Bootcamps can be a great way to learn, if that style works for the student. It works for me.
My community education center has 1 day (full day) web development bootcamps for $89. They also offer 1 to 5 day adult educational courses in other areas of programming and technology.
I also learn well from introduction and tutorial books. Most technical books cost $40 - $60. Finding a good one can difficult, since there are many available, which vary in quality and topicality (since technology moves so fast).
What does not work for me, but does work for many people, are online instructional videos from places such as Channel 9, Lynda, Pluralsight, and many others. Even free ones on YouTube.
So for those who don't have $25,000+ to go to a bootcamp (and at that price, it is probably a bootcamp retreat), there are good alternatives which may-or-may-not work for your learning style.
Bootcamps can be a great way to learn, if that style works for the student. It works for me.
My community education center has 1 day (full day) web development bootcamps for $89. They also offer 1 to 5 day adult educational courses in other areas of programming and technology.
I also learn well from introduction and tutorial books. Most technical books cost $40 - $60. Finding a good one can difficult, since there are many available, which vary in quality and topicality (since technology moves so fast).
What does not work for me, but does work for many people, are online instructional videos from places such as Channel 9, Lynda, Pluralsight, and many others. Even free ones on YouTube.
So for those who don't have $25,000+ to go to a bootcamp (and at that price, it is probably a bootcamp retreat), there are good alternatives which may-or-may-not work for your learning style.
I'm a big fan of Lynda as well!