I spent 18 months self-learning via Freecodecamp and Codecademy, building static sites and mini-games, but it took about two days of bootcamp training to surpass that knowledge. The benefits of a carefully crafted curriculum and a focus on algorithms and problem-solving, plus assistance from tutors, meant I made far more progress than I had on my own.
We were told on our first day that none of the information was a secret and was all available online. But what we paid for was the group, the community and the teaching style that meant we cemented that knowledge fast. People have different learning styles and plenty of people have succeeded entirely self-taught. I thrive in a classroom. Others' mileage may vary. The career assistance and any networking relationships the camp may have with local businesses are a valuable asset.
The US model is a few years older than the UK and European models, so some of the pitfalls are becoming apparent - bootcamps rapidly expanding leading to a dilution of their teaching capability, courses delivered with a focus on speed rather than quality, job market saturation and a lack of post-graduation career support. Thankfully it seems the UK and other European cities with a bootcamp and tech-hub relationship are being more restrained and are aware of, and actively avoiding, these errors.
Thanks for you reply ;). That is great that you knowledge grew and solidified faster with bootcamp it's engouraging.The main reason I join was for the latter part of your post , post grad support. The bootcamp I'm attending is fairly new and not based in the US so I'm hoping they avoid those errors also.
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I spent 18 months self-learning via Freecodecamp and Codecademy, building static sites and mini-games, but it took about two days of bootcamp training to surpass that knowledge. The benefits of a carefully crafted curriculum and a focus on algorithms and problem-solving, plus assistance from tutors, meant I made far more progress than I had on my own.
We were told on our first day that none of the information was a secret and was all available online. But what we paid for was the group, the community and the teaching style that meant we cemented that knowledge fast. People have different learning styles and plenty of people have succeeded entirely self-taught. I thrive in a classroom. Others' mileage may vary. The career assistance and any networking relationships the camp may have with local businesses are a valuable asset.
The US model is a few years older than the UK and European models, so some of the pitfalls are becoming apparent - bootcamps rapidly expanding leading to a dilution of their teaching capability, courses delivered with a focus on speed rather than quality, job market saturation and a lack of post-graduation career support. Thankfully it seems the UK and other European cities with a bootcamp and tech-hub relationship are being more restrained and are aware of, and actively avoiding, these errors.
Thanks for you reply ;). That is great that you knowledge grew and solidified faster with bootcamp it's engouraging.The main reason I join was for the latter part of your post , post grad support. The bootcamp I'm attending is fairly new and not based in the US so I'm hoping they avoid those errors also.