Please give me explanation for phrases "Coding bootcamps" and "development chops".
Please give me explanation for phrases "Coding bootcamps" and "development chops".
The context:
"It’s the trademarked slogan that defined the mobile world since 2008. Surely, apps seemed to be the way to go. Coding bootcamps that claimed to teach you app development chops within weeks popped up everywhere; products used commercials to go out of their way and show off their new apps; heck, even that family restaurant around the block got its own menu app built."
A source: https://medium.com/fwd-thoughts/the-future-is-without-apps-ddf43ec52aab#.a6dlsz9za

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What Max said is correct.

However these words are most relevant to the I.T. industry.   People who do not work in I.T. might not be familiar with "coding bootcamps".

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in this context:
chops=skills
Coding bootcamps = computer code training camp (usually some days, weeks or months)