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I wish I never went to a coding bootcamp

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

Yeah, this is the most important advice. Don't blame yourself. The bootcamp I went to did a lecture on the "Growth Mindset" which I think creates a kind of toxic optimism where if a person isn't getting the material or struggling (esp now in the job hunt), it's now their fault,

u/michaelnovati replied ·
I just heard that the previous CIRR president is no longer president and there is a new one, and that there are only 3 schools left.

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

What are the three schools? Is there a governing body that has published recent, reliable information on bootcamp outcomes?

u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
I don't know but Codesmith is one of them, also don't know who the new president is. If the new president is from Codesmith then it basically makes CIRR a marketing tool to validate their outcomes, just like GRAD for Hack Reactor and Rithm 's own standard. Which is totally fine just have to realize that. There are no bodies and I don't expect one to happen because CIRR had more force than anyone and failed to get schools on board.

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

> If the new president is from Codesmith then it basically makes CIRR a marketing tool to validate their outcomes, just like GRAD for Hack Reactor and Rithm 's own standard. Which is totally fine just have to realize that. I wouldn't characterize it as "totally fine" - CIRR lite

u/michaelnovati replied ·
It's out of date I believe yeah, it says copyright 2023 and all the past data was wiped I mean they can call themselves whatever they want, we as informed consumers have to interpret