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0 pointsDanihan8y ago0 comments

Please add a Java based web development option (ideally with JSF), I'd join in a heartbeat. The web dev is too javascript / front-end centric, and the CS (I'd assume) is too math-centric.

Java / JSF / MyFaces is the best of both worlds, imo. No need to write most front-end javascript, 80% of dev time can be spent on business logic.

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austenallred8y ago· 2 in thread

The CS Academy does teach Java. It's our main tool for understanding a lot of the lower-level stuff such as architecture, scaling, etc.

We use JavaScript as the front-end web language, for reasons that are likely obvious (as well as React/Redux), and also use JS learn a lot of the data structures/algorithms portion, but Java is our main compiled language.

DanihanOP8y ago

Does it cover JSF?

austenallred8y ago

No. We use JavaScript for front-end stuff as that's the native language of the browser.

We'll also use a little bit of Spring, so JSF isn't far away, but I wouldn't go into looking for a school that teaches exactly one (relatively small) framework. Look for the fundamental principles and worry about frameworks later.

s73ver8y ago· 2 in thread

Aren't most bootcamp grads being hired for frontend roles?

DanihanOP8y ago

And this is exactly the issue with most of them.

There are a million resources online to learn javascript, that isn't challenging. I want a solid DBA / backend developer bootcamp.

austenallred8y ago

Depends. We're not really a bootcamp, most of our grads are hired for full-stack roles

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