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The CEO of a Failed For-Profit College Started a Coding Bootcamp

4 pointsby griffinmbabout 9 years ago

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ralmidaniabout 9 years ago
$14,000 for a 3 month program with no accreditation?<p>If someone is not in a hurry, spending $20,000 or so for a Harvard Extension School Masters in Software Engineering seems like a better investment. I have a Bachelors (non-STEM) and an MBA, and am taking CS50 right now in preparation for the Masters.<p>The problem I see with a lot of bootcamps is they focus on specific technologies which may become outdated (thus necessitating re-learning) without giving students a solid grounding in CS. In the long run, if you&#x27;re willing to make a more gradual transition to programming, a solid grounding in CS is, IMO, a worthwhile investment.