How to Choose a Coding Bootcamp (2024)

[@liamwalton6991]

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!

[@ColbyJaxCodes]

Your last point is my primary gripe about job guarantees. The nature of the majority of career services aren't thorough enough to support a job guarantee.

[@shabadooshabadoo4918]

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.

[@kaylove4507]

A 2yr bootcamp? I've seen boot camps go for as long as one year. I've never heard of a 2-year boot camp. What program was that

[@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!

[@jp-zk2ej]

Can I ask which one you’ve decided to attend?

[@FahimUniverse]

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

[@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 KZbin 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!

[@Jessthemesscoder]

Thank you for this, you just earned a new subscriber!

[@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!

[@Charliedrew]

How is it going

[@DemetriusSheppard-c4p]

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[@StorytellerDan]

@@Charliedrew 4 months of hell. Badly taught, badly organised, very rushed & only after hours mentor that put in the effort. Awful experience. Hated it.

[@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

[@SRC692]

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 KZbin 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.

[@ColbyJaxCodes]

A bootcamp won't carry much weight for you. Projects, marketing, fluency in speech and unrelenting effort will.

[@DnMori-v6b]

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.

[@mariposa_media]

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

[@T_dollasign]

I was thinking about this one. Did you get a job quickly?

[@mariposa_media]

@@T_dollasign I haven't graduated yet but I'll update. I'm about a month away from finishing my final project.

[@T_dollasign]

@@mariposa_media please update me 🙏

[@safariboomin4313]

@@mariposa_media Good luck and please update!

[@dieumerci7099]

Please keep us updated

[@abdullahalmanasseer4360]

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

[@lisakaneck5120]

Name and cost please 🙏🏻

[@charlita25]

These are all excellent 👌🏽 tips

[@jefferymuter4659]

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.

[@sriramyam6089]

Hi, can I know which bootcamp you took? Any idea about Caltech coding bootcamp by simplilearn?

[@jefferymuter4659]

@@sriramyam6089 it's called Tech Elevator. I'd only do the in-person versions. But it was amazing when I went.

[@iwannagosurfing139]

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

[@NACHIWEST]

what are the best IN PERSON bootcamps in LA?

[@coldorange5]

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.

[@fearlesslyme2727]

What do you think about USF Software Engineering 10 week bootcamp

[@jasonliu5421]

tbh, which boot camp do you recommend?

[@brandonndo]

codesmith is top tier

[@Fourtune1]

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

[@levelup2014]

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

[@jp-zk2ej]

Which college is 25k for the degree?

[@Calen11708]

I’ve been seeing a good amount of boot camps such as the MIT web development boot camp for around $9k and UTSA for $12k to name off a couple. I’d be keen to know which boot camps you’re referring to that are $18k-$25k

[@darrallshamarwilliams7560]

How do you feel about Triple Ten?

[@chrisderek5501]

What u think about 4geeks? They said that if u don’t land in a job, you have to pay it the tuition

[@charlita25]

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

[@favio1415]

Which coding camp/s check all boxes @Colby Jax?

[@W1thRaisins]

Liked and Subbed.

[@div8698]

Anyone can share their experience with general assembly SEI bootcamp program or any program at all?

[@junveld4830]

You are really look like Fighter Club

[@Childofyahuwah12]

Can you point me in the right direction because I’m trying to learn how to become a game developer I’m a gamer and tired of spending all this money on developers and a lot of game developers scamming people and I can learn this myself and teach other people who I know and help them so can you please lead me in the right direction

[@pedropichardo8280]

why nobody is talking about SynergesticIT ?

[@HiFiJi]

I'm on the fence of doing GA part-time for 6 months at $16,500 OR a/A part-time for 12 months at $36,000. Any advice from anyone?

[@ricardoor4397]

Wow those are the prices? Just go to college at that point..

[@wrfmartinez]

If you are black or latino, I'd suggest checking out Black Genius Academy. After attending 3 live zoom events and completing their entire course of listening to podcast, you have a chance at a fully paid for grant to a/A in November 15 I believe. You have to complete everything before that date to be considered.

[@0xmigue]

literally go to college at that price lmao

[@HiFiJi]

i know for the duration it is way overpriced.

[@ColbyJaxCodes]

Yeah dude for the price of a down payment of a house don’t do it. Glad some other people hopped in on this one as well lol.

[@Sendmelvyn]

Anyone has an example of a few good ones?

[@AhmedRaza-lv3id]

What about boot.devs course pls reply?

[@hassanjinja]

SIR, HOW?

[@tyturner5870]

You don’t reply to your ppl, kinda weird

[@neoprint3d]

Or just don't do a bootcamp and learn for free

[@Mark-sm5eq]

Lol so how many have graduated from the school of "self"?

[@Dee-zy2xv]

Learning this and practically applying in a real world biz sense is 2 different things.

[@Jake-hn6yt]

🤦🏻‍♂️

[@neoprint3d]

Learned completely free using project based learning and already had 2 full stack jobs and one ongoing startup

[@Mark-sm5eq]

@neoprint3d kobe says, "[there's no I in team], but there is an M and an E in the mofo."

[@julioo534]

Don't. Go get your degree, you will thank me later..

[@adamf5018]

Why I made a master program in that analytics and I’m thinking of dropping off and do bootcame

[@julioo534]

You can learn all of that bootcamp stuff with only Two free courses

[@jamesbonding3988]

tech is dead .. no more hiring lot of US Computer Science Graduates without a job, lot of indian H1B's are jobless too.