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| DATE | 2014-08-28 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Ruby groups
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Check this out....
Basics //
Become a Production-Ready Developer
The Ruby program is a 12 week, full time, intensive program, designed
give you the equivalent skillset and experience of an entry-level Ruby
developer. Because we focus heavily on collaboration, you are required
to be on campus Monday Thru Friday, 9AM-6PM throughout the duration of
the program. There is certainly a fair amount of work to be done beyond
those hours (many students choose to stay late and come in on weekends),
but that’s the minimum.
Prior to arriving to campus, you’ll also complete 4 weeks (80-120
hours in total) of prework assignments at home. This, plus the following
12 weeks of on-campus learning, amounts to a 16 week commitment.
The cost for the semester is $12,000. However, if you accept a position
through our job placement program, we will refund $4,000 of your
tuition. Grants and scholarships are also available for students from
underrepresented groups like women and minorities.
We Teach What We Love
We ? Ruby so you'll be spending a lot of time in the Ruby ecosystem.
The goal is to make you a full-stack developer, so we'll also teach you
the other required technologies, buzz-words, and acronyms.
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Here’s what we look for in future developers:
Culture
Learning is a team sport. As such, we value diversity in background
and perspective. We accept about 10% of people who apply into the
program. While we could probably admit 30 investment bankers who would
make awesome developers, that would make for a much less interesting
group dynamic. Our student backgrounds have ranged from professional
poker players, Major League Baseball scouts and entrepreneurs,
designers, lawyers and, yes, investment bankers.
Aptitude
Our students are smart. Real smart. Sure, we’ve got the Oxford,
Harvard, etc. grads. That being said, we see code as a form of
expression and value creativity above all else. Throughout our first two
Ruby semesters, we realized that over 80% of our students have a
background in photography, design, writing, or music. Go figure.
Ultimately, students learn more from each other than from lectures.
Smart students means great teachers.
Passion
There are lots of great reasons to learn how to code. You can get an
awesome job at a sexy tech startup! Or launch an app and be the next
Mark Zuckerberg! While those are great goals, if that’s what
you’re looking for, this program is not for you. We approach coding
as a lifelong craft, rather than a means to an end. Our students are
passionate about being great developers and writing code that impacts
people. As a recent Ruby alum told us in week 7, “I dream in
Ruby.”
Here’s what we look for in future developers:
Culture
Learning is a team sport. As such, we value diversity in background
and perspective. We accept about 10% of people who apply into the
program. While we could probably admit 30 investment bankers who would
make awesome developers, that would make for a much less interesting
group dynamic. Our student backgrounds have ranged from professional
poker players, Major League Baseball scouts and entrepreneurs,
designers, lawyers and, yes, investment bankers.
Aptitude
Our students are smart. Real smart. Sure, we’ve got the Oxford,
Harvard, etc. grads. That being said, we see code as a form of
expression and value creativity above all else. Throughout our first two
Ruby semesters, we realized that over 80% of our students have a
background in photography, design, writing, or music. Go figure.
Ultimately, students learn more from each other than from lectures.
Smart students means great teachers.
Passion
There are lots of great reasons to learn how to code. You can get an
awesome job at a sexy tech startup! Or launch an app and be the next
Mark Zuckerberg! While those are great goals, if that’s what
you’re looking for, this program is not for you. We approach coding
as a lifelong craft, rather than a means to an end. Our students are
passionate about being great developers and writing code that impacts
people. As a recent Ruby alum told us in week 7, “I dream in
Ruby.”
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