Why You Shouldn't Do a Coding Bootcamp (6 Reasons)

Are you considering becoming a software developer? I think most people will do well in a coding bootcamp and be able to find success in this field. But it's not for everyone. This video gives you 6 reasons for why you shouldn't do it.
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[@blitzgaming2771]

I'm currently studying part-time Full Stack MERN Bootcamp 2hrs 1/2mins per day Monday - Friday for (6 months) and I'm telling you guys.. 2 and 1/2 hrs per day part time is NOT a part time, because you need to study and do activities everyday and homework every week if you FALL BEHIND, activities and homework will PILE UP and also we have PROJECTS that we need to do.. You just sleep 6-8hrs then when you wake up you need to study and code Everyday and even on Weekends (Saturday-Sunday).. It is REALLY HARD.. and also before you go to Bootcamp, they say that you can learn it even without experience, yes you can.. but I'm telling you, if you start with ZERO knowledge, you will STRUGGLE.. You need to familiarize yourself with HTML, CSS, JS first before entering a Bootcamp.. give yourself 2-4 months in studying HTML, CSS, JS first, and you should have a good grasp to it, before entering a Bootcamp.. We started on February and we are now studying REACT. There were 20 of us started and 3 of my classmates drop out already..

[@ernest1428]

That's why self taught > scamcamps

[@blitzgaming2771]

@@ernest1428 I'm not saying my code camp is a scam, they teach very well to be honest, its just that its too compact with the lessons, activities, homework, projects.. I don't know about other coding Bootcamp that will teach you like 2-3months? What will you learn in 2-3months honestly.. Before going to Bootcamp, you really need to research whether Bootcamp is for you or not.. Self taught is good as well because you can learn at your own pace.. but the thing with self taught, you don't have a mentor that can guide you when you ask something. Good thing there is Chat GPT, but it is better if you have a good mentor.. are you going with the self taught route?

[@AMultipolarWorldIsEmerging]

I don’t think you need to know what you want to do. Most people don’t. You learn as you go what fits for you. And you don’t have to love solving technical problems either. You don’t know that until yours doing that anyway so how would you even gauge that. You learn to love what you do as you do it. All you have to do is be willing to put in the time. A lot of coding boot camps don’t even charge you if you fail out. A lot of people for example go to law school for money and they learn to love that. Trust your instincts and sometimes it’s best not to overthink it

[@SM-lf7pp]

I don't think you have to love what you do to be good at coding. You can understand what it takes to be good at it. Some people do it for the money but they accept what it takes. I know plenty of people who excel at what they do but not necessarily like what they're doing.

[@animetapfira2143]

Is it a good choice for a person who has just graduated from high school to enter a bootcamp rather than college because I don't work well with books and I'm more of a person who learns from practical teaching.
Because I have this subject which I did in high-school called Computer Applications Technology (CAT). It is divided into two sections.
Theory and Practical
In the practical half, we didn't need to study, only practice. I excelled at that, I was the highest in the grade with practical, I even got 116/150 for the final exam
However, on the theory side, I didn't do good, that requires you to read and study. I got 52/150, which pulled me to get to 56% for my final mark
If it was only practical, I would have gotten 77%, but theory pulled me back
University requires you to read and study
However bootcamp, you just need to do the work directly which gets you job ready if I'm not mistaken