How to prep for Dev Bootcamp... According to 2 Dev Bootcamp Graduates.

How to prep for Dev Bootcamp... According to 2 Dev Bootcamp Graduates.

### Advice from Graduate # 1: ###

"You're going to want to save this email chain and refer to it during DBC:

.... You should get this book (Well Grounded Rubyist) and go through the entire thing, 
making sure to do the coding exercises along with the book. Once you finish, do it again.
Then, if you have time, do it one more time. This is the best book on Ruby, IMHO. If you 
do just this paragraph before rolling into DBC, you will dominate.

If at any point in time you feel like the book isn't doing a good job of explaining things, 
google, google, google. These occurrences should be few and far between.

Use iTerm2 and TextMate or Sublime. Practice your typing on typing.io

Are you on a Mac or PC? If PC, get a Mac.

Rubular.com is going to be invaluable at some point

If you're feeling saucy, AFTER you've done Well-Grounded at least two times, read this book 
(Practical Object Oriented Design in Ruby: an Agile Primer). But don't get rattled by it. The 
jump from procedural programming (what you'll be doing the first 2-3 weeks at DBC) to 
object-oriented is a little confusing/shrouded in wtf. That's a sick book though, and does a 
great job going over OO stuff.

You will have an advantage over everyone else, esp for the first few weeks. As long as you put 
the time in and are patient with yourself, you will do well. Don't worry about JS, that stuff 
is minor in the setting of DBC. There will be plenty of opportunities for you to explore it if
you're motivated."

### Advice from Graduate # 2 ###

"Solid advice. My additions:

Never be afraid to ask questions. (we) are here. Plus, there is the DBC help board on FB. Sometimes,
banging your head on the wall for too long is just not worth it. And you'll be surprised how many of 
your own questions you can answer, simply by explaining to someone else the problem you are facing.

DBC will be physically and mentally grueling if you do it right. I recommend getting as healthy
as you can right before it - go hit the gym, eat well, get plenty of rest. And then do your best to 
continue these habits while you are there (I know that's nearly impossible).

Finally, you'll probably always be questioning in the back of your mind how YOU will actually make 
the transition to an awesome web developer. Trust me, thinking about it is a big waste of time. Just
know that there have been lots of peeps before you who have made the jump successfully. Keep your 
head down, push through and all well be well."