Re:From Secretary to Software Developer: The Hard Way
by onion2k on Thursday December 29, 2016 @06:26AM
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I don't think you can be a developer in 8 - 12 weeks, as mentioned in this article.
8 - 12 weeks spending 8 hours a day in a classroom is between 320 hours and 480 hours learning time, plus whatever additional effort the student puts in during evenings and weekends. It's plausible that a 12 week bootcamp could equate to 1000 hours of structured development time with a decent mentor. There are 3 year CS degrees that give a student far less.
8 - 12 weeks spending 8 hours a day in a classroom is between 320 hours and 480 hours learning time, plus whatever additional effort the student puts in during evenings and weekends. It's plausible that a 12 week bootcamp could equate to 1000 hours of structured development time with a decent mentor. There are 3 year CS degrees that give a student far less.