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Re:Lambda School leaked documents show poor performance over... by herbturbo on Monday October 25, 2021 @02:22PM (#28991297) 

  That said, two of our best junior devs (at Arist YC S20) are Lambda School and Ironclad grads respectively, and neither of them had any background in programming and went right from bootcamp into their current positions. So it definitely works for some people.
Isn't that just a case of some students having natural ability where a large percentage do not? If being a good developer was only about knowing syntax and writing efficient algorithms boot camps would work fine.
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Re:Lambda School leaked documents show poor performance over... by ghaff on Monday October 25, 2021 @03:20PM (#28991945)
I very much doubt it's exclusively "natural ability" (whatever that means exactly. I suspect that most people who are really motivated to finish and can set aside the time to do so can get the certificate even if they don't have the whatever to become really good developers.
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Re:Lambda School leaked documents show poor performance over... by herbturbo on Monday October 25, 2021 @03:53PM (#28992301)
The whatever you refer to is natural ability. Two people from a bootcamp turning out to be immediately useful developers says more about the people than the bootcamp which is what the original point was about.
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Re:Lambda School leaked documents show poor performance over... by ghaff on Monday October 25, 2021 @03:58PM (#28992372)
Maybe it doesn't apply at the bootcamp level. But there are certainly things I could be very motivated to learn but I'm pretty sure I'd really struggle with serious math/physics even if I put a lot effort in.
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