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Re:As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check by babaganoosh89 on Friday August 25, 2017 @03:24AM (#15096806)
Hack Reactor is ~11 hours a day and has all the social support and camaraderie that comes when you do the same thing w/ other people. I'd be surprised if someone on their own could learn as well in the same time.
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Re:As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check by sheepmullet on Friday August 25, 2017 @03:44AM (#15096873)
> Hack Reactor is ~11 hours a day

11 hours a day for 12 weeks can't compare with two hours a day for a year.

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Re:As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check by babaganoosh89 on Friday August 25, 2017 @04:26AM (#15096992)
Apples to oranges.
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Re:As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check by H1Supreme on Friday August 25, 2017 @09:31AM (#15098244)
More like Apples to sour grapes. 11 hours a day, of anything, is complete overkill. Especially something like learning how to program.
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Re:As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check by HumbleGamer on Friday August 25, 2017 @08:34AM (#15097941)
11 hours a day is a bit extreme. After a certain point I would be concerned about my retention. Personally, I've never had good results from studying more than a few hours a day, but I understand this may not be the case for others. I usually study a bit, take a break for a couple hours, and study some more.
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