5 months post CodeSmith, only 1 person got hired

1. first try free and cheap online resources and courses until you feel like a couple of things are clicking 2. look at Launch School - it's the "slow way" to becoming a SWE, but it works well if you are a good fit. The reason it works is because it's small and only takes people who are very likely for it to work for 3. consider bootcamps ONLY TO LEARN not to get a job. you might get a job, but you should look into them as a way of learning skills you don't have in an intense way and if that approach will work for you. Codesmith is like $22.5 for 14 weeks so that's like $1500 a week and for some people it's worth that much "just to learn", for many it's not - and the curriculum itself is like not the same as the public content they do - it's more like 2 hour long slide show lectures on a topic + projects. 4. consider an online masters like Georgia Tech OMSCS - this is ideal if you have a science undergrad and maybe already feel hirable as a SWE and want to formalize your learnings.