u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
I'm happy to answer this factually on the record, I don't know where this is coming from but keep asking and I'll keep giving the answers.
I would like to know more specific examples of this to clarify because I don't know what you are talking about from your post.
1. I was in Codesmith's CSX Slack until I was banned and I have respected that ban since and not stepped foot in it and have not stepped foot in a Codesmith event since.
2. I have never messaged, promoted, or mentioned Formation to my recollection in CSX Slack ever. My interactions that I recall were limited to:
a) Messaging one or two OSP groups that their projects were leaking passwords publicly
b) Answered a couple of technical questions, like 5 maybe?
c) Helping the Codesmith Team understand what happened when a different Codesmith posted job postings improperly affiliated with Codesmith LLC and they thought it was an attack by someone.
3. I don't know if any of my team members are in their Slack. I was in their Slack under my personal identity and not representing Formation, and I never mentioned Formation.
4. We have had 3-4 people out of 1000+ that I know of that were considering Codesmith and came to Formation and got amazing jobs. One of them is featured in a blog post in our blog who wanted to tell his story. I know one person who was considering Formation and went to Codesmith.
5. The majority of people we work with are currently working SWEs (or recently working if laid off) and the people in #4 are an edge case.
6. We have in the past prior to 2023, worked with bootcamp grads with minimal experience after their bootcamp to prepare for interviews
7. We don't "teach" anything at Formation and you have to sign something saying you have previous education making you employable as a SWE before joining - we are currently an interview preparation platform that is solely focused on preparing you for interviews.