u/Warm-Bid-9307 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
i haven't even started learning and now i have a question: what should a complete newbie do to start coding? because bootcamp feels like the most obvious thing.
u/michaelnovati replied ·
Curious why you think bootcamps feel like the obvious thing?
Like if you wanted to be a doctor or a lawyer what would you do to transition? And I would think of SWE the same way.
You do have to learn some things on your own, analogous to studying for the MCAT or LSAT, but you want to learn some basics to take the next step.
Spending $20K for that is irrational. It was rational when people got jobs but it's irrational to spend that much on a Udacity-like course for 10X the cost.