The Strange and Sudden Disappearance of a Coding Bootcamp Founder
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#2Has anyone done a coding bootcamp? With the plethora of relatively cheap/free resources out there from Universities, to professional institutions, all the way to YouTube, what is the appeal?
Do the certifications count for anything to hiring managers? Do you need someone to kick you in the ass on a daily basis to keep moving? Do you need the higher touch Q&A thats not available in Forums/StackOverflow type places?
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#3I don't get it, people paid $100k to this guy to get courses through slack and online videos ? The article says 19 students, who paid $5k each for that ? are you kidding me ?
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#4Has anyone done a coding bootcamp? With the plethora of relatively cheap/free resources out there from Universities, to professional institutions, all the way to YouTube, what is the appeal? Do the certifications count for anything to hiring managers? Do you need someone to kick you in the ass on a daily basis to keep moving? Do you need the higher touch Q&A thats not available in Forums/StackOverflow type places?
A close friend of mine did https://devbootcamp.com/ --- and coupled with the instruction and a lot of hard work in the class, was able to switch careers successfully. This was a few years ago when there was less competition amongst boot camp graduates to find jobs, but I'm still seeing devbootcamp graduates successfully change careers.
I think the combination of the kick in the ass, working on projects as a team, and access to recruiters at the end of the program is what makes them successful.
Re: The Strange and Sudden Disappearance of a Coding Bootcamp Founder
#5I don't get it, people paid $100k to this guy to get courses through slack and online videos ? The article says 19 students, who paid $5k each for that ? are you kidding me ?
How did you read the article? You signed up on the website?
Re: The Strange and Sudden Disappearance of a Coding Bootcamp Founder
#6Has anyone done a coding bootcamp? With the plethora of relatively cheap/free resources out there from Universities, to professional institutions, all the way to YouTube, what is the appeal? Do the certifications count for anything to hiring managers? Do you need someone to kick you in the ass on a daily basis to keep moving? Do you need the higher touch Q&A thats not available in Forums/StackOverflow type places?
Relative of mine completed a coding boot camp. Even if there are free methods to learn, I'd imagine, even if you didn't see value in having personal tutelage that there's a benefit to putting your skin in the game to get the certification. It's easier to shirk off going through a course when there's no down side to ignoring it. If you've paid an amount of money substantial enough to sting if you don't go through with it, I imagine that's a strong motivator for some people
Re: The Strange and Sudden Disappearance of a Coding Bootcamp Founder
#7I don't get it, people paid $100k to this guy to get courses through slack and online videos ? The article says 19 students, who paid $5k each for that ? are you kidding me ?
I did an online course for about that much a few years ago. It was worth it, a nice compromise between self study and full priced bootcamp.
Re: The Strange and Sudden Disappearance of a Coding Bootcamp Founder
#8I don't get it, people paid $100k to this guy to get courses through slack and online videos ? The article says 19 students, who paid $5k each for that ? are you kidding me ?
I did an online course for about that much a few years ago. It was worth it, a nice compromise between self study and full priced bootcamp.
Sure but this obviously was a scam as the guy lied on his credentials, pretending he worked for Microsoft, Apple and co . I wouldn't pay that much money unless the courses are issued by a well known institution or give me access to college credits anyway.
Re: The Strange and Sudden Disappearance of a Coding Bootcamp Founder
#9I don't get it, people paid $100k to this guy to get courses through slack and online videos ? The article says 19 students, who paid $5k each for that ? are you kidding me ?
How did you read the article? You signed up on the website?
Re: The Strange and Sudden Disappearance of a Coding Bootcamp Founder
#10Has anyone done a coding bootcamp? With the plethora of relatively cheap/free resources out there from Universities, to professional institutions, all the way to YouTube, what is the appeal? Do the certifications count for anything to hiring managers? Do you need someone to kick you in the ass on a daily basis to keep moving? Do you need the higher touch Q&A thats not available in Forums/StackOverflow type places?
A close friend of mine did https://devbootcamp.com/ --- and coupled with the instruction and a lot of hard work in the class, was able to switch careers successfully. This was a few years ago when there was less competition amongst boot camp graduates to find jobs, but I'm still seeing devbootcamp graduates successfully change careers. I think the combination of the kick in the ass, working on projects as a team, and…
I've had friends do Hack Reactor, App Academy, MakerSchool, Dev Bootcamp, and Galvanize. They've all been very positive about the quality of instruction, and all are now happily employed, but all have clarified that while the schools all try to help with job placement, it's not substantively different than getting a first job out of school.