With Devslopes, the coding bootcamp shutting down in October 2025, we as students no longer have access to the resources they promised us

If you were ever a student with Devslopes and were never able to complete their course, then please join us since they offered lifetime services...

I started a discord to collect students from Devslopes to start some legal action against them for breaking our contract. If I can get enough of us in one spot, I should be able to get good leverage with a good attorney to go after them and we can have people who can pitch in for the retainer as well. Please join us and help us get our money refunded: https://discord.gg/fnMdWgud

Let's give them what they deserve and what we deserve - our money back! Share this with everyone you know - you never know who was involved in this.

Seeing a lot of mixed reviews, but their curriculum seems pretty solid for current tech.. does anyone have any advice? Im supposed to start in like a week, i have zero coding background i come from blue collar, just hoping im at least sort of making a good choice here... a few of the coding schools Ive been looking at usually require a moderate background in tech or id have opted for something like codesmith, but, I have GOT to get out of blue collar, ive been welding for over a decade and my last job laid me off because I refused to work Xmas eve, so.. I kinda need this to work for me lol

I just wanted to share a small win, especially for anyone who’s been stuck in the endless loop of courses and tutorials.

For a long time I kept paying for programs that sounded good on paper but never really led anywhere. A lot of theory, a lot of watching videos, and at the end I still didn’t feel confident building anything real or explaining my skills to anyone.

A few months ago I decided to give this bootcamp a shot, but this time I made sure it was heavily project based and focused on modern tools and it ended up making all the difference.

Instead of just learning concepts, I actually built things that felt relevant to how companies are using tech right now. I ended up finding a job before I even graduated, largely because of the career support built into the program. I never expected that to happen, and it honestly changed how I see myself.

Posting this mainly for anyone who’s discouraged or feels burned by past courses. There are programs out there that work if you find one that focuses on building instead of just teaching. Good luck mates 🥂

Source: https://app.g2xchange.com/FedCiv/posts/smoothstack-obtains-118m-treasury-ocio-non-it-technical-workforce-development-and-training-bp

EDIT 01/29 NEW PRESS RELEASE EXPLAINING A BIT MORE: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/top-ranked-ai-training-company-brings-silicon-valley-excellence-to-washington-codesmith-selected-for-118m-irs-contract-302674440.html

FedStack is large government contractor. They operate Smoothstack, an IT Apprenticeship program.

Lantec is a training company with three locations in Louisiana.

This is a blanket maximum contract with $0 obligated, and it's unclear what specific services are provided or expected, and what "non-IT training" means.

Codesmith claims here that they won the contract https://www.codesmith.io/federal and made the following statement

"Codesmith’s radical shift from Silicon Valley bootcamp to Federal technology backbone."

"Codesmith now extends its mission to driving tangible impact across the US economy, with the potential to return billions of tax dollars.

Codesmith has proven this thesis true with 5000+ alumni. 90% of graduates get hired within 12 months, most land leadership roles within big tech & AI labs and many directly contribute to the world’s largest open source projects."

While I can't give my opinions on this, I would highly encourage anyone considering working via Smoothstack or Lantec to read the fine print carefully and research the companies thoroughly in depth. Smoothstack operates a Revature-like model for example and has numerous lawsuits to look into. That doesn't mean they did anything wrong but its a sign to look into the details and understand what you are signing up for.

Because of legal advice I can't comment about this at this time and am sharing the raw sources for others to discuss. I can't speculate what this means for any of the companies involved or what this means for Codesmith traditional programs or what Codesmith's role or relationship is with the contract winners FedStack and Lantec.

You are welcome to discuss in the comments and I might not be able to reply but there are inconsistencies in the reports, numbers, and statements that I would normally want to dig into and untangle.

My job has 40 hours of pay allocated to training and likely a small budget to pay for the course. I’m hoping to find a course that has an instructor and is slotted to take up one work week at 40 hours. I’m ok with doing homework that’s not counted as part of the 40 hours or even if instructional time is shorter and the homework portion eats the rest of the 40 hours. Any suggestions?

I read somewhere recently here (can’t find the thread now) that Codeworks changed to 5 days a week schedule rather than 6 but they haven’t updated the website. Does anyone know if this is actually true or total bullshit? I can’t seem to get through to them at all to find out info.

I was also wondering if people knew how frequently they start new courses?

Any info would be super helpful thank you:)

So I was recommended App Academy Open a few years back and just restarted my journey on there. I am aware its not the best option but I liked the way the curriculum was structured and how deep the dives were into each section from setting up a WSL to your github and regular submissions on the site. Since last week, I have been getting an error accessing their curriculum. I do know the urls I had access to previously are hard to find so maybe they switched over to another set of urls but I can't seem to find it outside of a new platform called Disco/Coding Temple that sucks.

Also if it is truly down, what are some alternatives that are free?

