u/michaelnovati replied · DELETED · archived copy
Nucamp has only positive reviews on Course Report in 2025, do they ask you to write reviews?
Nucamp in 2025 Review
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u/sheriffderek wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
\> I had 2.5 years of experience as a SWE (Fullstack Django + Android Dev). I also went to community college for programming (associates degree). What reasons could you possibly have had for going to nucamp?
u/michaelnovati replied ·
Some people don't value the opportunity cost of their time when something is free.
And people don't complain as much when things are free.
And people take advantage of "free" government funded programs and then complaining about paying too much taxes as if these programs are magically free with money out of thin air.
u/sheriffderek wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
That's the truth!!! But I'm still surprised - because they're whole marketing layer just seems extra silly and unserious. It's hard to believe that someone who knows how to make a basic website... would trust nucamp to help them with *anything*. I want to understand the logic / o
u/michaelnovati replied ·
Yeah fair enough, I'm also curious. I have nothing against Nucamp and I think they overall market for what they are/do and don't overpromise. I like how they focus on user satisfaction for what they expected, etc...
OP probably wouldn't even find value in a $20K bootcamp.
u/sheriffderek wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
For me, (i*t's less expensive - yes*) - but it's just as dishonest as CodeSmith / if not much more. 3k for some people is more than 30k for other people. It could easily cost you 30k in momentum and opportunity cost long-term. It's basically a 10 year old Udemy course with planne
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
Well I wouldn't assume it's doing that well business-wise, I don't think any bootcamp is doing well right.
The thing Nucamp has done very well, leveraging Ludo's strengths from Microsoft experience, is making connections with partners and governments to pay for aspects of the program.
But yeah for some reasons I always felt like Nucamp was advertised as Udemy + live mentors, rather than a legit pathway to a job, but I might be wrong.
Codesmith advertises itself as an 'outcomes of an elite graduate program for 1/10th the cost'.
Springboard is where I would be upset with because they license all their content, which is like Colt Steele's Udemy course + Rithm's original curriculum + mentors but charge like 2-3X Nucamp.