ASK HN: Software Apprenticeship or Software Bootcamp?

1 points by isaacaderogba 7 years ago | 2 comments

TLDR;

On handing in my notice at work, my company offered me a pretty awesome opportunity to rotate into a web development position with complementary training courses and a mentor.

Since I'm simply trying to optimise my learning (and not my financials), do you think I'd learn more full-time at Lambda School (a 9-month bootcamp) or working in a sort of apprenticeship model at a company?

For some additional context, I'm currently enrolled in a part-time course in software engineering (covered C & Java), but have only built console applications (~1000 LOC) so far.

Thanks a million to those who respond!

mtmail 7 years ago |

Apprenticeship should be better. Bootcamps later ask to build prototypes using the framework you learned. In my opinion tt's more satisfying working on a real product together with others than yet another prototype. If you're enrolled in a part-time course you've shown that you have the motivation/dedication to catch up on any CS theory/books if needed.

x0hm 7 years ago |

Apprenticeship - you'll learn exponentially more working alongside someone.