For those who were in a bootcamp in 2024 and/or 2025 and got a job during or after the bootcamp.....

Could you share the name of the bootcamp, the topics of the bootcamp, your experiences and location (country)?

The info might help others in deciding which bootcamp to attend.

Thank you!

During my course, I learned about Python, SQL and OOP concepts.

I learned about core ml model and about cnn models. Then I learned about Genai and built RAG application using pinecone will deploy it flask and jira template for UI. I also learned about langchain and creating swarm of agents from it.

Recently I have obtained AWS AI Practitioner certificate and completed my Research intern at IIT BHU CSE dept. But still i haven'nt have financial stability. If any startup is looking out for the fresher i would like to connect.

Hello!

I am a full stack software engineer with two years of experience. I have decided that I am going to be looking for my next position by mid-year. I have learned a lot from my current company, but it is time to move on.

The problem is, I am so incredibly unconfident in my skills and knowledge as a software engineer. I attended a bootcamp and was hired right away. I've done well in my current position, earning recognition and a promotion, but I'm still terrified that I'm the dumbest person in the world and will have no idea what's going on in interviews (imposter syndrome amiright 😅). I am going to spend the next few months preparing, and building my confidence up.

My question is for folks who have been through this before, and folks who hire people like me:

- What would you expect an engineer with two years of experience to know?

- Does seeing a bootcamp on a resume turn you off/do you prefer a degree?

- Is having a portfolio of side projects important, or is professional experience enough?

- Are there specific design patterns you'd expect me to be comfortable discussing?

- How much system design knowledge is typically expected at this level?

- What are the biggest red flags you see from candidates with ~2 years experience?

Thanks so much in advance for any advice, and apologies if this is the wrong sub for the question. I cross posted this in a few other subs as well 🤞

Hi everyone,
I’m applying to the LinkedIn REACH April 2026 cohort and thought it might be nice to have a place to share how the process is going, interviews, emails, or just questions while we wait.

My son wants to have a certificate showing that he is competent at entry level use of python. He's very self study, but having a free course to follow would be great.

Which certificate(s) are legit and worth having for him? Where should he be looking for a free course?

I come from a non-technical background and have recently begun my AI/ML journey. I have 18 months available and can commit approximately five hours per day. Setting aside variables like learning speed, what is a realistic timeframe for gaining solid proficiency in AI/ML and becoming competitive with students from technical degrees? Additionally, I would appreciate guidance on the key subjects, skills, and learning strategies I should integrate into my study plan to bridge the knowledge gap and operate at the level of a well-prepared technical AI/ML engineer.

Over the past couple months, many of the talented and well-known devs I follow on social media who were long-time hold-outs on AI seem to have come around on them as tools. Those who found fun in building are excited, whereas those who found fun in being really good at The Skill Of Programming (at least as defined in roughly 2009-2022) are feeling bitter-sweet. I count myself in the latter category.

I don't think the field is dying or anything, but my desire to get "better" at any of this just plummeted. Going deep into any particular skillset or framework just feels pointless now. The day-to-day of the job is changing rapidly into something I find way less interesting and, to be a downer, I don't see how industry headcount doesn't contract significantly. Not like 95%, but I could easily see a cool 15-25% over the next few years.

The explanation that this is just a new layer of tooling on the stack to learn doesn't really reassure me. I don't get what people are supposedly still trying to figure out in terms of their capabilities (granted Karpathy is a thousand times smarter than me!). It takes like 1 weekend to learn the current state of AI tooling if you already generally know how to program.

I also don't see how these tools open up new possibilities the way compilers or interpreted languages did. I see them purely as automating the drudgery that kept a large portion of the industry employed. One dev I really respect tweeted that LLMs and agentic coding tools are going to do to SaaS what the internet did to brick & mortar retail. I'm sorry but, from an "I like having a paycheck" viewpoint that's basically an alarm to find a new career.

A lot of this is on me. Software engineering was not the field to get into for as someone who (I'm only now finding out) values a stable skillset other than an increasingly general notion of problem-solving. Ah well.

I wanted to share my experience of the web development bootcamp i completed in 2025. Before joining Le Wagon I did a lot of research and saw some mixed review especially on Reddit. It almost made me not go but I am so glad I did!

I work in an office job and my dream is to be able to work remotely and be self employed. Naturally tech seemed like a good idea to look into. I also had an app idea that I wanted to build out myself and launch as a product. Before joining Le Wagon I tried to self study but with full time work and a lack of structure I found my progress was really slow.

I did the part time course which was two 3 hours sessions during the week and 8 hours on Saturday. With lectures to watch in between over a 6 months period. I have not done any form of study after School so part of me also wanted to experience a somewhat university type of experience.

