2020-2021 Alpha Male v.6

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Suggestion: If you have the self disciple to stick to a decision after the excitement of the moment is gone, buy some books and learn whatever language(s) you are going to use by plowing through those books yourself. It will be a lot cheaper than a bootcamp, and no one is going to hire you because you went to Bootcamp X. They will ask to see a portfolio of what you have coded. Classes are only needed if you don't have the discipline to do the work on your own.

Source: Two friends that are full-time developers.

Disclaimer: I can't code for shit in anything other than C (C++ get out reeeeeeee). After getting through 2 thick books on C (about 30 bucks used) I came to the conclusion that I didn't want to do this everyday for the rest of my life. That cost roughly $4,970 less than an equivalent bootcamp. I did run to the library a couple times dicking around with books on some other languages, so add another 10 bucks in wasted gas.

I disagree on the "Classes are only needed if you don't have the discipline to do the work on your own."

I've done a large Python project which involved the use of HTML. I'm still a bit clueless about how all the languages fit into each other. In spite of this, I often fail to see the whole picture. I often got caught on very small mistakes and had to rely on friends to help me out; they aren't always able to help. At this point, my programming friends have gotten quite niche and haven't been able to should me the full picture. 

I'm comfortable with some of the logic behind programming languages, but this is a full-stack developer bootcamp; it would help me understand and develop what is actually required to get hired in the field.

There's 1-on-1 career advice, the certificate is through a reputable university, and they've touted alumni working in half of the companies of the Fortune 100. 

I am disciplined, but it doesn't mean that I'm enough of a voyeur or a self-starter to develop a curriculum for myself to follow.