Nucamp Coding Bootcamp Review In 2022

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Should you go to the coding bootcamp, Nucamp, in 2022? I brought 2 recent graduates and 1 person that just completed the backend program to help you answer that question. As usual, this is a no-BS review of the program. They shared their unfiltered experiences of the program. We went over the good AND the bad. Enjoy!
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Topics:
0:00 - Intro
2:57 - Why did you choose Nucamp?
7:15 - What were your experiences like at the coding bootcamp?
10:57 - What did you think about the curriculum?
24:12 - A complaint I heard was that people wish they would have had more 1 on 1 time with instructors. Is that true?
31:19 - Backend program, Data structures and algorithms
36:49 - The curriculum may need to focus more on vanilla JavaScript and vanilla CSS
41:23 - Were there opportunities to work with other students?
47:40 - What type of student wouldn’t be a good fit for Nucamp?
51:39 - Where you can reach the guests

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@DonTheDeveloper Жыл бұрын

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@mauricioscain6466 Жыл бұрын

Don, have you ever heard about CODEWORKS? Very intensive bootcamp (12hs per day, 6 days per week, 3 months). I joined them and it was 100% worth it.

@ludovicf Жыл бұрын

Thank you Don, Katy, Ross and Christina for the very honest and fun-to-watch review! Just wanted to chime in to say we have released a new career planning course that includes prep for data structure and algo interview-style. The updated React and React Native content with Hooks was launched in April 2022 for React and May 2022 for React Native. Lastly, Bootstrap is an awesome way to get introduced to responsive design, without experiencing the nightmare-induced effects of CSS - it's in my humble opinion the perfect way to start the Full Stack Bootcamp. Good luck in your journey everyone!

@coco2roco Жыл бұрын

I haven't fully watched a video yet but i just what to say that i love what you do and after I spend 10+ hours watching your videos I probably end up supporting your patreon because for people who are trying to enter the world of tech this is a good way to ease their minds on which course to select.

@sltorres101 Жыл бұрын

I am so glad someone does this very thing. I'm going to go for it. "Time expensive" is my biggest take away from this vid. Thank you!

@androschizo Жыл бұрын

wow I'm so happy that Katy had a great experience and a lot of people got developer jobs after that!!! I can keep my fingers crossed 🤞I'll keep working on SQL a little more

@jenncardenas3993 Жыл бұрын

enjoyed this, thank you all for sharing

@luvmpx Жыл бұрын

So glad I found this video. I was thinking about applying for their next course

@candyCode Жыл бұрын

it would be nice to have a perspective from people who found jobs too and learn what their experience was (the last nucamp review also did not have people who found jobs)

@cryptochatter7279 Жыл бұрын

People that got high paying maybe too busy

@woody-xm5ve Жыл бұрын

Thanks Don for this review! I took nucamp Web Dev Fundamental early this year. I got to say I learned a lot, I was going to take the full stack web to transition from Testing to Dev but Data Engr would make sense because most of the time I worked with Data folks at work, also I am hoping to get a better salary or maybe work to a different company. After doing lots of research I decided to sign up in their backend bootcamp also to supplement the classes I'm taking from IBM Data Certs. Good Luck to all and Thanks again Don for this great review!

@Bluecollarrealtor Жыл бұрын

Bootcamps no matter what the price is, are here to lead you to the water. It's your job to find a job yourself. The best place to look is monster, indeed, and network with other developers in their cohort.

@Killianleduc Жыл бұрын

Great insights from everyone here. I just did my own review from the fundamentals course (I’m in the backend boot camp now) I did think the fundamentals material was really good - it’s really about how much time you can dedicate to learning to code even outside of the info they give you. You have to be fully immersed in learning to code and use their course as the tools to get you where you need to go

@BoutDatFitLife Жыл бұрын

Excellent group review!

@techtexan2816 Жыл бұрын

So doing their Fullstack rn- I’m a python developer in school trying to learn fullstack and react. So for them learning data structures and algorithms honestly leetcode and code wars with lots of practice is super helpful.

