and I'm not commenting on Triple Ten or Rithm but just the theoretical models.