Coding Bootcamps: What You Should Consider Before Signing Up

Episode Notes

Coding bootcamps aim to help students gain the skills they need to land their first job in web development in months instead of years. Today we’ll be diving into some of the benefits and drawbacks of coding bootcamps, and we’ll explore our personal experiences learning from them and teaching at them.

[3:01] Our Bootcamp experiences
[9:58] What are bootcamps
[21:05] Benefits and drawbacks of bootcamps
[42:29] What comes after the bootcamp
[46:31] Shoutouts

Resources

Sidney's video on bootcamps - https://youtu.be/TTu8KQ1BdGs
General Assembly - https://generalassemb.ly/
Emma’s DeCoding The Technical Interview Process - https://technicalinterviews.dev/
Launch Code - https://www.launchcode.org/
Savvy Coders - https://savvycoders.com/
Ladybug Learning how to Learn Episode - https://www.ladybug.dev/episodes/learning-to-learn
Georgia Tech Masters Degree - https://www.cc.gatech.edu/
Coursera Degree Programs - https://www.coursera.org/degrees/bachelors
Emma’s Technical Resume Course - https://www.linkedin.com/learning/writing-a-tech-resume
Ladybug Portfolio Episode - https://www.ladybug.dev/episodes/technical-portfolios?rq=portfolio
200 Black women in tech to follow - https://hackernoon.com/200-black-women-in-tech-to-follow-on-twitter-2020-list-1uck31a9
Ladybug Technical Resume Episode - https://www.ladybug.dev/episodes/resumes?rq=resume
Ladybug Podcast YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakPieAEGG42zBuaf-qZCBA

Transcript

https://github.com/ladybug-podcast/ladybug-website/blob/master/transcripts/61-bootcamps.md