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Discussion on: Are Web Development Bootcamps Worth It?

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Victor Chiappetta

In my opinion, having taken a boot camp and struggled mightily, I believe that preparation before starting is key. Coming in cold as I did I found it basically impossible to keep up. And I have a long career in technology fyi. I do believe that if I was given better guidance that the curriculum was very useful. The teachers did a miserable job of explaining how to use the class material and how to maximize the time that you put in. I got caught up in the tutorial rabbit hole. If I would have known to simply work the course lessons slowly and repetitively I believe that I could. have done fairly well. In the end it was a disaster. for me. I highly recommend getting good at HTML/CSS first and having a strong grasp of Javascript before you walk on. Otherwise you could be on for a rough ride.