I think the answer would change from people to people. Some people respond better to social interaction in learning and some do better alone. At the end of the

I think the answer would change from people to people. Some people respond better to social interaction in learning and some do better alone. At the end of the day you're the only one who can answer this for yourself. Are you an absolute beginner? If so, pick a language (I recommend Python), go to Codecademy, work through Zed Shaw's Learn Python the Hard Way and see how you're doing. It's natural to feel extremely overwhelmed in the beginning. Try to build stuff on your own. After some time, you should assess your situation. If you feel like you could have advanced more with a bootcamp program in the same amount of time, go ahead and apply to one. Mind that I haven't participated in any dev bootcamps. I find that I get extreme pleasure by learning things on my own. Even then, I think I would like to participate in a dev bootcamp some time.