Base Network launched an 8-week training course for blockchain developers
On October 20, the Ethereum Layer-2 Base Network announced the launch of an eight-week training course to transform traditional software developers into blockchain developers. The new program, called Base Bootcamp, costs nothing to attend. However, it is designed for “intermediate to advanced level software engineering individual contributors”, and students must fill out an application to be accepted. Fewer than 20 students will be accepted in each “group”, and the group will stop accepting applications on October 27, the announcement says.
Introducing Base Bootcamp, designed to transform experienced developers into modern contract developers.
Base Bootcamp makes learning interactive and collaborative with the support of experienced engineers and dedicated mentorshttps://t.co/gecI1FMpzT
— Base️ (@BuildOnBase) October 20, 2023
In the announcement, Baaz said the program is important because most software developers still don't know how to build Web3 applications. “Today, there are fewer than 30,000 onchain developers,” he explains, “compared to nearly 30 million software developers. This shows that only 0.1% of software developers work in Web3.
Earlier in the year, Base launched an online training program called “Base Camp,” which was open to anyone. But he decided that this wasn't enough because “keeping up the pace alone can be difficult to learn a complex new skill.” Base Bootcamp says it offers extra support for developers who don't want to study alone.
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The Base Bootcamp pairs each student with a mentor they meet with weekly. It also gives access to a team of Coinbase and Base engineers available during office hours to answer questions. A private Discord server will be created for students to communicate with each other and with the base engineers, and additional assignments will be given that are graded by team members. At the end of the program, students are expected to create their own Web3 application and present it to other students.
Although the program does not require a tuition fee, students must pay a deposit of 1 Ether (ETH) to ensure that they complete the program. Base This deposit is returned to the student upon graduation.
The shortage of qualified Web3 developers is a commonly talked about problem in the industry. Some Australian educators have suggested teaching Web3 development in secondary schools as a way to combat the problem. Other companies have tried to create tools to make Web3 development even easier. For example, Circle recently released tools that allow developers to deploy contracts using familiar Web2 mechanisms.
