What about SWE bootcamp as an option?

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What about SWE bootcamp as an option?

RogerDodger
If the eventual goal is to move abroad and work remotely, How wise of an option is this?

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Allen
Why would this be any less ridiculous than doing a "bootcamp" to become a veterinary surgeon, concert pianist or any other professional?
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RogerDodger
Because you can’t work remotely as a vet or concert pianist in a country of your choice.
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Allen
Why is it any less ridiculous in terms of becoming a skilled professional?
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R.C. Christian
Why is this dumb, vile piece of shit still on this board?
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Allen
I presume the reason you are on this board is because if you attempted to interact with people as an equal in real life then any man, woman or child would reflexively beat you to a bloody pulp and if you went to the police they would just laugh at you. Am I right?

I think you are making a mistake. It is understandable that you would want to pretend you are a real adult person interacting with others, but you are really not fooling anyone. No-one actually takes you seriously. It would be better if you just played video games. Then you could pretend to be anyone you want and you wouldn't be bothering real people.
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R.C. Christian
I get it, this moron represents the average Christian. Spot on.
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Allen
How about you post a picture of yourself. You could prove me wrong if a was wrong.
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fschmidt
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RogerDodger wrote
If the eventual goal is to move abroad and work remotely, How wise of an option is this?
I don't know anything about SWE bootcamps, but presumably they teach you to fight sexism and white supremacy, and teach you to write the ugliest, most complicated, most depraved code possible.  Since these are the requirements of modern programming, this may have value in getting a programming job.  But personally, I would rather be a chicken farmer than do this.
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fschmidt
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Allen wrote
Why would this be any less ridiculous than doing a "bootcamp" to become a veterinary surgeon, concert pianist or any other professional?
I think you misunderstand the modern requirements for professionals.  Of course there is no longer any requirement to be good at any skill.  The main requirement is to be as woke as possible and to parrot the current ideology of the profession.  And bootcamps may be able to teach this.
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RogerDodger
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It seems so obvious now. Lure you with the promise of a big paycheck, and then get you in their hooks. No wonder bootcamps are heavily promoted on YT, Reddit, etc.

I actually looked into becoming a chicken farmer, but decided I wasn’t cut out for manual farm labor.
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RogerDodger
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Allen wrote
Why is it any less ridiculous in terms of becoming a skilled professional?
The reality is that without a skill, you can’t earn money. If being a programmer is no less ridiculous than being any other skilled professional, then you might as well cash in and become a programmer anyway.  After all, what’s the diff?
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Allen
What I mean is that you generally have to put a little more time and effort into becoming a skilled professional than a bootcamp would entail. Like maybe working out what you would be good at growing up, practising as a teenager, taking an apprenticeship or university course, going through the entry level roles in that industry - that sort of thing.  
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RogerDodger
That all sounds fine, but that option is no longer available for a lot of people. As a practical matter, it really isn’t worth considering, especially for those past the teenage years. Presumably, one would go through a kind of apprenticeship or entry-level roles anyway, as a SWE or whatever.
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Allen
The answer in most cases is that you can't become a skilled professional.
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RogerDodger
Oh, shut up. You have nothing to say, and no one cares what you think.
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Allen
Being an adult baby probably would help you much either. If you don't like the obvious answer, don't ask the question. Maybe don't go online at all. You are just embarrassing yourself.