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Originally Posted by abgilliam
We want to make sure it is worth the $.
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Depends on what the cost is. They teach a handful of open source skills, stuff that's freely available all over the web, so to me it kind of seems like do you want to breathe the free air or the costly premium air. I think too many people look to boot camps to motivate them to do something they don't want to do on their own, and if that's the case they will have a hard time in the industry.
Not saying it's a waste of time, I'm sure it could be fun, but in terms of good quality learning, speed-learning doesn't work. Everything that's known about cognitive science shows that cramming information into a short window of time leads to poor absorption and retention of the material.
So basically I wouldn't take out a loan or anything to do it hoping for a guaranteed job at the end. If it something to do for fun/hobby and not a financial stretch to do it, then maybe.