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0 pointscsomar12y ago0 comments

Let's see

- Two programming languages: JavaScript and a Server Side languages (rails) in 5 months is not impossible.

- HTML/CSS/JS: A couple weeks.

- Databases: A couple days.

- Linux: Learn the commands on the go on these 5 months.

- Git: A night for the basic add/commit/push/pull. Maybe a couple more nights for branching.

- Unit Testing: A couple days at most.

To use an analogy (I deal with lots of business people, analogies help) You could teach someone to lay bricks to a good standard in 5 months, You could not teach them to be a safe civil engineer.

Not really. The average student takes 36 months. A more enthusiastic and invested one can perform better than the average in 5-6 months (in my opinion). Don't forget that the guy has industry experience even if it's not related to the field in question.

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noir_lord12y ago

The "guy" is a girl.

A couple of days to learn SQL, triggers, views, tables, database theory...oh dear god.

Unit testing a couple of days.

I'm sorry I'll give people the benefit of the doubt usually but haha I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

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