Coding Bootcamps. Worth it? Your opinions welcomed...

simba9
Tue, 19 Apr 2016 00:20:59 +0000

That’s surprising to me. It has been very common in my experience. But note that I’m specifically talking about interviews for entry level positions. The questions you listed would be typical for a position requiring experience, but kids coming out of school don’t usually have much practical experience. The questions in those interviews tend to be more theoretical, out of necessity, at least in my experience.

I can see that happening if someone is coming out of a traditional college CS program, which will likely emphasize theory over practical knowledge. That’s not the situation here, though. In lieu of a degree, csuniv needs to work on gaining enough practical knowledge to show potential employers that s/he can come in and start contributing right away.

Most meat & potatoes programming jobs these days don’t involve writing complicated algorithms. If there’s a need for something complicated, it’s more likely someone will go out and find a software package or library that implements the algorithm well. Software jobs these days are mostly about understanding various software packages, libraries and tools, and then combining bits and pieces from them in order to create a working application.

Our pay scale does not differ based on education - it’s based on experience and potential.

This is the norm in the software industry.