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r/codingbootcamp

u/StrayVex666 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

I know for me, I'm willing to put the work in to understand all this, try and make connections but, I also know I'm kinda in a crazy hole of a lot of medical stuff and some other life issues, meaning I feel like I'm definitely worried about mainly making the mistake of not spendi

u/michaelnovati replied Β·
The people I see being successful right now are taking a good year to get a job AFTER their bootcamp so 'need a job quick' is not a good combo for coding bootcamps right now and I would be very concerned if a bootcamp makes you feel otherwise :(