u/michaelnovati replied ·
I have not, but I worked at Facebook as an E7 principal engineer, 2009-2017 and currently train people to get into top tier companies, many who did bootcamps, got a job, and are trying to leve upl, so I know what it takes to get to Facebook at least.
So "failing" is not the right word. People who succeed in bootcamps often had experience or 1+ years self taught with a lot of progress. You just need more experience.
I was self taught from age 13 and really hard no idea what I was doing. When I was 16 I did a week long course on Java at a college and had no clue what they heck was going on.
Then by late twenties was the top commiter of all time at Facebook. Checkout my GitHub from after leaving FB, github.com/mnovati... around 20K contributions in the past few years.
Ok, so back to the question. I would do everything and anything to keep yourself coding and practicing. If that includes CodePlatoon, great! But don't expect any outcome, especially FAANG, from any bootcamp because fixed programs have fixed time. No one knows what the time will be for you. If you have the time, keep going. If you don't, don't bank on a program to get you a job.