Growing Developers - Panel
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Five different training models compared: a paid five-month LivingSocial Hungry Academy with 650 applicants for 24 spots that places all 24 hires into engineering teams, an 11-week paid Da Vinci/Starter League bootcamp charging $6,000 that had 14 starters and two dropouts, and company apprenticeships with milestoneed code reviews and pairing. Reports cite 11 weeks covering ~28 new tools and 16–18 hour stretches; outcomes include Sinatra full‑stack apps and production commits at Groupon. Debate centers on measurable handoff criteria and who pays for apprenticeship time.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Who are you
- 3:50Education
- 5:20Success
- 7:15Learning Curve
- 9:15Apprenticeships
- 13:40Success Criteria
- 18:12Interview Process
- 20:54Industry Concerns
- 23:55Anti Apprenticeship
- 28:01Da Vinci coders
- 30:49Alternative education
- 34:49Back in the day
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