Re:Ask HN: App Academy or College Degree?
by andymoe on Wednesday July 11, 2012 @08:12PM
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Well It sounds like you have already made up your mind. I still think you should finish your degree now while you are on a roll.
We saw these kinds of quick boot camp style schools during the last dotcom bubble and a lot of people got taken advantage of and wasted a lot fo time and money. (Not saying that's exactly what this is - App Academy seems to have some good people teaching)
Do you have a bunch of years of programming experience already? If not 10k and 9 weeks is not going to make your an iOS programmer and it sure as shit is not help you write simulation software of thorium reactors.
App Academy guys: I work down the street from you. I'll buy you all lunch and you can try change my mind if you want. Contact in profile.
We saw these kinds of quick boot camp style schools during the last dotcom bubble and a lot of people got taken advantage of and wasted a lot fo time and money. (Not saying that's exactly what this is - App Academy seems to have some good people teaching)
Do you have a bunch of years of programming experience already? If not 10k and 9 weeks is not going to make your an iOS programmer and it sure as shit is not help you write simulation software of thorium reactors.
App Academy guys: I work down the street from you. I'll buy you all lunch and you can try change my mind if you want. Contact in profile.