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Bootcamp for someone with programming experience in other fields

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u/michaelnovati replied · · edited ★ FEATURED
Hey, you can look at Formation.dev (disclosure, I’m a co-founder). We generally work with people with 1-3 years work experience but occasionally work with people who have other experience or significant self taught experience. Check it out, not sure if it’s a good fit, but it might be. DM me if you have questions or ask here! EDIT: I re-read and missed the part about scripting experience. I would definitely consider Formation in that case. Otherwise, 100% not a bootcamp, it sounds like you’ll waste your time and money since you have no problem picking up programming languages. I would self teach over bootcamp for sure.

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

> would it be feasible to write my own curriculum and patch together a number of courses Of course it would be feasible. And there is so much free content out there you wouldn't need to pay a dime to do it. This is what it means to become a self-taught programmer and people do i

u/michaelnovati replied ·
NuCamp is affordable and the CEO is very nice and positive, but they focus on the learning experience for beginners instead of job outcomes. Their reports and outcomes are all based on customer experience (eg. do you feel like you learned) and not jobs. So someone employed already looking to switch tracks it’s not the best fit, IMO. Open to debate.