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Discussion on: How Dev Bootcamps Are Failing Their Students

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Selino Valdes • Edited

From my experience, most bootcamps have a specific class for grasping fundamentals. It's called "Preparing for Interviews" or something along those lines and covers everything someone should have known BEFORE they took the MERN course. Why is that a separate class? So they can get more of our money.

I don't think that bootcamps are in the business of bettering society or the developer community. I feel like they are in the business of making money and the situation described in this article is the direct result of making sure that prospective students are enticed into purchasing products that promise quick results. It's like the "I'll teach you how to sell real estate" scam. Sure, some people come out of those and make a lot of money but the majority do not because they were in over their heads before they even walked in the door.

I'm sure that there's an "all encompassing" course out there but I have not seen it. Then again, I'm a generally ignorant person with too much time on my hands. meh… 🤷🏽‍♂️