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What I did at Recurse Center

28 points by bingden ago | 10 comments

triyambakam |next [-]

I always shudder hearing about RC. It feels like both wrong ends of career and hobby intersecting and the whole experience sounds dank and clammy.

dev_dan_2 |root |parent [-]

I am sorry about the negative feelings and associations you have towards RC. Let's think constructively: What are 1-2 points you would do differently?

ykonstant |next |previous [-]

Let me guess: the webpage simply contains a link to itself.

rus20376 |previous [-]

This place sounds like an adult daycare.

Has there been a business started based on work done there? Publishable research results? (that second one is actually a pretty low bar, and yet if there is something it is not easily discoverable)

ebiester |root |parent |next [-]

From what I see, this is more of a sabbatical time to just explore and enjoy programming without needing a productive end. I've been considering it myself.

thomascountz |root |parent |next |previous [-]

I don't get it. Why would you ask if an adult daycare leads to a business or new discoveries? Daycares are for nurturing curiosity and fostering development in a socially engaging environment—much like the Recurse Center—not for publishing papers.

saulpw |root |parent |next |previous [-]

You are missing the point. On the line between explore and exploit, RC is basically 100% explore. The point is to learn, and more importantly, to flex the muscle of learning without being taught. And to participate in a community of kind and curious people who are also motivated to do the same.

applfanboysbgon |root |parent |next |previous [-]

The practical goal of Recurse is to make connections. Starting a business or publishing research are explicitly non-goals.

roncesvalles |root |parent [-]

The paradox of networking events is nobody who attends "networking events" is worth networking with.

applfanboysbgon |root |parent [-]

It's weird to say that about a YCombinator-affiliated event on a YCombinator forum. I'm not especially fond of YC but there's pretty clearly potential to make valuable connections in this sphere.

winwang |root |parent |previous [-]

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