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CIRR board member shakeup, four people out, Codesmith in, anyone know anything?

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u/Certain_Debate_4232 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

I'm a recent Codesmith graduate. If anyone would like to hear about what it's really like and whether the reported outcomes numbers are legit, hit me up on LinkedIn. We can schedule a time for a Zoom and I'll tell you anything you want to know. My name is Reland.

u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
Thanks for the offer, I have worked with many (10+) Codesmith alumni, instructors, interviewed some myself, reviewed many resumes, etc... and thank you for being diplomatic in your post! I don't doubt Codesmith's numbers at all. I also think Will Sentance is a fantastic teacher and is a brilliant person. I have two completely valid criticisms of Codesmith that are not meant to mean the whole program is a giant scam and evil, they are very valid criticisms: 1. I strongly disagree with their definition of mid-level and senior jobs. I have brought this up to many people with 5+ years of industry experience and people have had much harsher things to say that I do about this. 2. I don't like how people, like yourself on your LinkedIn, list the OSP work as software engineering work at a company. Yours listed 4 months of experience but you had 14 commits over 21 days. I spent 2 mins looking this up (this post is 9 mins after your comment was made) I'm sorry I can't get my tone across right on Reddit, I'm not trying judge anyone and all I care about is people developing their skills, improving their careers, and ultimately having a great positive impact on the world. Just because I don't love these aspects of Codesmith, it doesn't mean the dozens of staff are not great people, the hundreds of alumni aren't great people. I love almost all the Codesmith people I've worked with!