Matt begins bootcamp, meeting the professor, meeting his peers and finding his flow in class.<br /><br /><article>
<h1>Episode Summary</h1>
<h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Day 1 and 2</span></h3>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">30 students in the class</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Classmates &#8211; generally not computer savvy</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Little to no pre work done on average</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Not an actual professor</span>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Does this for fun</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Works with React</span></li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Windows was not needed at all</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Industry misconceptions</span>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Java isn’t used much now”</span></li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">No work ahead work</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">3 group projects</span></li>
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<h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Weekend Class</span></h3>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Couldn’t settle down; was thinking about work the whole time</span>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plenty of time on Tuesday/Thursday to unwind before the class</span></li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">60 people in the Saturday class!</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Class lectures are broken up with little exercises; keeps you engaged</span>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some of these were refreshers</span></li>
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<h1>Attributions</h1>
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<li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Vidian/57398">~aether theories~</a></li>
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<h1>Copyright</h1>
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