I know a close friend who went to coding school. She basically wanted to change her career and this was a good way of going about it. Coding schools are usually worth it if you are
1. Motivated enough to make it work - There will be a lot of long hours and toil. You will be trying to cram in a 4 year degree in a 3 month course so be prepared.
2. Question the logic - Programming languages came from humans and not the other way around. So there will be a distinct train of thought to how a system works. Never shy away from asking this. Never shy away from asking the seemingly dumb questions. You will be much more comfortable with a scenario if you know the mechanics of how something works
3. Focus on system design instead of UI - UI and UX experience correlates strongly with experience. System design experience (how do i code this particular component?, Design patterns etc) is contingent on you having strong fundamentals. So focus on that. It will make you a good engineer and not just a coder.
Lynda etc is very self driven and you dont get to have the same immersive experience a la General Assembly. If you do go the Lynda route, try out something like AirPair to complement the experience.
I agree. The wages are artificially lowered, one of the few ways to get a higher pay is if you move from one employer to the other. And of course if you are close to the H1B expiry, the filing for a green card is a half decade long ordeal in itself and you are effectively locked in.
It makes sense to compare the purchasing power parity and not just the dollar amount. Argentina is an up and coming destination for tech folk but the standard of living and opportunities offered are not at par with the US (specifically the valley)
This, more than anything, is what I wish I could do. Unfortunately with a work visa, that is not an option. Closest thing to a vacation might be to find a behemoth of a company and work a fraction of the hours that I am now working. It will probably be immensely unsatisfying, but it will give me a chance to recharge.
Thanks Idoh! This focus on the process seems to be a good way of mending the havoc that comes with reliance on results. It at least makes for a good story and something tangible to take from one job to the other.
I have started doing some work with ruby on rails to make sure that I do not lose touch with programming. I have also enrolled in a bunch of coursera classes which have helped out. Thanks for the words of encouragement. It is people like you who make this forum worth coming to time and again.
Recurly is something that I have heard rave reviews about. There is also a guide to using Rails with Recurly that is pretty sweet and speaks of an easy integration.
I am not sure you can draw the conclusion off of your post. They are knuckling down and focusing, very different from being a 1 trick pony or not being adaptable. They are forging full steam ahead on what they know best.
They had pretty major controversies. They were
burning through an enormous amount of money on marketing
and
then silently inviting friends on Facebook controversy.
I have had this happen to me once. I am from India and we used to have this quite often when cell phones were just starting out, we even had a name for them - "cross connection". I could hear conversations but it happened only once. For what its worth, Skype tends to act up for me whenever there are rains in the location where I am calling to.
I had absolutely no idea what a Byzantine fault was and to be honest I probably still have a very peripheral grasp of what the author is trying to make fun of. What I love about this is that you can sense the buildup of frustration that the author felt which then got released in the form of this paper, hilariously entertaining.
More bus blockades and the like. Doesnt make sense. Why would you say that. The visual minority of hoodie wearing hipster bag toting dude will be needlessly hated on even more mercilessly now.
This is an excellent idea. Kudos! Would love to see this grow and evolve as a primary way for prospective employees to do their due diligence. Quick Question - How do you guys ensure that the employees are actually employees at Zynga etc. once it expands beyond friends and family?