Is this the bootcamp version of the famous Dropbox HN quote?
I only partially agree with you. I also prefer learning with books and online courses but that's not everybody's case.
Some people benefit much more from a structured process where they can ask questions easily, be tested much more often and gauge their progress over time.
The example of online courses was merely because I can't think of another equivalent to this crash course approach to education.
While that might be in Dropbox territory as well, I don't see anything other than monetary reasons for why somebody would prefer a 9 week course. Availability/geography can't be it for purely US based programs. Traditional university offerings have not only as much structure as you'd like but also give you knowledge in depth if you choose a good set of courses. All the while providing a pretty customisable, and mostly sane, pace through programs that gives you as many challenges or as much freedom to explore as you want. Not to say that universities shouldn't improve but I'm just quite bazzled as to why the market seems to think these bootcamps are such a great idea.
I only partially agree with you. I also prefer learning with books and online courses but that's not everybody's case.
Some people benefit much more from a structured process where they can ask questions easily, be tested much more often and gauge their progress over time.