u/GRaf_JJlion wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
I’m curious: do you think it would be a more useful process if I first learned the basics and fundamentals on YouTube, AI, and other free courses BEFORE starting a boot camp? That way I would already be familiar, I wouldn’t get stuck in the early stages, and the “promise” of la
u/michaelnovati replied ·
Yes, most people think learning programming is a straight line but it's more like a tornado.
You are constantly spinning in circles and revisiting things you thought you know and trying to steer the tornado in a productive direction but keep getting pulled all over the place in rabbit holes.
So short answer yes.
But the bootcamp also isn't the end of the journey, it's a tiny step along the way. And in this market many are doubting the cost and quality tradeoff but that's a decision for you to make, not expecting a job and expecting many more steps.