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In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Cahlan Sharp about the DevMountain schools that teach software development skills in intensive \u201cbootcamp\u201d programs.\n\nWhy listen to this podcast:\n\n\u2022\tA lot of formal education is very theory based rather than teaching hands-on development skills\n\u2022\tA Stack-Overflow survey in which 60% of respondents describe themselves as self-taught developers\n\u2022\tA high-pressure, high performance environment where students learn by doing results in faster learning and better retention\n\u2022\tAll of this information and teaching is available online, however when trying to teach yourself online you don\u2019t know what you don\u2019t know so it will probably take longer to find what you actually need to learn\n\u2022\tEmployers are struggling to find the talent they need to continue to grow their businesses\n\u2022\tThe higher education system is ill-equipped to supply the people needed for the jobs that are available\n\u2022\tChallenging the \u201cit takes four years to learn something\u201d mentality \u2013 people can and do learn things quickly and deeply when given the opportunity to do so\n\nMore on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ http://bit.ly/2E5Gaw2\n\nYou can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq\n\nSubscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq\nLike InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8\nFollow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ\nFollow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq\nCheck the landing page on InfoQ: http://bit.ly/2E5Gaw2