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Discussion on: Are Web Development Bootcamps Worth It?

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Esteban Hernández

A big warning from personal experience. I'm a self-taught developer but I was having a hard time getting my foot in the door. I was however already very adept at web development. A bootcamp (I wont mention the name but a lot of them do this) will seek out people like me who really just need a bit of help to land a job as a way to increase their percentage of hired graduates. I was given a free ride and landed a job right after completing the course. However, about half of my colleagues, many of which paid $10k+ didn't land jobs at all. Most of them had little to no coding experience and honestly 6 months is very little time to learn. However, a few people who had never coded before the bootcamp did in fact land jobs just like me. My thoughts are that if you are willing to put your life on hold and live and breathe code for the duration of the bootcamp then it may very well be worth it but yea it's going to be tough!