u/MisterSparkle8888 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
During my first week at codesmith I told a classmate about formation.dev. One day later he dropped codesmith, got his money back and signed up for formation. I feel like I should’ve done the same lol.
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
FWIW, I don't recommend the vast majority of people who do Codesmith do Formation and the vast majority wouldn't be accepted.
I know a couple of people (literally 2, one dropped out and the other just chose Formation but was very close to going to Codesmith) that did this and it was well over a year ago and it was the correct decision. Both got FAANG-level jobs that were the perfect jobs for those two people.
I also know someone who dropped out of Formation and did Codeamith, and they did not get a job after and went back to school.
These are all edge cases and people reading this should not generally be considering Formation over Codesmith. You should absolutely consider Formation over Codesmith if you have 1+ year of SWE work experience already.
I want to reiterate that Formation is not a bootcamp or school and we don't teach anything. The people we work with with no experience almost all have bootcamps already, a CS degree, significant open source contributions, etc...
It's a benchmarking, practicing, and mentorship platform to help you level up your interviewing ability and fundamentals, but it's not an alternative to a structured classroom learning experience.