Coding Bootcamp, is it worth it?

its4thecolony said:

I'm not sure about people in other countries but for people in the U.S, would you say that Coding Bootcamps are worth it? The course I was offered was a 20 Week part-time course to learn about both back end and front end development along with SEO and digital marketing. I know it's possible learning all this stuff on your own, but this is a classroom environment where more resources are offered and instructors on-site to answer questions.
As someone who already had websites and has knowledge on digital marketing but needed to pay freelancers to help accomplish parts of projects, would this help me when it comes to filling in the roles I would of had to hire freelancers for? I.E doing certain backend and front end work for websites and giving me a more organized look at marketing maybe from a professional standpoint?
It seems like getting a job in the field is what they are selling but I'm really more into it for the knowledge to help with my own ideas and projects, so I guess I have a different agenda than what they are trying to promote. I'd love to hear peoples experience and opinions.
This program is super expensive and TBH i don't know how I would afford it but yeah.

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Coding Bootcamp, is it worth it?

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KraftyKyle said:

Most likely after finishing it would still take you more time than it would take your freelancers to complete each task. So if you've paid someone to spend a week on a task, it would probably take you 2-4 after the bootcamp. Obviously that's a total guess, but my advice would be to find out their curriculum or technologies they use and study on your own. You're right, they're selling the job potential, and a lot of companies like seeing code camps, but if you aren't looking for the resume booster you can learn all of that on your own and save x,xxx - xx,xxx in the process.

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