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Are code bootcamps worth it? (Part I)

• vonklaus 12y ago
  I started a bootcamp yesterday (General Assembly Web Design Immersive, Los Angeles) and it seems as if it is a good program. It is a 12 week immersive focused on RoR, JS, MySQL and Git/GitHub. I expect to get a good job after completion in December. I think it is all about what you put into it. I studied for 4-6 months and have probably logged ~ 500 hours of study. I worked through HTML/CSS, JS/JQuery and Ruby and can do basic things like make and animate a website, host it, use the command line and short cuts and Shell into my Raspberry Pi that I use as a test server. Obviously, not everyone prepared as much as I did and some prepared more(or are smarter). I will def take that survey upon completion, but you as of now I feel like you certainly own your own success
  • redmattred 12y ago
    100% with you there. You get what you give with this kind of program (or any educational experience really)
    • vonklaus 12y ago
      It looks like you are OP. If you are also the author of the post could you give me a bit of insight into what outcomes look like? What sorts of jobs are people getting? What do hiring managers think about codeschools, etc? I think it will be easy to get a job after, but maybe not a dream job. If you have any experience with the LA market, what is a reasonable job to get, and what salary is a Rails/JS dev meant to get for a first job?
      • redmattred 12y ago
        Would be happy to share the data once we've completed the survey. Shoot me a note at matt@codejobs.io So far, it looks like people are mostly taking junior developer or tech support roles.