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Ask HN: People who completed a bootcamp 3+ years ago: what are you doing now?

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Re: Ask HN: People who completed a bootcamp 3+ years ago: what are you doing now?

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Post by nycbootcamp »

nycbootcamp wrote: post #350

Graduated: App Academy December 2014 (almost 3 years) What are you doing now? I'm a front-end developer at an NYC unicorn. I used to work full-stack but I think backend work is boring to me. I also run a consultancy where I build random projects for clients. So far, I've built an iOS app and a couple one-off web apps. I am on my third job. I left the first because I didn't like AdTech, then I worked in media, and now…

piece of crap won't let me edit but salary: 80k (1 yr) -> 110k (2 yr) -> 145k (3 yr) with about 15-20k from consulting work on my own in the past year

Re: Ask HN: People who completed a bootcamp 3+ years ago: what are you doing now?

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Post by aniseseed »

1) I am teaching the course I originally took, while struggling to find a job as a developer. Anyone over fifty should expect great difficulty in finding a position. Only the young need apply.

2)The course I took was totally inadequate. However, several of us were hired to teach that course and our template is now used across the company.

3) Of the 12 folks who took the same course I did, only one is working as a developer. No luck for anyone else.

Re: Ask HN: People who completed a bootcamp 3+ years ago: what are you doing now?

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Post by mathattack »

Neutrion wrote: post #63
mathattack wrote: post #3

I know a few physicists who did a data science bootcamp ~3 years ago. I was very unimpressed with the boot camp itself, but they've become solid data scientists.

looks like what matters is the decision to take on new things in life.

And an ability to put numbers on things. (Physics seems to be a good pre-data science field)

Re: Ask HN: People who completed a bootcamp 3+ years ago: what are you doing now?

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Post by adamzerner »

morgtheborg wrote: post #296

I took on a position as the sole web dev as my first position, with promises that a senior dev would be onboarded within 3 months. Instead, the company paid for me to pair program with experts in different areas (security, devops, general full stack) whenever I felt out of my depth; the first 6 months it meant I spent eight hours pair programming a week with the focus being on my learning rather than feature pushing.…

That sounds like an insanely amazing experience.

1) To what extent do you think it was luck for you to find such a great company?

2) Any job search advice?

3) I'm curious - do you think the investment the company made in you has paid off for them?

Re: Ask HN: People who completed a bootcamp 3+ years ago: what are you doing now?

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Post by rodlevy »

As a member of Dev Bootcamp's first class in Chicago (summer 2013), which was one of the very earliest coding bootcamps, I can shed a little light on outcomes for me and all of my fellow DBC graduates. Hopefully this avoids the selection bias being discussed.

All 14 graduates are today using the skills they learned at DBC. Here is where they are:

I am the founder of Code Platoon, a nonprofit coding bootcamp for Veterans, heavily modeled after DBC. Of the remaining 13, they are :

10 are software developers, 2 are founder/presidents of small tech-enabled companies, doing development as well, 1 is an instructor at Dev Bootcamp.

I think we would all agree the Dev Bootcamp had a profound (positive) impact on our lives.

Re: Ask HN: People who completed a bootcamp 3+ years ago: what are you doing now?

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Post by Ocin »

Post graduation: started working for a startup owned by one of the Silicon Valley dinosaurs for 3 years and now starting my own agency with friends (http://www.blackbeltlabs.com)

My classmates who wanted to become developers are still developers. I had quite a few that went in to start their own businesses etc. They wanted to gain more insight into the tech side of things. Probably because hiring tech staff for early stage companies is quite challenging.

Re: Ask HN: People who completed a bootcamp 3+ years ago: what are you doing now?

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Post by leesec »

hunterjrj wrote: post #182
leesec wrote: post #172

Went to a bootcamp in Detroit 7~ months ago, had a job offer before I finished the bootcamp, started immediately as a Java E-commerce Developer, and am happily working there still. Of the 8 or so people I kept in contact with, all had jobs within 2-3 months. For me, it was a bit less about the technical knowledge ( I think I could have self taught most content, albeit a bit slower) and more about the networking and t…

Which bootcamp was this?

Yes, I was apart of the Java bootcamp at Grand Circus. I am also concerned that the market will become over-saturated, but they seem to be varying the programs enough and actually growing enough of a reputation that they seem to be getting more business.
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