u/IdiotSansVillage wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Codesmith is competitive to get into and costs a lot. As someone who's actively shopping around, there's plenty of room for competition from worse bootcamps that cost less, bring something special to the table, or have a more convenient in-person location. As long as they have de
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
I think that's a good question to ask a bootcamp that isn't. "Why aren't you in CIRR" and if they don't explain something that makes sense or checks out, that would be a flag to me.
One of the big problems with CIRR results are that they don't break down people by prior experience. I think this is really important for people to identify what "someone like them" might do in the program. Some bootcamps target specific backgrounds in specific geographic locations and might have low outcomes compare number to number, but strong outcomes for the bar they are starting with.
A lot of bootcamps went remote during COVID and took in people from all over the country. Salaries in tech are almost always location-based so location is now an important factor. For example, Rithm used to be in person and is now online. They are shifting from people in downtown SF to people all over the country. It's hard to understand this impact in current CIRR reports.