I think the point is that if she's already willing/able to dedicate herself to 12 weeks of unpaid time, and she's motivated, then that should be enough to teach herself off the internet. What these critics here don't get is that some very smart and talented people don't learn this way, or aren't confident enough that they could commit themselves to 3 months of unpaid, self-guided learning.
Naturally, as with all things HN, there is an insinuation that anyone who is incapable of doing things the way an intellectually-advanced-but-socially-deficient 17 y/o boy would, must not be intelligent.
Naturally, as with all things HN, there is an insinuation that anyone who is incapable of doing things the way an intellectually-advanced-but-socially-deficient 17 y/o boy would, must not be intelligent.
No, that's not true at all. The resources are out there and he's already said she's got a passion and talent for programming. You can take an iOS class from Stanford for free on iTunes U from a brilliant teacher who used to be a VP at NextStep for gods sake. Or you can pay $12k to some "hacker school" bros.
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I think the point is that if she's already willing/able to dedicate herself to 12 weeks of unpaid time, and she's motivated, then that should be enough to teach herself off the internet. What these critics here don't get is that some very smart and talented people don't learn this way, or aren't confident enough that they could commit themselves to 3 months of unpaid, self-guided learning.
Naturally, as with all things HN, there is an insinuation that anyone who is incapable of doing things the way an intellectually-advanced-but-socially-deficient 17 y/o boy would, must not be intelligent.
No, that's not true at all. The resources are out there and he's already said she's got a passion and talent for programming. You can take an iOS class from Stanford for free on iTunes U from a brilliant teacher who used to be a VP at NextStep for gods sake. Or you can pay $12k to some "hacker school" bros.
Please post link for Stanford iOS course? Thanks! (I'll save the 12k I think..)
Seriously? Try typing "standford ios course" into google.