Bootcamp research
I am on my third week on CS50, and it is starting to get hard. Recursion is crazy. I am beginning to think I am not as smart as I thought (and my daughter agrees).
Hats off to all the computer scientists out there.
On the more accessible side, I have been doing many of Apple’s Swift Playgrounds puzzles. I like how engaging they make them.
I am also starting to understand the whole wide world of programming. I heard about programming bootcamps and have been doing some research:
School | App Academy | Hack Reactor | Fullstack | Flatiron | Lambda | Thinkful |
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Programs | Software Engineering | Software Engineering | Software Engineering, Cybersecurity | Software Engineering, Data Science, Cybersecurity | Fullstack Web, Data Science, iOS Development | Software Engineering, Data Science, UX/UI, Product Management |
Online | 24 weeks | 12 weeks | 17 weeks | 5 months | 9 months | 2 - 5 months |
$ | 20k | 18k | 18k | 15k | 30k | 7k - 19k |
Part-time | 9 months | 28 weeks | 10 months | 18 months | 3 - 6 months | |
$ | 18k | 16k | 15k | 30k | 5 - 10k |
It is extraordinary that you can spend a few months studying programming online and then getting a job as a programmer. It is also encouraging that many bootcamps offer the possibility of charging for the tuition payments once you get a job.
It seems that software engineering and full-stack web are very similar. Data Science seems very interesting:
I believe I am competitive in two of the three areas and I want to grow in the third:
- Domain / Business Knowledge - 20 years of business experience, strategy, and entrepreneurship.
- Math & Statistics - I have a strong foundation as an engineer.
- Computer Science / IT - Here, all I have is a deep affinity, but I’m enjoying learning.