r/codingbootcamp

I am starting to look into coding and was wondering is there any bootcamps or programs that are free?

Hi all, I need some advice. I am at a bit of a cross roads right now. To give you a bit of a background on myself, I have a Higher Certificate in Web and Mobile app development (I couldn’t afford to get my degree at the time.) and I am currently working part-time as a coding tutor for kids. As you can imagine I want full time employment and that's where my dilemma lies.

My dream job would be to teach programming at a bootcamp or something similar. The problem is that these jobs are hard to come by and I don't think I am qualified enough.

The way I see it I have a few options:

1. I can go for my degree in CS at my local university and then try to get a junior web dev job (but the job market for that is super brutal on that.) From there I can try to get a  bootcamp job.

2. I can go through a bootcamp myself and hopefully that will increase my chances of getting a junior web dev job/bootcamp job. Again, I am not sure of my chances here.

3. I go for a teaching degree. My country has a shortage of teachers and it feels like I would have a better chance of getting work via this route. But this has some drawbacks.

I'd prefer to work with adults. A teaching degree would take much longer than the other options. And lastly, I have heard horror stories about what it's like to be a teacher.

What would you recommend. I am open to any suggestions.

Thanks

Our college is about to organize its internal SIH Hackathon and wanted to know some insights about other colleges like how it went and how the statements were selected. If you could provide some info about your college, it'll be a great help.

I did one of their courses years ago on SQL when I needed it for university. I liked their progressive gamified method. The knowledge really came in handy.

Now I would like to update my knowledge on React and Redux and I see they have some courses with AI assisted development that I find interesting.

Has anyone taken those courses and how did it went for you?

I am considering Noble Desktop’s AI Coding Bootcamp with Claude Code -- the in-person NYC session starting September 8.

Has anyone here actually taken this course (there was one cohort in June 2026)? I would love to hear an independent opinion on the instructor, curriculum, value for money ($2,995 tuition).

Noble has one very positive review of the Claude Code bootcamp on its own site, but I have not been able to find much independent feedback yet.

Anyone take the June class or know someone who did?

As such I literally got 76 separate emails, saying all of my GitHub repos that I forked from my bootcamp’s GitHub have been deleted. All of the people who were in my bootcamp with me said the same thing happened to them too.

I left tech at the beginning of the year, and I probably haven’t opened any of these repos since finishing my bootcamp 8 years ago. But it’s still disheartening to see all of that learning material that I worked hard to complete get flushed down the drain.

Hi Guys,

Looking to get some expert opinions and ideas in general from the community.

I have 10+ year of IT experience and I am currently doing my Bachelors at WGU for Cybersecurity and Information Assurance. Today, I was accepted into Flatiron School for their Software Engineering and AI immersive bootcamp.

Im really stuck to whether I should commit to a program that runs 19 months. There is 4 months of scheduled learning and 16 months of an paid apprenticeship, (15 per hour) which goes to the tuition of the program. I am unsure on how to proceed with this offer on the table.

Given the job market right now in NYC , I really wasn’t getting snagged up either. I can survive for the 19 months as I live in a room in Queens and I am paying 700 per month and receiving SNAP/CA at the moment because I am unemployed.

I feel like in the long run , I would highly benefit from the program however , 19 months is a very big stretch.

Please feel free to comment or dm as I need to make a decision by this week.

UPDATE:

Thank you everyone for your suggestions and information. I turned down the accelerated immersive program. Many of you made great points that convinced me otherwise. At this time I plan on completing my bachelors at WGU Cybersecurity and applying for IT roles in the mean time. Im currently in NYC and the job situation isn’t the best right now. Nonetheless, going to get a few networking certs (CCNA & CCNP Enterprise) to see if that would leverage some opportunities.

Thank you, reddit community !

Has anyone here completed the tripleten Bootcamp? Was it worth it?

Has anyone here completed the TripleTen Data Analytics Bootcamp? After paying a couple thousand dollars, and I’m starting to feel frustrated. I knew there would be independent work, but I feel like I’m teaching myself a lot and constantly using outside resources just to understand the material. For the amount I paid, I expected more guidance and support. I’ve already paid, so I want to finish, but I’m curious if anyone else felt this way and if it ended up being worth it? If so please give me any advice or suggestions/recommendations that I should consider. Thank you

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Hi everyone!

I'm 29 and I'm interested in learning programming, especially Python.

The problem is that I currently have a full-time job with rotating shifts (morning, afternoon and night), so doing a traditional vocational training course isn't really realistic for me. I live in Spain, and the vocational training options available to me would require more fixed schedules or attending exams/practical training in person.

I've been thinking about taking an online programming course instead and studying at my own pace, maybe around 1 hour a day when I can.

My questions are:

Is it worth paying for a good online programming course?

Can you realistically learn enough to build useful projects without going through a formal degree/course?

Is programming still worth learning if my main goal is initially just having it as a hobby?

And if I eventually become good enough, could it potentially turn into a career change?

Would you recommend starting with Python?

I don't know anything about programming at the moment, so I'd be starting completely from scratch.

I'd really appreciate hearing from people who learned programming by themselves, especially if you started as a hobby while working full-time.

Thanks!

I’m a PM at a small company (Ruby on Rails app). No coding background. My manager recently mentioned I could grow into a more technical role on the same app over time, on top of my PM work. I’m interested to see if I would enjoy this work and I want to actually take this seriously so I’m trying to figure out the fastest realistic way to ramp up.

Some context that might matter for recommendations:

I’m not job hunting or trying to break into tech from scratch. I already have the role, and I already know which codebase I’d eventually be working in.

I’ll have engineers on my team who can mentor me once I have some baseline fluency, so I don’t need a program that ends in landing a new job

I need real structure if possible. I have access to Udemy courses for free at work, if that matters.

Has to be online and flexible on timing. I have two little kids, so a program with fixed live class time during dinner for instance won’t work for me.

Questions for anyone who’s actually done something like this:

**1.**	What online program actually kept you accountable?

**2.**	Does a bootcamp even make sense for someone in my spot (not job hunting, just leveling up for an existing job), or is there something better suited for this?

**3.**	If you did a part-time/flexible online program, what worked and what didn’t? Would you do it again?

Thx so much

Hey, I’ve seen a lot of posts lately asking for career advice, so I thought I’d share something that might help.

If you’re struggling to land the exact IT job you want, don’t feel like you have to keep waiting for that one role. Sometimes career zigzagging is actually the better move.

You could start in IT support, move into networking, then later get into cybersecurity, cloud, data, or software.

That doesn’t mean you went in the wrong direction.

Each role gives you something useful. Support teaches you how to fix real problems. Networking helps you understand how systems work together. Cloud gives you exposure to how companies run their infrastructure. Cybersecurity builds on a lot of those skills.

Your career doesn’t have to be a straight line.

Sometimes taking a role that isn’t your “dream job” can give you the experience you need to get there later.

So if things aren’t going exactly how you planned, don’t stress too much. Keep learning, keep moving, and use every role as a step toward where you actually want to be.