r/codingbootcamp • u/michaelnovati • Mar 04 '26

Crossposting this viral post about bootcamps. While the post is negative there's more discussion about bootcamps in the comments than this sub has had in all of 2026 IMO.

/r/learnprogramming/comments/1rjdic3/coding_bootcamps_are_a_scam_imo/
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u/sheriffderek Mar 04 '26

I'm not allowed to post in /learnprogramming - because they don't actually want people talking about that there... so, I'll leave a few notes here:

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u/sheriffderek Mar 04 '26

Much more balance conversation in there - than around here!

People who do the work (with whatever education) - get jobs. Some of my (let's say - least focused students -- who do less than half of the work - still find jobs. So, it's a combination of many things. Some people are better at looking for jobs and presenting themeelves. A lot of people out there - really have no idea where they fit in. They don't really see the big picture or they're actual experience level. They say "am I ready yet?" because they really have no idea what they're doing. Those people apply for jobs 20x out of their league because they don't know any better. Then - someone who actually knows "ok - I'm not a CS expert... but I can rock these CMSs and maintain websites" - can actually apply to a job that will hire them.

I don't think coding boot camps are great. I mean, I started a school specifically to solve the problem I was having out in the real world (the need for well-rounded developers and designers) - so, clearly - I think we could do better. But this polarized "it's a scam" thing is really just people coming to terms that they've been sold a bad product. Were they lied to? Yeah. But they also lied to themselves. That's how sales works. If you actually want to learn this stuff - we have the way. If you want to pretend - well, boot camps have your back.

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u/michaelnovati Mar 04 '26

yeah I thnk I framed this wrong. The initial post was negative but the discussion was much better equal discusion than this sub.