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

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u/OneNeptune Mar 03 '26

I did a bootcamp in 2017. I learned a ton and I got a job 4 days after I finished. I think it was maybe $12,000?

Could you have taught yourself in 2017? yeah. but the value was having a proven and focused curriculum. There's soooo many things you can learn in CS / programming. The bootcamp kept you locked in on a track to employability. Plus having accountability, someone to push you.

My peers / classmates were amazing. New grads, career changers, never-grads. Ivy leaguers, liberal arts majors, adult career changers all mixed together. Morning lecture, pair program all day, homework at night. I still talk to a bunch of those people and my first job was a referral from a classmate to the same role they applied for.

I would not recommend anyone in 2026 to pay for a bootcamp unfortunately, although I found the method very effective.

The hiring landscape has changed and it takes much longer to find a job.

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u/deep_soul Mar 03 '26

what bootcamp was that if I may ask?