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Ask HN: Attend a coding bootcamp or self study?

2 pointsby johndavid9991almost 5 years ago
Are coding bootcamps still worth it? My brother-in-law is doing a career switch. He wants to accelerate his learning in coding; however, coding bootcamp tuition has gone up high already even for online. Do you know someone who attended a bootcamp recently, and is it still worth the time and money?

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ementialmost 5 years ago
I recently had to make this decision. It was a tough decision but in the end I made my own curriculum based off of the syllabus of the bootcamp I was accepted to. I’m already disciplined at self study and been remote working happily for years so a self-bootcamp works for me. It depends greatly on your brother’s learning style and current life situation.<p>Also, I decided that online bootcamps at the price of offline is not worth it.<p>And these articles really helped me made the decision:<p>To learn more about bootcamps <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.freecodecamp.org&#x2F;news&#x2F;coding-bootcamp-handbook&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.freecodecamp.org&#x2F;news&#x2F;coding-bootcamp-handbook&#x2F;</a><p>To help me make a long term decision <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fs.blog&#x2F;2014&#x2F;02&#x2F;decision-journal&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fs.blog&#x2F;2014&#x2F;02&#x2F;decision-journal&#x2F;</a><p>Bootcamp ROI calculator <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.coursereport.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;calculate-coding-bootcamp-roi" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.coursereport.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;calculate-coding-bootcamp-...</a><p>I also talked to a lot of alumni of the coding bootcamp I was considering and talked to other people online including those who self-studied and currently had a development job.
cerberusssalmost 5 years ago
I am an experienced iOS developer currently mentoring a friend. The time has come that we should look for an employer to get some working experience.<p>However this proves to be very hard, at least here in The Netherlands. If the boot camp comes with some sort of job guarantee, it might be worth it.