u/ronstoppable7 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Sigh. I don't know where to begin. First off, thank you OP for posting this. I currently have a 6 figure job in Entertainment, but I planned on going to Codesmith part-time in case I get laid off. I wanted a backup plan because Entertainment is really scary. Now I don't know i
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
Hi, a lot of people that go into Codesmith have non-technical degrees from pretty good schools and doing a CS masters can be an option. This is the best all around for brand, quality, cost: [https://omscs.gatech.edu/](https://omscs.gatech.edu/)
To clarify though there are two aspects to this post:
1. Codesmith hasn't degraded or gotten worse in the educational experience, it's the same it's always been + 5 new AI lectures. So comparing Codesmith to other bootcamps, it might still be one of the better ones. **BUT best of bad options doesn't mean you should choose it, it just means you probably shouldn't choose another bootcamp instead if Codesmith was the one for you.**
2. The lack of integrity (my opinion) / "carefully selected marketing" (fact) on their side (both in how they didn't tell anyone about this in Feb 2024 - when half of their students already hit the 6 month post grad mark) and how current students were also completely unaware of any broad outcomes (only anecdotally seeing their own cohorts outcomes) - could be a flag for anyone about Codesmith specifically. Now a lot of bootcamps have a reputation for 'stretching' their marketing and I can easily go through all of those as well, but there are others that do not - like Launch School. So in this aspect you do have choice.