u/Goooooooooo_Blazers wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Why did someone down vote that? It sounds logical to me. I will look at the LinkedIn alums. Thank you.
u/michaelnovatireplied·
There are some that follow me and very quickly downvote almost anything I comment about Codesmith that doesn't say it's the best program.
It might be that.
u/wlkngmachine wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Good question. I’ve looked at the Launch School capstone projects and they’re definitely a significant step up from the run of the mill boot camp grad projects I see.
u/michaelnovatireplied·★ FEATURED
Launch School's capstones are the most comprehensive projects I've seen personally. They are similar in spirit to Codesmith OSPs but have a solid level up in terms of the structure of the code, presentation of the projects, etc... They are more similar to "real" open source projects, rather than a group project that was open sourced.
u/Goooooooooo_Blazers wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
I appreciate it. I have done a great deal of due diligence research but I second guess myself when I see conflicting information. My default is “harder is better” although that’s not necessarily the case. Cheers!
u/michaelnovatireplied·★ FEATURED
Harder is generally better outcomes. It's no coincidence that the hardest programs to get into (bar-wise) happen to have the best outcomes. It doesn't mean that getting in is your ticket to a six figure job, and you want to get in at all costs, but rather that people who get in tend to have the traits of people who get six figured jobs.
A number of Codesmith people I know had successful other careers in professional jobs (e.g. mechanical engineer, lawyer, doctor, accountant) for example.
If you got into all of the top schools, I don't think your long term career trajectory will be drastically impacted by the choice of bootcamp, and it's more of a choice of personal preference for learning style, pace, topics, etc...