Launch HN: Lambda School (YC S17) – CS education that's free until you get a job
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Just a note: We are currently unable to offer income-based repayment outside of the United States. You can still attend Lambda School, but you would have to pay at least $10,000 up-front</i><p>$10,000 - that&#x27;s about as expensive as a high quality bachelor&#x27;s degree (in Germany) at private university via distance learning, where someone can pay flexibly btw. Additionally: We are talking about 6 semesters worth of material and study, study time can be extended for free.<p>What you are offering is a 6-month crash course where someone will have _NO_ degree whatsoever afterwards. I also doubt how much computer science you can teach in that time. Normal CS curriculum spends about one module (one semester&#x27;s worth) on just the introduction to programming, has probably 2 modules (that you would do in 2 semesters) of computer science basics like computer architecture et cetera... there are so many good resources already available, including lectures of incredibly professors from some of the greatest universities.<p>Also: You have to create the learning resources once and can take on as many students as you want w&#x2F;out any additional cost, great for you, seems like selling snake oil to me. I am unsure besides the resources and apparently online group working (&quot;group work happens live and interactive&quot;) what it is you provide for possibly 30k$ in cash? 1 success finances the cost you have w&#x2F; an incredible amount of failures, and it&#x27;s not clear to me if that one guy finding a job will have done so bc of your awesome curriculum and support?<p>It seems to me like anyone who can possibly finance proper education some other way should (and I want to repeat: it&#x27;s a 6-months crash course, not a degree)