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BuildaDev April Cohort

5 of Michael's comments in this thread · View thread on Reddit ↗

u/Tricky-Concentrate43 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

I had an email from them that went to spam as well. It was an email to setup a google meeting. I called the number on the website and spoke with someone and it was legit. I schedule it and spoke with them. Just waiting on the email for the orientation which they said will be on A

u/michaelnovati replied ·
How was the first day?

u/pksgmf wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

Im on april cohort and the class is going too fast. day 1: Syntax, Variables, Data Types Naming Convention day 2: Control Flow day 3: Functions day 4: Objects day 5: Classes you might think its not too fast but our class is only 1 hr per day.

u/michaelnovati replied ·
do you have any updates on your experience?

u/pksgmf wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

It was good. But I dropped last week because currently I'm in Asia traveling so I couldn't the lecture time.

u/michaelnovati replied ·
That's my biggest practical concern with free programs and why free programs that let anyone join have never succeeded.

u/ButterflyOnTheBreeze wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

Hi. I am in the April cohort, and I agree with everything WorkingStiffABC posted here. I went into this as an "advanced beginner." I had some basic JS knowledge, so I wasn't starting from nothing, but I am definitely bringing up the rear in this cohort. The pace is fast, and it

u/michaelnovati replied ·
do you have any updates on your experience?

u/ButterflyOnTheBreeze wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

Sadly, I am no longer part of this cohort. I was pretty crushed that it didn’t work out. The instructor has a good heart, but what I needed did not mesh with his teaching philosophy. He felt strongly that anytime I hit a roadblock I should use Google or ChatGPT or Stack Overflow

u/michaelnovati replied ·
Thanks for the update and sharing that. I wish you good luck on your journey.