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Discussion on: What is the difference between a front end dev from Stanford and from bootcamp ?

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Ana Ulin 😻

"Who should you hire" depends on what you need for your team or company, as others have pointed out.

If you ask me about the difference between the bootcamp and Stanford grads, in my experience bootcamp grads tend to have greater maturity and are typically a more rounded team member, with more ability to self-manage and collaborate with others in the real world. On the flip side, bootcamp grads might have some surprising gaps in basic knowledge (which they tend to be able to overcome on the job, since they are usually quick learners and hard workers).

(I have no opinion on "self study" candidates -- that feels like a much more heterogeneous group than "bootcamp grads" or "Stanford grads".)