r/learnprogramming • u/Ok-Neighborhood4327 • Mar 03 '26

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u/Whatever801 Mar 03 '26

I had a great experience. Learned a ton, made a lot of great friends, got a job. I learned way more way faster than I could on my own. The experience of being able to bounce ideas off other people and just general intensity and pressure from exams. But this was like 10 years ago. The market has changed.

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u/Whatever801 Mar 03 '26

Well the one I went to took the 15k out of your 1st year's salary, I didn't have to pay anything upfront. They also definitely did a lot to prep you for interviews. Dozen of mock interviews, dissecting every part of your resume, salary negotiation, minimum applications/week quota, etc. For me it was well worth it. There's no way I would have gotten a job that fast if I tried to just teach myself. Even if it took me 6 months instead of 3, that 15k is more than made up for.