Quite a loaded question (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loaded_question" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loaded_question</a>) Why do you think bootcamps are a scam? Reading past HN answers, e.g. <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16341716" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16341716</a>, I haven't seen somebody saying it was a total waste or they shouldn't have done it.