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Re:Who Killed the Junior Developer? by emodendroket on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @10:48PM (#16373297)
Right, I suppose what I mean to say is, if you were "just" learning how to program, it probably wouldn't be worth it, because you could learn just as well on your own for practically nothing (order some books on Abebooks and watch some videos on Coursera and you've got a decent curriculum). But if you do that you haven't made any contacts and don't have anyone to vouch for your skills.
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Re:Who Killed the Junior Developer? by cyberpanther on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @11:01PM (#16373362)
A good analogy is a bootcamp is like a personal trainer. Sure you could do jumping jacks yourself but when someone yells at you to get them done, you do it more often and faster. Some people need that extra push through.

But yes some people have plenty of self motivation and can do it themselves. The career networking is really all they need then.

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Re:Who Killed the Junior Developer? by emodendroket on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @11:23PM (#16373462)
I did it the free route but I considered a boot camp a bit just for the network, so that's where I'm coming from.
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