u/Sea_Presentation_776 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
I have heard a lot about nucamp and coding dojo they advertise themself for people aren't related to coding or are new to coding are they really worth or they are some sort of scam ?
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
Scam is a blurry word haha. You can argue that any kind of "marketing" is trying to sell you on the program so it's at a minimum biased, but whether it's a scam is a higher bar.
Nucamp isn't fantastic but it's cheap. The materials are similar to much cheaper courses, but you have live instructors and code reviewers to get feedback and that's very useful.
Coding Dojo is a classic bootcamp and most of them have been struggling in this market. I don't recommend going to any classic coding bootcamps right now and would recommend going as cheap as possible, then re-evaluating. If you have a natural ability and you are 100% committed to becoming a SWE no matter how long it takes, then a top bootcamp (generally the $20K+ ones like Codesmith, Rithm, Launch School Capstone, etc...) could be justified. It's still quite hard to get a job even at those programs, which is why it's important to commit to cheap/free options first.