Analysis of 52 most recent Codesmith offers LinkedIns and trends on who is getting a job right now and why. Summary: an average of 11.7 months of experience claimed for 3 week long projects (lacking evidence of additional time spent). Majority claimed to have prior SWE-adjacent experience.

I'm sorry you feel that way but respect your opinion. I've been here day in day out, giving people advice on all kinds of things and I'm sorry if you feel my tone has changed, but when I was first around - I had some way more intense conversations with some Codesmith alumni who claimed I was "stealing here with the secret motivation of stealing studetns to Formation". I am here to provide a unique lens of industry perspective + bootcamp perspective (having worked with hundreds of bootcamp grads from many programs but also interviewed 450 people at Facebook, built interview programs, observer of hiring committees, work on peformance review tooling,, etc...) Quick story. There was a period of time when I had a goal of connecting with 10 grads a day from 20 different bootcamps on LinkedIn and I was accused of "Tracking down Codesmith students and trying to steal them to go to Formation". That wasn't remotely the truth but someone believed it so much they went on tirades personally attacking me, my physical appearance, and all kinds of things. The person got suspended it was so bad. Time will tell and my consistent posting and commentary and help (both publicly but primarily 1-1) will hopefully make it clear who I am and what I stand for. I've made it clear time after time that all my commentary on Codesmith is aiming to be objective. That doesn't mean positive or negative, it just means laying things out the way they are. For example, their outcomes advisor's polarizing reputation. On the one hand he is lying about his background that his company Fanzter Inc. was acquired by Disney (which I have off-the-record direct evidence and on-the-record supporting evidence that it wasn't formally acquired by them). And on the other hand, people say he is the best part of Codesmith and makes it worth every penny. This polarizing, but showing both sides of a story and that's my goal. The original post here just doesn't have another side that I can see. I might be wrong! But I hope you believe that I'm trying to have a fair lens on this and this is how I see it, instead of having ulterior motives and secret missions in my post and since it sounds like you don't, I take that as feedback to improve.