Finished: Free Code Camp - Front End Development Certificate!

Now that is a milestone.

Current FCCamp stats and info from their website:

Total FCC Certificates Earned by Campers
Front End: 3,314
Data Viz: 375
Back End: 243
All three: 132

(Doesn't say how many "campers" have begun since it was started in Oct 2014, only how many have gotten this far. Or current usage level: 350,000 unique visitors per month.)

"How long does freeCodeCamp take? It takes about 2,080 hours [1200 coursework + 800 internship] to complete our Full Stack Developer certificate. This translates into one year of full-time coding. We’re completely self-paced though, so take as long as you need."

I started FFCamp on May 8, 2015. Finished the first certificate on Feb 8, 2017.
21 months.

Their time estimate back then (when the curric was shorter. No Data Viz, I think.)

"It takes about 1,600 hours of coding [800 coursework + 800 internship] to develop the skills you'll need to get an entry level software engineering job. Most coding bootcamps try to jam all this into 3 or 4 months of intensive study. Here are some example coding schedules:
Time budgeted --- Hours per week --- Weeks to complete
Weekends --- 10 hours/week --- 160 weeks (36 months)
Nights and Weekends --- 20 hours/week --- 80 weeks (18 months)
Full time --- 40 hours/week --- 40 weeks (9 months)
Traditional Bootcamp Pacing --- 80 hours/week --- 20 weeks (5 months)"

So... If I call myself a "weekends" student, maybe I still have 15 months to "catch up with my class" and graduate on time??

A Google curriculum

"The guide lists topics and resources in a rough progression, from possible places to begin if you have little or no technical skills, to resources for those with increasing skills, to ways to gain exposure in the Computer Sciences field."

https://www.google.com/about/careers/students/guide-to-technical-development.html