Comments on: Hacker School https://www.bootcamps.in/new-york/hacker-school/ Programming Bootcamps Compared Tue, 14 Apr 2015 22:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 By: John https://www.bootcamps.in/new-york/hacker-school/#comment-292 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 22:28:00 +0000 http://www.bootcamps.in/?p=288#comment-292 In reply to Anon.

I can attest.

I had 4 years of industry experience at a startup primarily writing Java and C before attending. I went to HackerSchool because I wanted some time to learn from, discover with, and teach like-minded folks interested in programming. I studied Computer Science and Applied Mathematics in college, but that is by no means the norm.

It’s a retreat more than anything–it’s about growth and exploration rather than School or Hacking. They’ve since changed their name to The Recurse Center to better reflect their aims.

I would recommend it to anyone with the interest and ability to open-endedly explore their interest in programming. There are benefits for career-minded programmers, but the goal is really just to grow.

]]> By: a https://www.bootcamps.in/new-york/hacker-school/#comment-277 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 23:56:00 +0000 http://www.bootcamps.in/?p=288#comment-277 Hacker School alum chiming in to say:

1. Hacker School is awesome! By far the most educational and fun 3 months of my life!

2. Hacker School is NOT A BOOTCAMP! It’s sites like this that make people think it is. Come here is you truly love programming and want to spend 3 months with awesome, interesting, friendly, smart people. Come here if you want to grow as a programmer and as a person. But DON’T come here if you just want to learn how to make single page webapps to get a job and you don’t even enjoy programming!

]]> By: Cameron Barker https://www.bootcamps.in/new-york/hacker-school/#comment-230 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 14:03:00 +0000 http://www.bootcamps.in/?p=288#comment-230 I’ve looked into a few programs and this one has interested me the most. They have provided a pretty clear description of what they are looking for in applicants in post below.

https://www.hackerschool.com/blog/20-what-we-look-for-in-students

]]> By: jhonkhan https://www.bootcamps.in/new-york/hacker-school/#comment-212 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 17:36:00 +0000 http://www.bootcamps.in/?p=288#comment-212 i want to go there

]]> By: Friend https://www.bootcamps.in/new-york/hacker-school/#comment-135 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 07:15:00 +0000 http://www.bootcamps.in/?p=288#comment-135 In reply to Anon.

Friend of mine loved the people and the job offers it lead to. Friend goes around recommending it to everyone.

]]> By: Anon https://www.bootcamps.in/new-york/hacker-school/#comment-61 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:04:00 +0000 http://www.bootcamps.in/?p=288#comment-61 Any alumni out there to testify to the quality of Hacker School?

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