u/michaelnovati replied ·
I think there are different things for different people. Coding Bootcamps are for some people and probably always will be - just in a smaller and more niche state.
There are a ton of MOOCS and AI leaning platforms and free courses out there that people do as well. And some of those people can get jobs without a bootcamp.
Some people just do open source contributions to major projects for a few years and are able to get a job.
The thing I agree with you on universally is we need to decouple the learning from the job hunt.
Step 1 is you learn and you might pay to learn or not.
Step 2 is you job hunt, make a resume apply, network, prepare for interviews, negotiate, etc...
The common bootcamp that offers both steps has gotten by with very poor Step 1 but people paid the money because enough people got jobs at Step 2 that they attributed it to the bootcamp as a whole. When a fraction of people start getting jobs in Step 2, it makes a lot of sense that people will question if Step 1 actually works and what they are paying for.