My organization has got us all an annual subscription for Udemy... Udemy is an online learning platform featuring over 150000 video courses taught by expert instructors.
Now all our training programs are done on udemy because of the covid situation and all! Udemy is a good idea but I generally miss the classroom training mostly because it used to be a welcome break from the daily hectic job! But considering the fact that we are living with this pandemic I guess this is a safe and good move by the company. All nice but then again, it asks for extra time (to do the courses) as one is expected to be working in lab during office hours than sitting in front of internet watching videos be it lectures or anything!!🙄
Anyways, guess its just a small price to pay for the chance to learn (for free!)😊.
One day as I was browsing for my favourite topics I came across courses titled "bootcamp"... "The web developer bootcamp"... "The modern python 3 bootcamp" etc... For a second, I thought it's some new technology (of course, now I know there is a software named bootcamp, a multi boot utility, by apple that makes it possible to install windows os in intel based Macintosh pcs). Intrigued I couldn't stop myself from doing a small research on "bootcamps" only to realise that its origin is dated so back!!!
A few definitions of bootcamp that I came across:
"It derives from a slightly older slang term "boot" for a recruit in basic training or an inexperienced enlisted man, on record from 1911.
There is a persistent legend that it appeared during the Spanish-American War of 1898, or at least around that period. One version bhas it that sailors’ leggings were known as boots and that the term was transferred to recruits."
boot camp (n.)
"camp for training military recruits."
boot camp (n.)
"training station for recruits," by 1941, U.S. Marines slang, said to be from boot (n.1) as slang for "recruit," which is attested by 1915 and supposedly dates from the Spanish-American War and is a synecdoche from boots "leggings worn by U.S. sailors."
Boot camp (noun)
1. a navy or marine corps camp for basic training.
2. a disciplinary facility or program in which young offenders are forced to participate in a rigidly structured routine.
3. a place or undertaking that resembles a military boot camp especially by requiring one to endure intensive training or initiation.
Examples:
"Nowadays, the more talented players view their college years as necessary boot camp to prepare them for the riches waiting for them in pro football."— Anson Mount
"These youngsters are put through what amounts to a boot camp of courses in music notation, basic harmony and ear-training."— Smithsonian
Cut-short: Basically a slang for basic training! But why name tech training courses bootcamp... and I see there are many organisations as well named bootcamp and also many events!!
Still searching, finally I come across Wikipedia, (Our own Wikipedia and I wonder why I didn't go to wiki first🤦🏻♀️!!):
"Boot camp (correctional): a type of correctional facility for adolescents, especially in the U.S. penal system
Boot camp: a training camp for learning various types of skills
Dev bootcamp: a defunct computer programming technical school
Fitness boot camp: a type of physical training program
Bootcamp: Military recruit training"
Ah, now I get it!! And, I have enrolled for a bootcamp as well!😀
