Another "Boot" here, graduate of the Spring devbootcamp cohort. I was accepted almost exactly a year ago.
That post was a major turning point in my life, as it was exactly the kind of thing I had been looking for, to transition to what I really wanted to do. Eventually it led to my current job.
Edit: Interestingly, looking back at the comment thread for that post, I see this comment, where someone responds to a skeptic by saying that he picked up Django and got a job using it from 10 weeks of self-study.
I am about to graduate from DBC; also grateful. I have an M.S. in Information Science & Technology (and my first 3 semesters were in Computer Science). Dev Bootcamp taught me more about programming--and more importantly, how to work with other programmers--than grad school did in two years.
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For the record. Devbootcamp would not have been possible without HN.
Just over a year ago I posted this: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3267133
And this community's response is what convinced me to ditch my startup and start devbootcamp.
I only know very few of you people in person, but I'm sincerely grateful for the impact you've had on my life. Thank you!
Another "Boot" here, graduate of the Spring devbootcamp cohort. I was accepted almost exactly a year ago.
That post was a major turning point in my life, as it was exactly the kind of thing I had been looking for, to transition to what I really wanted to do. Eventually it led to my current job.
Edit: Interestingly, looking back at the comment thread for that post, I see this comment, where someone responds to a skeptic by saying that he picked up Django and got a job using it from 10 weeks of self-study.
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3268469
Similarly, after the 8-week DBC, which used Rails, the job I got used Django, but I was able to pick it up quickly enough.
No offense, Shereef, but I prefer it to Rails ;-)
I'm grateful that you are grateful because you have had a big impact on my life.
As am I. (We're both DBC grads.)
I am about to graduate from DBC; also grateful. I have an M.S. in Information Science & Technology (and my first 3 semesters were in Computer Science). Dev Bootcamp taught me more about programming--and more importantly, how to work with other programmers--than grad school did in two years.
And I heard about it here on HN.