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Re:Coding Boot Camps Get the Boot: Why the Industry Is Shutt... by nowarninglabel on Friday September 08, 2017 @12:38PM (#15201703)
I think there is more information that is let on here. I've talked with some folks at prominent bootcamps who are likely to be shutting their doors or hard pivoting soon if their revenue situation doesn't drastically improve.
Re:Coding Boot Camps Get the Boot: Why the Industry Is Shutt... by skewart on Friday September 08, 2017 @12:48PM (#15201794)
Any idea what's causing the revenue problem? I assume it's getting harder to attract students willing to pay for a bootcamp? Is that because fewer people are looking to learn to code than a few years ago? Or because they're learning in different ways other than bootcamps? Or is everyone only wanting to go to the most prestigious bootcamps? Or something else?
Re:Coding Boot Camps Get the Boot: Why the Industry Is Shutt... by stanleydrew on Friday September 08, 2017 @01:09PM (#15202020)
This is speculation, but I assume there are fewer employers willing to hire bootcamp grads.
Re:Coding Boot Camps Get the Boot: Why the Industry Is Shutt... by bdcravens on Friday September 08, 2017 @01:33PM (#15202290)
There are employers willing to hire them, but not at the amounts bootcamps suggest in their marketing. A bootcamper is at the point they can just start to learn, so if the industry standard for a role is $100k, a bootcamper would do well to earn $40k.
Re:Coding Boot Camps Get the Boot: Why the Industry Is Shutt... by zelos on Friday September 08, 2017 @01:31PM (#15202261)
Perhaps there was a backlog of people who'd wanted to go to a bootcamp? Once that backlog is exhausted, it would be natural for applications to drop.