r/codingbootcamp

I asked CIRR 30 days ago where the 2024-25 missing reports are. I did not get a response. This tells me CIRR is dead and its flagship Codesmith is dead. Other bootcamps we've lost are: Rithm, Turing, Codeup, Kenzie, Launch Academy, Momentum, Alchemy, Epicodus, Lighthouse Labs, 2U/Trilogy, Lambda School, and more.

Unlike the embarrassing end that CIRR and Codesmith are experiencing - too ashamed to end on a positive note and instead end in layoffs and utter silence, I want things to end on a positive.

If you graduated from a coding bootcamp in the past, and it changed your life, TELL US YOUR STORY. No selling or shilling, just tell us how coding impacted your life and in the right time and right place your bootcamp experience mattered.

If you wanted to work as a self-employed software developer, starting from scratch, what route would you take?

I read a post saying that self education is basically dead in this area?

But if not - what free, online learning platforms and pathways are the best these days?

(And also, by work - I don't necessarily mean jumping straight into earning the equivalent of a full time wage, but maybe even just as a paid hobby)

It’s been 3 years I’ve been to college and I’ve learned nothing from my degree and I even lost interest in my academics because I didn’t find em interesting at all. Recently I decided to vibe code a website using Claude and anti gravity and I liked the idea of creating solutions to problems . I now wanna at least try learning new things I just don’t have proper direction or roadmap . If anyone of you could guide me where should I begin with . I’m eager to learn about web dev and ai integration ( I don’t know if it’ll be helpful or not since I also fear I won’t land any job as the market is being saturated and replaced with ai )…..

I'm trader who spends most of my time sitting on my hands staring at charts waiting for my setups. because im a swing trader, i may get may be 2 or three setups a week. i gave that background so you know that i have so much time in my hands that i can use to learn something like coding.

my reasons for wanting to learn programming is so i can make my own projects and posiblly be a founder. i don't intend to be employed, i already trade (the best job of all)

a physical boot camp will be ideal to me because i dislike like online learning and i want to meet new people. please don't advice online learning i have tried.

money is not a problem and i would still be trading while attending that boot camp.

please advice.