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I attended a bootcamp. The program had a very poorly constructed curriculum, and that made it feel more like a money grab than a place to learn useful skills. I got as much as I could out of it, but I would say that the majority of my current skillset has been self-taught.

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That's really interesting!!

Would you recommend someone starting out to rather learn stuff on their own instead of going to a bootcamp? Also what do you think made their curriculum poor?

No I would definitely recommend a bootcamp, if you find the right one they will provide great value as long as you immerse yourself in them. I have many complaints about the particular one that I went to, starting with the fact that they charge nearly $15,000 CAD for a 6 month "Full Stack Developer" program, 3 months of which is spent covering very little Javascript, and focusing strictly on WordPress. Basically the first 3 months is a waste of your money. Another thing that I've read about, and heard about, but I haven't experienced, is that the prevalence of all these bootcamps has lead to an over saturation of Junior level developers in the industry. That would make sense intuitively, because there's only so many Junior jobs to go around, so it might be worth looking into how the job market is wherever you are.

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