I dunno. Yeah, there are reams of documentation and tutorials available online for Rails... but loads of it is crap, or it takes a "and now magic happens! * poof * your site can now accept credit cards!" approach that's a massive barrier to really understanding how the framework works.
This isn't really excessive for a 6 week course, especially if it's well-done. College costs more. As a concrete example, though likely on the expensive end, here's one example for a 2 week course over the summer: $3,500 http://www.internaldrive.com/idga/courses/teen-game-developm...
There are more examples of expensive classes in this followup story on Betabeat: "In fact, there’s plenty of demand for pricey Ruby classes. A ten-session intro class at NYU is $1,295. Ruby classes can run upwards of $2,000 for a three-day course. New Yorkers can get five days of Ruby and Rails training at the for-profit training center Marakana for $2,150. Codeacademy offers 12-week courses for $6,000."
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I dunno. Yeah, there are reams of documentation and tutorials available online for Rails... but loads of it is crap, or it takes a "and now magic happens! * poof * your site can now accept credit cards!" approach that's a massive barrier to really understanding how the framework works.
This isn't really excessive for a 6 week course, especially if it's well-done. College costs more. As a concrete example, though likely on the expensive end, here's one example for a 2 week course over the summer: $3,500 http://www.internaldrive.com/idga/courses/teen-game-developm...
Here's a 10 session Rails class at NYU for $1300: http://www.scps.nyu.edu/course-detail/INFO1-CE9970/20121/rub...
There are more examples of expensive classes in this followup story on Betabeat: "In fact, there’s plenty of demand for pricey Ruby classes. A ten-session intro class at NYU is $1,295. Ruby classes can run upwards of $2,000 for a three-day course. New Yorkers can get five days of Ruby and Rails training at the for-profit training center Marakana for $2,150. Codeacademy offers 12-week courses for $6,000."
http://www.betabeat.com/2011/12/28/that-2800-ruby-class-that...