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The cyber.wizard.institute was a completely free and open coding camp in Oakland that was similar in content to traditional coding bootcamps (though it only lasted 4 weeks instead of the typical 12 weeks). It covered Linux, JavaScript, Git, Node.js and a variety of databases and front end frameworks. It used nodeschool.io as its curriculum.
Considering that people normally spend around $15,000 for a traditional coding bootcamp, you could say the monetary value of cyber.wizard.institute's instruction was around $5,000. And still, on a given day, you might find only 20 participants.
I suspect the reason there weren't more participants is the same reason more people don't participate in traditional coding bootcamps: they're inconvenient.
Traditional bootcamps happen during the work day, and are mostly located in expensive coastal cities. Because you can't work while attending a bootcamp, you incur an Opportunity cost. If you have to leave your family behind, there are emotional costs, as well.
If you want to reach the vast majority of people who would benefit from learning to code, it's not enough to merely be free. You have to be sufficiently convenient. And that means moving your program online.
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The cyber.wizard.institute was a completely free and open coding camp in Oakland that was similar in content to traditional coding bootcamps (though it only lasted 4 weeks instead of the typical 12 weeks). It covered Linux, JavaScript, Git, Node.js and a variety of databases and front end frameworks. It used nodeschool.io as its curriculum.
Considering that people normally spend around $15,000 for a traditional coding bootcamp, you could say the monetary value of cyber.wizard.institute's instruction was around $5,000. And still, on a given day, you might find only 20 participants.
I suspect the reason there weren't more participants is the same reason more people don't participate in traditional coding bootcamps: they're inconvenient.
Traditional bootcamps happen during the work day, and are mostly located in expensive coastal cities. Because you can't work while attending a bootcamp, you incur an Opportunity cost. If you have to leave your family behind, there are emotional costs, as well.
If you want to reach the vast majority of people who would benefit from learning to code, it's not enough to merely be free. You have to be sufficiently convenient. And that means moving your program online.
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Continue reading...
