Not all doom and gloom. (AMA)

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u/michaelnovati replied · Nov 18, 2023

Thanks for sharing. Why did you choose this bootcamp of all bootcamps? Interesting that a successful AMA didn't 100 upvotes and dozens of comments on the first day.

u/cecrouch01 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

I graduated this past Wednesday (November 15, 2023). 30 "started", but we were down to 19 by the second week and as far as I know 18 graduated (one person had to drop due to life circumstances). As far as I know I am the first to get a SWE job (I know one other at least had an

u/michaelnovati replied · Nov 18, 2023

Why do you think so many people dropped out in the first week?

u/cecrouch01 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

Pepsi has a "guild" program. A lot of the people who joined the bootcamp did so free due to Pepsi. I think a lot of people who left were part of that program and wanted to learn a job, not necessarily a "craft"

u/michaelnovati replied · Nov 18, 2023

Thanks!