u/CenZen wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
I do actually! One dropped out due to a serious illness, two dropped out because they felt it was moving too slow, and the fourth is considering dropping out because she feels like she’s very far behind. Codesmith is working with her on that now, she just had a terrible experienc
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
Interesting, thanks! Yeah I do know one person who also felt Codesmith was too slow as well and joined Formation (disclosure for anyone that doesn't know, I'm a co-founder and want to be transparent) after meeting the bar and being a better fit. I suspect anyone with work experience already or who is at a "leetcode medium" level Formation is probably better depending on their goals. But I honestly thought this was a small number of people... if it's a larger number this is really useful and explain some of the negative personal comments Codesmith employees and alumni have made about me haha.
I'm glad to hear they are trying hard to support someone falling behind. Despite these personal attacks I wish we could work better together and I think they really do have good intentions and care about each student. We have some fantastic Codesmith alumni at Formation who are highly motivated and awesome people.