u/Any_Squirrel_8243 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
It honestly all goes back to shitty fundamentals. I should've spent way more time diving deeper into the basics before committing to such a fast-paced bootcamp. Looking back now I finished with a really shallow understanding of how everything worked and I probably retained less t
u/michaelnovatireplied·
Honestly I think this is something that bootcamps are paying the price for now, wtih shrinkage and layoffs.
It's just impossible, even working 16 hours a day, to learn in a bootcamp in 12 weeks.
It's not your fault you absorb 40% - most people absorb LESS. I absorbed less the first time I did a programming class haha.
Given the option of 4 year CS degree and 12 week bootcamp, like really the ideal might be 1 year bootcamp if you think 4 years is too long.
WGU and Launch School are two of these "slower but not 4 years" options and they are doing ok still so we'll see!
u/wrongff wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
funny part about a 4 year CS degree.
only 50% of that actually is programming or even not.
consider a degree, 1st year 6 out of 8 course you take are "mandatory" others, like math, sci, social science, economic....whatever in that mix
then your 2nd year will have a few more el
u/michaelnovatireplied·
I did a special degree and out of 40 courses over 4 years, only 3 were not engineering related:
1. History of Ancient Greece
2. Sociology 101
3. Philosophy of Ethics
And I use 2 and 3 almost all the time now hahahaha.
But I get what you're saying and that's why someone who wants to hyperconcentrate in CS can probably do it much faster, just not 12 weeks.
You need some baking time! Like you need to push, sleep, let your brain absorb the ideas, and keep going.
I think I did intro CS courses in various ways like 5 times before I understood what the heck was going on just barely enough.
It's not linear like a bootcamp tries to make it!
u/Djok0 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
My bootcamp recommended that we list our projects as a regular work experience on Linkedin, and not mention its not "commercial" unless specifically asked.
How did you list your projects?