How to Choose a Coding Bootcamp (2024)

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🚀 Looking to kickstart your coding journey with a coding bootcamp? You've come to the right place! In this comprehensive guide, we'll walk you through the essential factors to consider before choosing the perfect coding bootcamp for you.

📚 One crucial tip we'll cover is the importance of preparing in advance. Discover why a solid foundation of knowledge before joining a bootcamp can make a world of difference in your learning experience.

👩‍🏫 Additionally, we'll delve into the significance of having dedicated and invested instructors. Learn how having mentors who are genuinely committed to your success can accelerate your coding skills and boost your confidence.

🧐 Being selective is key, and we'll show you how to evaluate and choose the bootcamp that aligns with your goals, learning style, and budget. Make the right choice and set yourself up for a successful coding journey!

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[liamwalton]

Currently in sales and reeeallllyyy considering a career change into software development. Currently in the phase where this video is exactly what I needed. Study for 100 hours before deciding and choose a part time but study full time is such great advice and I genuinely appreciate it!

[JarrodSchilling]

Great summary Colby. Key point in my experience as mentioned in this video, "and for god sake, please STUDY FIRST". I can honestly say I've gotten so much more out of my bootcamp by having done CS50 and other self study ahead of time. Also, I had been working on a full-stack Python app (thanks to CS50 guidance) before the bootcamp and being able to use that as a practice vehicle is helping to cement a lot of the bootcamp materials I am learning. Lastly, I think there is a common misconception around "career services". I can only speak for my experience, but these people are no different than a career counselor in college or guidance counselor in high school. They aren't there to "get you a job", they are there to help GUIDE and ASSIST in the job search process. Just like a guidance counselor doesn't get you into college, they help you through the process. Thanks for the video!

[shabadooshabadoo]

Man, I have a full time job just doing office work. My whole life I've spent on computers and I always thought I would end up doing something computer related. But I went from highschool to college and took a programming course and it just burned me out pretty fast. The amount of work they shovel onto your plate that isn't even programming related is crazy. I was preparing english lectures and business presentations, and all sorts of shit, and then on top of that they want you to learn some pretty advanced programming stuff towards the end of 2nd year and even more advanced 3rd year. Anyways, so i burned out and took a 2 year software support diploma instead of pursuing the 3 year programming diploma.

Part of me regrets it. But at the time i wasn't looking to be a programmer i wanted to be in web design. But that landscape has changed so much now that IDK that I even want to be a part of it. There are so many website builders and frameworks out there.

Then i recently heard that someone I know who had no interest in computers took a 2yr bootcamp and is working as a software engineer. This really shocked me, and got me thinking about a programming bootcamp. But part of me thinks that if I wanted to program I would have taught myself it by now. Like I know the basics and I can make python scripts and batch files and a bit of php and a trickle of a hundred other things. if it was my passion i probably would have taken it further.

idk, im really on the fence.

[LanceLovesEverybody]

Excellent callouts Colby. I am currently in flux about which coding bootcamp to undertake but the reading of alumni reviews, taking a good look at the metrics have instilled confidence in me to find the right bootcamp. Now I best go and complete the 60 remaining hours in my self-study. Happy New Year!

[FahimUniverse]

You've put so much gold out there, thank you so much!

[mariposa_media]

I went with TripleTen 10 mo bootcamp and I'm really happy with it!

[abdullahalmanasseer]

i just finished tech elevator part time coding bootcamp, it was pretty good i really recommend it

[StorytellerDan]

I have literally just committed to a Data Science & Machine Learning with 4 Geeks Academy - Part-time, I saw exactly the same way. I´ve been assigned a pre-work to complete within 20 days. I know F**K ALL about coding! I have done buckets of research on bootcamps - Ironhack I was looking at but as soon as their communication couldn´t even be bothered to get back to me in a timely fashion, I bowed out. I´m 39 - I´m a good bulls**t detector by now but don´t know if I´m good enough when it comes to switching careers.
Glad I found your channel amidst the searching thanks.

P.S - At least 1 of your friends by now should have told you, you look like Edward Norton!

[Jessthemesscoder]

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[gracii_ca]

Colby! I appreciate your insightful content! I was uncertain for some time about whether to enroll in a coding boot camp. Instead, I opted for a "coding mentor/coach" ( though they are on this YouTube platform, I won't disclose their name), which came at a significant expense. However, I ended up experiencing a similar sense of frustration that others have encountered when attending boot camps, feeling like I wasn't making significant progress. I won't claim that it was entirely the coaching program but there were a few factors that were not addressed in the beginning which led to my quitting the program. Had I known, what I know now? I would have waited to hire the coach. The coach is awesome but I was just not ready. Anyway, now I am just continuing my self-taught coding journey. I just wanted to share my experience with you. And to let you know that it is not always boot camps that disappoint. Cheers!

[Leblueskee]

this is solid advice for going into any sort of job schooling. i would love to hear your suggestion on a bootcamp in florida or for someone in florida

[jefferymuter]

I failed at self taught for 4 years.
Took a bootcamp and walked out with a job in the worst market I've heard of. I definitely worked stupid hard the year leading up to the bootcamp. Once I got there, I was programming, learning, or networking for 12-16 hours a day. It was insanity. People thought i was a genius because I knew basic js/html/css/react pretty well.

You should hardcore investigate the legitimacy of any bootcamp. That much money, and maybe 50% of my class has a job? Shit sucks. You better be ready to grind for a year after graduation.

[SRC]

Yeah there are so many courses out there and I'm just trying to find the right one. I used to take coding classes back in high school so I have some familiarity with coding but I just have to learn the newer languages. So far I was looking at a python course that was free on YouTube and I understood it with ease which makes me feel confident but I want to find the right camp that will help carry weight for whatever job opportunities I apply for in the future.

[qoutebx]

Guys, I need some advice here. What do you think: two years of college or a BootCamp? Which option do employers prefer more? Or is it all about how I perform in the interview, and they don't really care about where I gained my knowledge or if I have a diploma? Thanks.

[charlita]

I just selected University of Texas at Austin Cloud ☁️ 😶‍🌫️ Bootcamp 👩🏽‍💻

[levelup]

I’m going to be honest guys a good bootcamp is going to cost you around $18-25k take that money enroll in college, take 18 credits a semester and graduate in 3 years or less, the thing with college is that you get INTERNSHIPS, you can pay of 50-80% of your debt with one summer internship

[coldorange]

Basically I didn't choose a bootcamp because its limited to web dev and is also way more expensive than just taking some college courses.

[iwannagosurfing]

Quick question, I'm highly intrigued and interested in joining a coding boot camp, but what I'm more specifically intrigued in is mobile app development, specifically phone applications off of iOS or Android. Would encoding boot camp be good to learn this direct specific thing? Any thoughts? Comments questions? Advice. Please help. Thank you

[Fourtune]

What about for other career fields? Like Data Analytics? Brinkman Labs has one for 10 weeks.

[jasonliu]

tbh, which boot camp do you recommend?