Prior to joining a bootcamp, what was your level of expertise in programming? Did the bootcamp require you to have a minimum background? And did you have to quit your job in order to complete the bootcamp?
I took the CS50 class from Edx, a python class from Coursera and a C/C++ class from NYU. The bootcamp i went through does not require any prior background. They do want you to finish some pre work before attending. I quit my job in order to attend the bootcamp.
After completing the bootcamp, how long did it take you to find a job? What would you say helped you the most in landing a job?
I got a job offer a week after I finished the bootcamp. Show your passion! There are a lot to learn and there are no way you will know everything from 3 months of bootcamp. Your interviewer knows that. Show them you are genuinely interest in the topic. Talk about yourself. Tell them your story and how you become interested in Tech. Talk about the things you are working on. Geek out. Most techie love to talk about tech :)
What languages did you study on your own prior to joining a bootcamp? Did you complete any projects? Did you have a portfolio?
I went thru a web bootcamp in C#. My portfolio consist of work i did throughout the bootcamp. its a bit embarrassing, not much to show on my portfolio :p
I am currently teaching myself HTML/CSS and will study JS next. Any recommendations in terms of what I need to do to prepare myself? Any websites you used?
Cousera and Edx have some great intro class to computer science. I highly recommend CS50 from Harvard. As far as web dev go, Codecademy is not bad. If you have time, FreeCodeCamp is pretty good too. My favorite is probably PluralSight.
Some resources that i used...
https://prod-edx-mktg-edit.edx.org/course/introduction-computer-science-harvardx-cs50xhttps://www.coursera.org/learn/interactive-python-1https://www.freecodecamp.com/ <- Quite buggy back when i use it, i heard it got a lot better now :)
http://eloquentjavascript.net/ <-- great book on JS, and its free!
http://nodeschool.io/ <-- International Organization with meetup throughout the world.
https://www.pluralsight.com/ <-- You can get free Trial via Microsoft Dev Essential
From what I read, I'd have to quit my job in order to attend a bootcamp as they're very intensive. I am a female so I'm considering hackbright, although I'm not sure if the culture reflects the tech community culture. Also considering hack reactor and app academy. App academy offers an online pre-bootcamp for $2k and guarantees admission to at least one of the schools mentioned above in addition to few others, do you that would be worth it or should I stick with teaching myself?
I heard really good things about App Academy and HackReactor! I am not familiar with hackbright and the prebootcamp program.
There are communities that help woman to get into Tech. Take Advantage!
Are you planning to quit your job soon? Have you talk with anyone who went through bootcamp around your area? I suggest joining some programming meetup group(if you have not already). You will be surprise the amount of people that are willing to help you and give you advice... (and FREE fooddddddd!!!!)
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