Are free coding bootcamps legit software#

Are free coding bootcamps legit software#

It would have taken years of self study to learn what I did, and with a good chance that life would have derailed me along the way.ĥ years is a long time in tech, software and bootcamps, i imagine much has changed since your bootcamp experience. I had already been self-studying programming before the bootcamp and it was a night and day difference. While I believe my experience was somewhat typical for my bootcamp cohort, (like college) I think quality can vary greatly based on the bootcamp, and I am sure some are bad deals in the ways Zed has outlined.Įdit: For those who are wondering if the successful bootcamp grads would have been successful anyways without the bootcamp - 100% no way for me.

Looking at LinkedIn, the other graduates from my bootcamp seem to be having their own successes at FAANG jobs and other strong positions. Over the next few years I was the first among that class to be given a team leadership role. I was able to hit the ground running in my first software engineering job at a well funded startup, and was on par with other fresh cs degree graduates. The graduation rate was around 85%, and among the graduates, the 'true' job placement rate was probably around 90%. I don't know if the quality of bootcamps have gone down, but I did one ~5 years ago, and was very impressed by the talent of my classmates and felt lucky to be with them.īackgrounds were extremely diverse, from Ivy-league graduate math majors to a former horse trainer. I know the author would chalk my experience up to 'survivorship bias', but my bootcamp experience was life-changing and 100% positive.