u/haj289 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Hey Michael, I've saw your other inputs on codesmith around this sub and they've been really thankful so thank you for that. Do you have much experiences with recent Hack Reactor grads? Like the op, I am considering Codesmith and Hack Reactor. From what I've researched, it seem
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
Hey, fewer than Codesmith, can't generalize any patterns other than they have all been similarly hard working, professional, collaborative people and their outcomes at Formation were no different (not statistically significant, but qualitatively).
I actually spend like 5 to 10 mins a day connecting with \~20 bootcamp grads on LinkedIn from all different programs, as my network is super Facebook-heavy and I want to connect more with junior devs and see what they talk/care about (also why I'm here haha). Despite Codesmith's reputation, HackReactor has quite a plethora of alumni who down the road end up a top tier companies. Granted they are larger than others, but many more than Codesmith. I have a strong stance that if you have the life circumstances to do so, you want the RIGHT job out of a bootcamp to kickstart your career in the right direction, not the HIGHEST PAYING job, so you shouldn't judge bootcamps only by their compensation numbers.
So long story short, look at which one is a better fit day to day and choose that one.