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Questions about NUCAMP

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u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
Yeah in my opinon, Nucamp is a good alternative/competitor to Udacity and alternative to a weaker bootcamp (especially for the cost), where M-F are self-taught and Saturdays you do a multi hour live session with an instructor to fill in gaps and get feedback. If you know nothing about coding, get started with a good Udemy course, like a Colt Steele intro series. Don't worry about absorbing everything but just follow along to see if you even like programming and if you like React/frontend or if you like data engineer, etc... Then after a few months, I would consider if quitting your job makes sense and which program is right for you. If you advanced quickly you might be a candidate for some of the top bootcamps, like Codesmith, Rithm, HackReactor, etc... which require a very basic level of understanding to join, or if you want to Nucamp first while you work, to re-evaluate bootcamps afterwards. It ultimately comes down to you. My only universal caution is to not plan around any specific timeframe for a new job post-bootcamp, I've seen people get into very tough financial situations expecting a job by a certain date.

u/below-xero wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

Thanks I appreciate the response. Going to look into udemy as soon as I get home

u/michaelnovati replied ·
Yeah Colt Steele is great, he contribute content to Springboard and is close with the Rithm founder as well, so it's a good bridge to a bootcamp: [https://www.udemy.com/user/coltsteele/](https://www.udemy.com/user/coltsteele/)