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Is it worth doing a coding bootcamp if I have a CS degree? If so, which one?

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u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
Hi! It depends a lot on your experience and two paths: One option is the career accelerator bucket of programs. Like Formation, Outco, Interview Kickstart, Pathrise. Disclosure: I'm the co-founder of Formation. At Formation, most people we work with have work experience but have some people with CS degrees (or are graduating soon) who are DS&A heavy and aiming for new grad FAANG roles, and I think it's a good fit for that. Although you should be starting to apply and interview very soon because it's the new grad hiring cycle right now! Formation doesn't have any veteran benefits so it might not be a good fit, but check out these programs. If you don't have any internships and are not aiming for a FAANG/top-tier company that is CS-fundamentals heavy then I would recommend looking at a bootcamp. A lot of bootcamps start from scratch, so veteran benefits or not, I would consider a program like Codesmith, Rithm, or possibly Hack Reactor, that expect you do know basic coding already so you can focus on the project work that you feel is missing.