Are bootcamps still a thing in 2024?

All of the above haha: 1. It's not just the market but if the market was still amazing for entry level, bootcamps would benefit too and sentiment wouldn't be so negative. 2. They won't become valuable again in their current form anytime soon. If the market improves they may return to some of their previous reputations. But there is far too large of a over supply of bootcamp grads and new grads to be corrected over night even if the market warns. Bootcamps have scaled back A LOT, so they will produce fewer bootcamp grads. As the over supply either get jobs or go leave the industry, then we might see it be a viable pathway for a small number of people in the future. 3. I have yet to see a curriculum that is worth the cost. I haven't seen a bootcamp curriculum that isn't better than a Udemy course. What you DO GET, is HUMANS to help you - keeping you accountable and helping explain and answer questions. If that's worth $20K or not is up to you. The bootcamp pivot: 1. We're seeing some pivot to AI: BloomTech (Lambda School) is going heavily towards AI. Codesmith added 5 generative AI lectures to it's curriculum. 2. Unfortunately it's also too early for these efforts. Companies don't have hiring processes and requirements and vetting processes for AI-related jobs yet at scale so these jobs are not going to be the saving grace of bootcamp grads. My Predictions: people will go to bootcamps to learn some programming so they can be better at their CURRENT JOBS. For example, an accountant going to a coding bootcamp will be a better accountant - able to use AI and spreadsheets more effectively. A program manager might be able to automate and process feedback better.