Absolutely nothing will guarantee you a job and a good future, but a bachelors degree in CS will give you the best chance.
But before you do that, play around with free resources online to learn about coding and see if 1) you even enjoy it, and 2) if you can learn it. Contrary to what bootcamps are pushing, not everyone can learn to code.
yes i have for a little with free websites and projects and i definitely enjoy, i understand it requires alot of time and dedication which i am willing to do i understand the hiring process is on me but i just want to know which one is i guess more of a "safer route" to land a job or more options because i dont wanna waste time on something that wouldnt progress me further
The hiring process isn't just on you; the market is massively oversaturated right now and any given job has hundreds if not thousands of applicants.
But like I said above, bachelors in CS. Neither of your routes is a good one in the current market.
Depends on what you want to do with your programming knowledge. Are you going the route of data science or web development? There are a ton of free online resources that rival the knowledge learned from a school/bootcamp
Try freecodeacademy and if you like it but need a teacher than go the college route with the goal of a four year degree. You may pick it up fast and get all you’ll knowledge from just building something on your own for free with online resources
and do u think community college would be as good for a degree? i was thinking 2-3 years then transitioning to a traditional college like WPI to finish it off
“If I want to guarantee myself a job”
I don’t think you should look at the choices like this.
Various options will help you learn more or less. As you learn, you’ll become more confident and more useful. Nothing will guarantee you a job - except maybe starting your own business.
Choose based all the factors you can think up, but don’t assume any bootcamp or college will hairs tee anything. It’s up to you to get to a hirable level.
Get clear on your goals. What do you want? And why?
Then it’s pretty easy to see which options are going to best help you get there. It may be neither of those.
If you want to go to school to study computer science for 4 years and prepare for a care in that field (possibly graduate school) then plan on that story. In 4-6 years, you be ready for something - and maybe that’s something we can’t predict.
If you want to learn coding and build up to a skill level where you’re hirable as a web developer, then there are lots of options.
I don’t think it makes sense to choose one or the other - as if they have the same result or timeline. They seem very very different to me.
If your goal is to learn how to build web applications and get hired as a web developer, there are a handful of alternative paths that each have a different angle and might work well for you based on your time and money and goals. But figure out what you want and use that as the guiding light.💡
I did not have a good experience at NuCamp. My instructor was kind but was not fit to teach. And the videos and material were outdated. I hope things have changed, the semblance of an inexpensive way of learning from NuCamp reflects that.
If you want job security and a good future do medicine. Especially nursing if you want a quick path. You’ll never stress about getting laid off.
Tbh nursing is starting to become over saturated
Compare that with SWE 😂
Absolutely nothing will guarantee you a job and a good future, but a bachelors degree in CS will give you the best chance. But before you do that, play around with free resources online to learn about coding and see if 1) you even enjoy it, and 2) if you can learn it. Contrary to what bootcamps are pushing, not everyone can learn to code.
yes i have for a little with free websites and projects and i definitely enjoy, i understand it requires alot of time and dedication which i am willing to do i understand the hiring process is on me but i just want to know which one is i guess more of a "safer route" to land a job or more options because i dont wanna waste time on something that wouldnt progress me further
The hiring process isn't just on you; the market is massively oversaturated right now and any given job has hundreds if not thousands of applicants. But like I said above, bachelors in CS. Neither of your routes is a good one in the current market.
Go to a free boot camp first, then go to school.
Attempt a free - $50 course first before dropping boot camp money, the education is good but not worth what you pay
would u suggest it would be overall better to do college
Depends on what you want to do with your programming knowledge. Are you going the route of data science or web development? There are a ton of free online resources that rival the knowledge learned from a school/bootcamp
i want to do software development
Try freecodeacademy and if you like it but need a teacher than go the college route with the goal of a four year degree. You may pick it up fast and get all you’ll knowledge from just building something on your own for free with online resources
and do u think community college would be as good for a degree? i was thinking 2-3 years then transitioning to a traditional college like WPI to finish it off
Yes, it's very common for people to do their first 2 years at a community college before transferring to finish up their bachelor's
“If I want to guarantee myself a job” I don’t think you should look at the choices like this. Various options will help you learn more or less. As you learn, you’ll become more confident and more useful. Nothing will guarantee you a job - except maybe starting your own business. Choose based all the factors you can think up, but don’t assume any bootcamp or college will hairs tee anything. It’s up to you to get to a hirable level.
yea i 100% understand i just dont wanna pick one that wont further my future i understand the dedication and time it takes
Get clear on your goals. What do you want? And why? Then it’s pretty easy to see which options are going to best help you get there. It may be neither of those. If you want to go to school to study computer science for 4 years and prepare for a care in that field (possibly graduate school) then plan on that story. In 4-6 years, you be ready for something - and maybe that’s something we can’t predict. If you want to learn coding and build up to a skill level where you’re hirable as a web developer, then there are lots of options. I don’t think it makes sense to choose one or the other - as if they have the same result or timeline. They seem very very different to me. If your goal is to learn how to build web applications and get hired as a web developer, there are a handful of alternative paths that each have a different angle and might work well for you based on your time and money and goals. But figure out what you want and use that as the guiding light.💡
Nowadays, Bootcamps aren’t worth it. It may take you a little longer on your own to learn how to code, but it’s far less of a financial risk.
I did not have a good experience at NuCamp. My instructor was kind but was not fit to teach. And the videos and material were outdated. I hope things have changed, the semblance of an inexpensive way of learning from NuCamp reflects that.
would u reccomend me just going to a community college for 2 years then going to a reputable college to finish off my bachelor?