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07-14-2014, 01:23 PM
Hey fellas,
I got accepted to a pretty prestigious coding bootcamp recently. Already paid my deposit, and got my dates set up.
I got inspired by a few friends who also did the bootcamp, and are now enjoying lots of free time, with a sizable salary to boot. As in, they do whatever they want and occasionally the company will call them to work on a project.
I saw a few friends living in the bay area, with a huge population of developers, and told them that the lifestyle perks was my main reason for doing the bootcamp, and they told me that my friends' situations was far away from the norm, and that most people in the industry are working more like 60-80 hour weeks..
I'm getting a bit worried now. If jobs like the ones that my friends have are out there, I'm confident that I'll be able to find one after the bootcamp, but I'm beginning to think it'll be much harder than I think.
Anyone have some input?
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07-14-2014, 01:46 PM
whats a bootcamp? As in training? You are up against some serious international competition as a developer these days...and I'm not talking some lunatic in india more like eastern european and south americans with excellent english skills who work remotely.
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07-14-2014, 02:32 PM
You could do it, then start a business, have your lifestyle designed in anyway you want since you get a valuable skill. Consultant with location independent, your own company etc
Life is good
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07-15-2014, 02:50 AM
I think you got sold a bill of goods. Better to pick something else.
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07-15-2014, 04:26 AM
I never paid anything to learn programming. Won national programming algorithm competition. Totally self study. I am not saying this to boast. If you have to pay to learn, you have lost the war.
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07-15-2014, 04:45 AM
Congratulations!
DevCamp sends a lot of guys into the startup world from what I gather. Startup life is not cushy.
Google Michael Church, he has a lot to say about the world for new/young developers
WIA
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07-15-2014, 08:28 AM
Like any profession, it takes skill and hard work with a bit of good social skills to find a good job. Don't have the mindset that once you complete the bootcamp, a great job should be waiting for you. The bootcamp is the primer or starting ground to learning a skill as a software dev. As a dev myself, one should have the mindset of success instead of just knowing the programming languages needed. Think outside the box and be creative. Find out your strengths and be creative with learning the new skills.
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07-15-2014, 08:41 AM
Is it something like App Academy? If so, I'm really interested in hearing about your experience OP. Hope you enjoy it.
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07-15-2014, 11:48 AM
I have also heard great things about dev bootcamps and am very interested to hear about your experience.
Can you tell us which one it is?
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07-15-2014, 12:43 PM
It's called dev bootcamp lol. They just got bought by Kaplan.
I can answer any questions about the application process if you guys are interested, and ask me specific q's.
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07-15-2014, 04:54 PM
What level of coding knowledge did you have prior to applying? Because ice heard its quite competitive, and was wondering how youd go about preparing for it.
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07-16-2014, 11:52 AM
I'm not completely sure, I'll try to find out more. One of them works for a company called Genesys, and I don't think either of them work for a start up.
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07-16-2014, 08:20 PM
Well Congrats and Goodluck! Ive heard great things about the program and I will be interested in hearing your experience at the bootcamp. Please keep us posted
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12-17-2015, 05:25 PM
Does anyone on here have any advice on finding people who code on the iOS platform, specifically Swift language?
I know it's a new programming language, but now that's it's going open source and much easier than objective C, it's seemingly the future for many things. I'm a part of a small start-up and we're looking to hire our own developer front-end and/or back-end guy for apps. We've already run into problems with outside companies having the ability to code a proper app. It seems there are many weak developers out there developing for iOS.
Any advice on this is much appreciated.