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ASK HN: Software Apprenticeship or Software Bootcamp?

TLDR;

On handing in my notice at work, my company offered me a pretty awesome opportunity to rotate into a web development position with complementary training courses and a mentor.

Since I'm simply trying to optimise my learning (and not my financials), do you think I'd learn more full-time at Lambda School (a 9-month bootcamp) or working in a sort of apprenticeship model at a company?

For some additional context, I'm currently enrolled in a part-time course in software engineering (covered C & Java), but have only built console applications (~1000 LOC) so far.

Thanks a million to those who respond!

( 2 comments | on HN )
Re:ASK HN: Software Apprenticeship or Software Bootcamp? by mtmail on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @10:59AM (#19431385)
Apprenticeship should be better. Bootcamps later ask to build prototypes using the framework you learned. In my opinion tt's more satisfying working on a real product together with others than yet another prototype. If you're enrolled in a part-time course you've shown that you have the motivation/dedication to catch up on any CS theory/books if needed.
Re:ASK HN: Software Apprenticeship or Software Bootcamp? by x0hm on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @10:24AM (#19431055)
Apprenticeship - you'll learn exponentially more working alongside someone.