coding boot camp
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- noun
- /ˈkoʊdɪŋ buːt kæmp/
- After completing a coding boot camp, she felt confident enough to apply for software development positions.
Examples
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He decided to enroll in a coding boot camp to gain the programming skills needed for a successful tech career.
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Got him from one of those coding boot camps.
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At least one so-called coding boot camp, the Flatiron School, guarantees students in one program a job within 120 days of graduation.
Academic text (2016) -
The coding boot camp provided intensive training that helped many graduates secure jobs in technology.
Synonyms
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2.3
A planned set of lessons and activities to teach new skills
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4.2
A short intense course that quickly teaches skills like coding or fitness
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A short course that teaches important skills quickly
How Intensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The component 'coding' clearly indicates programming, and 'camp' suggests a temporary, group-based setting, so a learner could guess it's some kind of short course. However, the role of 'boot' (from 'boot camp' meaning intensive, military-style training) is idiomatic and requires cultural/lexical knowledge to infer the intensive, career-focused aspect. Because part of the meaning is compositional but the crucial nuance comes from the idiomatic 'boot camp', the expression is only partially transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The noun coding boot camp comes from joining coding and boot camp, where a 'boot camp' was a tough, fast course for new soldiers. That's why it means a 'short, intensive' course to learn programming quickly.