u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
My 2 cents as someone who knows a lot about Codesmith.
I wouldn't not go because of shady practices. It's a fake it til you make it and if you subscribe to that philosophy it might be a good thing.
I wouldn't go because they have demonstrated an inability to adapt to the market. They have been hit with layoffs and lower enrollment and don't seem to have to budget needed to invest in all of the changes they want to, or to that quickly enough. They promised a bunch of improvements 5 months ago, and we haven't seen most of them, or some people who perceive ones they might have done on paper as underwhelming.
In this market you need someone fighting for you. Launch School's Founder in that recent video said that he has personally had to refer and vouch for students way more than ever else to help them get jobs. We're also seeing Turing's Founder pushing hard for individual people.
Codesmith's Founder does more public talking than action with individual students. A common complaint I hear is that he is not around much, does one lecture with each cohort, and employees report him as flaky (missing 1-1s or perpetually rescheduling)