Ask HN: Online Bootcamp..Suggestions please

Hello,

I would really appreciate if hacker news community can share their thoughts over whether its a good idea to go for a online bootcamp & which of them are good? There are just too many out there and its just becoming difficult to figure out which one to join.

About me: Employed as an Integration Analyst, currently consulting for a Fortune 500 client in Bay Area. I never recd. formal education in Computer Science and hence looking for something which helps me develop a good foundation as well.

P.S. I have tried learning myself, but didn’t really succeed much because of my unstructured approach. I believe that bootcamp mentorship will be able to provide me the needed ’push’ and ‘direction’.

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jtfairbank 11y ago ↗

For web development I'd recommend Bloc.io. Full disclosure: I know the founders.

https://www.bloc.io/

brudgers 11y ago ↗

Generally, boot camps don't teach CS. Probably because CS requires mathematics and abstract concepts like Turing Machines in addition to concrete vocational programming knowledge skills and ability.

morenoh149 11y ago ↗

I help out on freecodecamp.com they have a really good approach to learning this stuff