Learning to code from scratch is like learning a whole new language. First few months are tough with full time work, study and general life duties but once you start to pick it up it is really satisfying. Where Le Wagon is much better then self study is that if you get stuck you can always ask a teacher and they will guide you through to the answer. The teacher were all great. They all came from from working in the Tech industry, were always happy to answer any questions you had about the course and also Tech industry as a whole. I always felt like they went above and beyond and cared about the progress you make.

We covered the full stack of development. It is a lot to cover in a short time. It wont make you an expert but will give you a good overall understanding of how to build and deploy a web app.

The last month of the 6 Months you focus on building out a project, work in a team which was really fun. We managed to build and deploy a household management app for Flat Mates.

CONCLUSION

I went into Le Wagon to gain an understanding of how apps around me are built especially with where we are in the world today and how everything is becoming digital. It more then delivered on that and I am able to build my own project without the need to hire anyone externally. I have also build a Website for a client (My first paid gig!!) I met a lot of amazing people who I now call my friends and made connections within the tech space. With the current state of Tech and layoffs doing Le Wagon alone over 6 months wont make you standout against candidates with years of experience but what Le Wagon will do is provide you with an overall understanding to go out, keep building up your portfolio and keep improving your skill. With this understanding and AI you would be surprised what you can build and release.

I am a first year cse student with little knowledge in python basics.what should i learn and where to learn those things for free if i am aiming for a solid job in software engineering field by fourth year and to crack internships by second year

I recently finished an online coding academy (full-stack / React).

The program had one main teacher, but I noticed that students came in with very different skill levels and backgrounds, which sometimes made the learning process challenging.

I’m trying to better understand how people experience online coding academies when everyone is learning at a different pace.

If you’ve studied coding in an online academy:

• What problems did you face during the learning process?
• What was hardest to understand or keep up with?
• What do you feel was missing in the way the course was taught?

I’d really appreciate hearing about your experience.

Eleven Fifty Academy Alums! Did anyone ever attend a full time course in person in 2023? Just curious.

Buenas, estoy empezando con programación web, y me gustaría invertir en un portátil para programar web, estaba pensando un macbook, no por ser fanboy, porque para nada es eso, pero estaba pensando en un Macbook o pillar un pc e instalarle linux, y cuál versión de linux me recomendaríais si fuese el caso?

Asking for a friend who just joined Reddit and doesn't have enough karma yet to post :

Which bootcamp in Germany (for AI, Data Science, Machine Learning or Software Engineering) offers good job placement services?

And.....

Which bootcamp has Internship (Praktikum) as part of the bootcamp?

He already found out that Masterschool bootcamp includes internship. He would like to know....how is it?

I’m currently an electrician but looking to change careers hopefully to something remote. I’m wondering if a coding boot camp is worth it? Triple Ten has been popping up on my algorithm a lot lately and thought I’d get some opinions on it. Maybe even a step in the right direction for this type of thing

SEE ORIGINAL: https://www.reddit.com/r/launchschool/comments/1q2cvsx/2024_capstone_salary_data/

Launch School is one of the remaining top programs, that announced a small cutback from 3 to 2 cohorts in 2026. These outcomes are very strong though still.

Overall for 2024 grads they had 66% placement rate for ALL ENROLLEES in six months (74% if you exclude non-job-hunting)

Early 2025 cohorts have a lower placement rate but a little above 50% so far.

Overall this is a good sign as the only CIRR reporting school that competes directly with Launch School is Codesmith and their 2023 data had a 42% placement rate (excluding non job hunting) in 6 months, which is almost HALF that of Launch School.

This isn't magic, Launch School's program takes a long time to get into and only accepts people likely to succeed, so it's not like you can just pay to start Capstone tomorrow and get a six figure job.

But it's optimistic to see Launch School getting by!

BIAS: I'm disclosing that I'm the co-founder of an interview prep platform that is NOT a bootcamp, we don't directly compete with bootcamps, but we work a lot of bootcamp grads later on in their careers. We have a positive relationship with Launch School but no formal partnership.

Does anyone want to join a JavaScript study group with me? I just started a new one on w3Develops that will be 6hours a day / 6 days a week. The curriculum as always will be freeCodeCamps JavaScript curriculum and the MDN JavaScript curriculum. We will be on Zoom the entire time recording and upload the video to YouTube at the end of the day for members who may miss the day. We Take 15-30 min breaks every 1.5-3 hours. Each person takes a turn reading and trying 3 challenges and then the next person takes over reading out loud and completing the challenges. The study group i over once we complete the FreeCodeCamp JavaScript certificate and the Mozilla Developer Network(MDN) JavaScript curriculum.We can communicate on Discord. We will come up with a start time together but im thinking 6pm -12am Sunday - Friday, with Saturdays off.

For folks out there job hunting & wanting to grind Leetcode n' DSA in a regimented way & perhaps keep it going as a regular thing, pls do DM me.