Who should and shouldn't go to software engineering bootcamps (in 2025). No matter how good a bootcamp seems - or how much you want to do it, these things are DEAL BREAKERS you have to consider before even thinking about doing one.

Let's look at Codesmith for example. The schedule for part time is: 9 Months: Monday – Thursday: 8:00 pm–11:00 pm ET Saturday 12:00 pm–6:00 pm ET So if you work full time you have hardly any time for anything else. You can Sundays and Friday nights off I guess? Let's say you have two young children and normally leave at 7:30am to drop the kids off at preschool and then go to work. And then pick them up and come home at 6pm and then cook dinner and then go to class and spend otherwise ZERO time with your family. Like you need a support system. A partner who can help out significantly to support you. It's really not at all easy. I've heard it both ways. People who have savings and a support system think part time can work, others thing it only works if you are single and unattached. Either-way, the longer and slower you do it part time, the longer it will take you to eventually get the job, so you could do it with less support and maybe 3 to 5 years?