u/mmz55 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
I’m not a grad, but current resident. Here are things I think would be good to do before starting: 1. Learn how to read documentation. Granted some docs suck (looking at you node), but for the most part they hold all the answers. The better you are at reading documentation the e
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
Hi, disclosure, I’m the co-founder of Formation.dev, which isn’t a bootcamp but a career accelerator focused on practice and feedback and not on lecturing/teaching.
I believe data structures and algos are extremely important but not just to practice them because they are interview questions. A lot of Codesmith alumni I work with are able to solve problems but lacking a bit in the underlying fundamental concepts.
If you believe DSA are important to you for interviews, learning CS fundamentals for months (not a week) and applying them to DSA is the way to go, rather than whack a mole trying to just solve problems for the sake of solving interview problems.