Hey Joshua, I can answer the first part about whether going to Dev Bootcamp gets you ready for a junior position with a definitive YES. I just got back from DBC Chicago and am moving to SF in the next month to jump into a contract position with a startup. Ruby is definitely a viable language but the goal of DBC isn't to teach you Ruby. Really, the program is all about instilling a certain set of core values that will help you be a better teammate and developer when you leave. Obviously, after nine weeks you aren't going to get hired on your technical merits alone it will be more about all the intangibles you bring to the table along with being able to find your way around Ruby / Rails.
I have no regrets in attending the program and I am so excited because I proved to myself that I really can program full-time and continue to learn at a rapid pace. If you have more specific questions feel free to ping me at my email address :D Thanks, Zach On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Joshua Sherman < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi SD Ruby - I just left my career as a TV sitcom writer's assistant to > try something new in San Diego (my fiancé has a career here, and I made > myself choose her or Hollywood - so obviously her!). I'm 28, with a good > understanding of HTML/CSS, and I have a math-oriented brain. I took the > UCSD Intro to Programming Java class, but it left me wanting more. > > I don't know anything about Ruby, but Dev Bootcamp seems like a really fun > way to learn Ruby and come out with a basic understanding - enough to get a > Junior Developer job, maybe. Dev Bootcamp is in San Francisco, but > ultimately, I hope to work in San Diego. > > So my question: is Ruby a valuable language in San Diego? Or is it a > language better suited to the technologies being built in San Francisco? > > Thanks everyone! > > -Josh > > -- > -- > SD Ruby mailing list > [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "SD Ruby" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- -- SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SD Ruby" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
