• Frank Neff
• 06 May, 2022

• knowledge
• training
• career
• engineering

Online Courses for Developers - A slightly more Critical View

We have a massive skills shortage in IT, especially in development. A natural effect of this is that there are many career changers and, as a result, alternative educational opportunities. These alternatives, mostly YouTube video courses and other online offerings, are good knowledge brokers but have downsides. Especially in such a knowledge-driven environment, scientific methods are more important than entertaining course design.