i'm really new to programming and currently on my first week of a 16 week full stack web dev boot camp. as someone still wrapping their head around breaking problems into smaller chunks, would y'all recommend andrew ng's courses?
i'm coming from teaching elementary school, so my math skills aren't all that advanced :o)
Mostly because I'm older and I have a family I need to support. I don't feel like a course or two would benefit me as quickly as 16 weeks of nonstop learning.
The other big factor is that the bootcamp has a strong relationship with recruiters making it easier to land a job afterwards.
There's also the middle ground of going to a reputable coding bootcamp.
I'm a 34 year old dad with two kids and a bachelor's / master's, so I'm not really itching to accrue any further debt and I don't wanna spend 2/4 years in school. Sure, if I had the time and money, I'd go back to school and take a bunch of math/theory that would probably help but wouldn't be essential in finding a job.
Anyhoo, I start a bootcamp in a couple of days. Other than a bunch of codeacademy, mdn and other random resources, I don't have a load of experience in programming. I'm constantly making mistakes and often hit the solution button to fully understand the problem.
I think the biggest motivator than anything is to find a problem/type of program you'd like to create and learn as a means to achieve that idea. That's been the biggest motivator for me.
There's also the middle ground of going to a reputable coding bootcamp.
I'm a 34 year old dad with two kids with a bachelor's /master's, so I'm not really itching to accrue any further debt and I don't wanna spend 2/4 years in school. Sure, if I had the time and money, I'd go back to school and take a bunch of math/theory that would probably help but wouldn't be essential to finding a job.
Anyhoo, I start class at a bootcamp in a couple of days. Other than a bunch of codeacademy, mdn and other random resources, I don't have a load of experience in programming
i'm coming from teaching elementary school, so my math skills aren't all that advanced :o)