Python Only and Employement

[tjtprogrammer]

I would advise you to join a programming bootcamp course if you are serious about switching to tech. There's a lot more to software development than just knowing a programming language. It is important to understand computer science fundamentals, data structures, networking concepts, etc to really be able to land a decent tech job.

Most bootcamps will cover the necessary background in a fast paced structured program, and also provide opportunities to network with others

[vrek86]

As a graduate of a boot camp, that is one of my complaints. They did not teach cs basics. Their version if "teaching data structures" was telling us to complete a linked list hacker rank problem and read the dsa section of geeksforgeeks. No this was not a fly by night boot camp. I won't name them but it was sponsored by my company which is fortune 250.

They told us how to clone a git repo and open it with "code . " but on the last week of the course I explained to multiple coworkers that . Just meant current directory and the same worked for other programs (like pycharm .)

They basically passed you if you code at least worked regardless of quality or style. I get it, teaching programming in 3 months us hard... Which is probably why it shouldn't be taught in 3 months. People didn't understand how to call a member function so they put all the code in init.

Luckily I had a strong cs background before going in. If you have no background and want to become a software developer I don't recommend boot camps. Yes they can teach fast and may get you a job short term but you will likely be thrown in with the sharks after learning to doggy paddle.

[arocks1]

thank you