Anyone from the current batch of august 2019 intake ? Can advise on the percentage of locals taking this course currently ? day to day timetable for this course ? Intensity of this course for someone with no coding background as well as job prospects after passing this course?
Quite a number of Singaporeans, but there are more foreign students.
9-5.
Course is very intense, but not impossible.
By end of first semester you should have basic knowledge of:
1) HTML/CSS/Javascript (Client Side)
2) C#/SQL/ASP.NET (Server Side)
If you have no coding background, there is a high chance you will struggle to keep up.
My advice? At the bare minimum, learn front-end development first. If you have time, learn back-end development as well.
1) HTML/CSS/Javascript is a given.
2) Learn about editor tools like Visual Studio Code
3) A front-end framework like React/Vue/Angular
4) Git version control to allow you to work in teams
5) HTTP/JSON/APIs
For backend development:
1) Backend coding language: C# with ASP.NET/NodeJS with Javascript/PHP with Laravel, etc.
2) Be comfortable with databases. SQL MS Server/MySQL/etc.
3) Learn about ORM like entity framework for ASP.NET
4) Understand HTTP Request/Response cycle
There are a lot more to learn for both front-end & back-end development, but the above would be a good start. And no, you can't learn programming in a few months.
If you can create personal projects on Github showcasing your ability to perform both frontend/backend or what we call fullstack development, you would have a good job prospects.