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?
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://www.freecodecamp.org/news/coding-bootcamp-handbook/" rel="nofollow">https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/coding-bootcamp-handbook/</a><p>To help me make a long term decision
<a href="https://fs.blog/2014/02/decision-journal/" rel="nofollow">https://fs.blog/2014/02/decision-journal/</a><p>Bootcamp ROI calculator
<a href="https://www.coursereport.com/blog/calculate-coding-bootcamp-roi" rel="nofollow">https://www.coursereport.com/blog/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.
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.