Ask HN: What should the content of beginner coding bootcamps consist of?
3 by optbuild | 0 comments on Hacker News.
The bootcamp culture for beginner programmers is often looked down upon in the community and sometimes rightfully so. A bootcamp generally picks up a trendy language/framework and teaches beginners how to code a few trendy apps like a todo list, a shopping cart, etc. But what beginners should learn is how to break a large problem down into manageable chunks and write functions in a language to solve those tasks and finally integrate them to solve the bigger problem with as few points of control as possible. Assuming the bootcamps is a few months long and is residential (attendees have no other engagements), what other things should a beginner bootcamp cover according to you?