From: "Jan E." <lists@...>
Date: 2012-12-16T09:41:22+09:00
Subject: Re: Wondering About Flatiron School

Hi,

promising to "turn you into a web developer" in 12 weeks (even if
you have no previous experience) is just laughable and stinks of snake
oil.

Learning to program takes *years* of practicing. Just ask the guys in
this forum. In Germany, for example, becoming a "programmer" takes 3
years. And that's some pretty intense training, which consists of both
working at a company and going to school. Many companies even require
you to have solid programming skills beforehand.

So after those 12 weeks you will *not* be a web developer who's actually
fit for the job. If they're good, they'll give you a basic overview of
different techniques. If they are bad, they'll teach you nothing but a 
bunch of buzzwords and tell you that you're a "Ruby rockstar" now.

So I'd be very sceptical about this. Personally, all this hipster-talk 
alone makes we wanna close the page immediately.

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