Which bootcamp would you recommend and why?

Any bootcamp that's teaching you in 12, 14, 16 weeks is going to make compromises on something and be good at other things. So you have to look into each of the programs individually for what works for you. Codesmith is a good place if you prove you can self study (and peer study) your way to basic coding skills, previous professional experience (not in coding) and you have the ambition and drive to exaggerate your resume a bit and hustle your way to a job, messaging hiring managers and presenting your projects as if they were the equivalent of mid-level engineering work. I don't know anything about Actualize. But other top programs like Launch School - which calls itself the slow way to get a job, is more about mastery progression. Rithm is more about educational quality and getting your money's worth there, but is far less aggressive on the job hunt side. Choosing the program for what YOU need is far more important than trying to find the "best bootcamp"