Best coding boot camp?

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Nov 25, 2020 15 Comments

I’m currently a nontechnical program manager with AWS. (TC 175) I’m looking to get some technical skills and move to a TPM position.

I’ve been looking at coding boot camps and I can’t tell what the best option is- thoughts?

UW- 13k
General Assembly- 13k
MIT- 7k

From what I can tell they are all similar, so I’m not sure why the MIT course is half the price...is it respected?

Thank you for any insight!

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  • Oracle / Eng
    Staz

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     Staz
    There is no need to attend a coding bootcamp. Why pay $13K for resources you can find for free online?
    Nov 25, 2020 5
    • New / Eng
      🍿wow

      New Eng

       🍿wow
      @Staz I think what you’re saying is true of many people, however there is a reason Universities and Schools exist, there is a reason that students are performing much worse since the start of the pandemic.

      Bootcamps have a use case, I did self study, built my own projects and have a related degree but still found my bootcamp experience extremely valuable.
      Nov 25, 2020
    • Zulily
      theceo

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      theceo
      You'd pay $13k to save time on your efforts. Internet is full of information, both useful and garbage. If you knew what to search for you'd already be in the job. Since you don't, it'll help you save time in that regard instead.
      Nov 25, 2020
  • The Recurse Center is not a bootcamp but you will learn how to code if you do it. It’s free if you get in. Many high-profile alumni. Many alumni at top companies like Jane Street and Two Sigma.
    Nov 25, 2020 1
  • New / Eng
    🍿wow

    New Eng

     🍿wow
    I did a bootcamp after trying to learn myself for a few months and having a related degree. I found it to be extremely valuable.

    I’ve heard that Lambda School is good, most bootcamps have the graduates as the mentors which isn’t great, last I heard Lambda was hiring really amazing devs from the community to teach.

    They also don’t charge till you get a job.

    Before joining any bootcamp though, I’d heavily advise doing an online course in “Scratch”, it’s a language designed for kids, very simple and visual and it will give you a clear idea of if you enjoy programming.
    Nov 25, 2020 2
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    Nov 25, 2020 3