Summer (Winter?) of Code

March 4, 2013 5:37 PM

I'm hoping to find short (2 month-ish to 6 month-ish) full-time, in-person programs that teach practical computer programming skills (Ruby, Python, iOS, PHP, R, Matlab, etc.)

I'm hoping to find short full-time, in-person programs that teach practical computer programming skills (Ruby, Python, iOS, PHP, R, Matlab, etc.)

Other details:
- No need to earn a degree, no financial aid needed
- 2 month-ish to 6 month-ish, could be longer or shorter if the right course
- Anywhere in the US or the rest of the world
- Looking for IN-PERSON, skills-based learning. Not Coursera or Udacity unless there is a strong community in-person meetup component.
- No need for computer science theory, etc.; just how to do web or mobile programming itself

Bonuses:
- Programs especially for women
- Project-based learning
- Programs that you know someone who went there/heard good reviews, etc.

Also, programs that teach you how to use R, Matlab, or other statistical packages if you know of any.

Examples: http://www.codefellows.org, https://www.hackerschool.com

Thank you!

posted by carolinaherrera to Education (5 answers total)

Hackbright Academy is women-only and meets your other requirements. I've heard good things but haven't done it myself.
posted by telegraph at 5:41 PM on March 4, 2013

https://generalassemb.ly/ (NYC, and lots of other locations) - they have a variety of courses.

These are mainly Ruby on Rails:

http://flatironschool.com/ (NYC)

http://www.starterleague.com/ (Chicago)

http://devbootcamp.com/ (SF)
posted by User7 at 5:49 PM on March 4, 2013

Apparently there's a whole site that aggregates these: http://www.bootcamps.in/
posted by User7 at 5:51 PM on March 4, 2013

Is thoughtbot's apprenticeship the kinds of thing you are looking for?
posted by phil at 6:13 PM on March 4, 2013

http://www.appacademy.io/description. Intensive, very high placement rate.
posted by PickeringPete at 5:45 AM on March 5, 2013