@JohnVandivier Жыл бұрын

Hey Don! Love these reviews but I don't think I've seen a "What Don Recommends (in Spring 2023 or whatever)" do you have one or a few you recommend or disrecommend etc? lmk if you want to collab on a video about this as well. my top 2 rn are springboard + CareerFoundry in the USA bc of their job guarantees

@109cgutie Жыл бұрын

I would love for you to create a video on schools you would recommend in 2023 based on all your interviews and knowledge of the different curriculums. Thanks so much! I really enjoy watching your videos.

@danielf4136 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos! I am seriously considering NuCamp. I want to know what you think about this: i have a great friend that lives a block away from me who has been a full stack developer for 8 years and is even a supervisor managing several developer teams. He has offered to mentor me day in and day out in a boot camp environment. Do you think this would be beneficial to supplement that lack of 1 to 1 time or in person cohort style bootcamp?

@robertconard7331 Жыл бұрын

Save your money. You've been warned.

@candyCode Жыл бұрын

I think Ludo is an awesome guy and he seems very genuine and he truly is passionate about the industry... with that said, when it came down to choosing my path, I chose Scrimba because I've always been a self-learner, so it fits my style, and the community is extremely active, and people get hired ALL the time... we have 3-6 people weekly who post on the i-got-hired channel who've found full time jobs, so that's always highly motivating

@androschizo Жыл бұрын

Might give this a try after finishing nucamp backend. Thanks!

@misterzucker4131 Жыл бұрын

scrimba + execute program + fullstackopen + a few other discord servers (reactiflux, buildspace) = way better curriculum and community

@YyNRCyY Жыл бұрын

@@misterzucker4131 dude these are awesome! Do you know any other resources. I'm trying to like hoard them up and then just go ape on them

@ahmedshousha1958 Жыл бұрын

Is there a blog post where you rank the bootcamps don?

@ATLDreams Жыл бұрын

Crazy timing just started today with the Backend DevOps program.

@KOSPokololol Жыл бұрын

How is it going?

@arunima29 Жыл бұрын

How is it going? I am planning on starting that in next 2-3 months. Your impressions would be helpful.

@thelitos07 Жыл бұрын

Starting this program at the end of the month, beginning with Web Development Fundamentals. I've got a small amount of knowledge with HTML/ CSS. I'm also a bit nervous lol but excited to start the journey. One big tip a friend of mine mentioned about being a software engineer, "get comfortable feeling uncomfortable". Lol that really hit. Great video and thanks for the insight!

@thelitos07 Жыл бұрын

@Brandon awesome! I plan on doing the same actually

@Nexai- Жыл бұрын

I've decided to register and do the exact same thing and then go into full stack. Hopefully we'll see each other on and can help one another grow.

@thelitos07 Жыл бұрын

@@Nexai- sounds like a plan 👍, I work full time 10-7, so I'll be online mostly every night, some mornings as well if my schedule allows it

@Nexai- Жыл бұрын

@Brandon lol I’m honestly not sure which Aug 29th group I’ll be in, for the pacific region. There were two. I registered for the wdf and full stack bundle though!

@Brentmovson Жыл бұрын

any updates on the course? I am looking into camps right now

@androschizo Жыл бұрын

This was unexpected!!! Currently in the newly revised backend bootcamp. Commenting before i watch the video cuz i’m so excited loll

@KOSPokololol Жыл бұрын

How is it going?

@androschizo Жыл бұрын

@@KOSPokololol hanging in there! I'm at the last section of backend and i need so much supplemental information... I'm trying to study Flask, REST API, and Django on my own.

@arunima29 Жыл бұрын

How would you rate the backend program? I am planning to join it in 2-3 months. What is your feedback?

@androschizo Жыл бұрын

@@arunima29 it was good! But of course, with any bootcamp, especially part time ones, you have to do supplement it with your own studying. I still do not feel ready to start applying, mainly because I feel like I don’t have enough projects that I completed on my own.

@arunima29 Жыл бұрын

@@androschizo Thanks for your honest feedback. I completely understand what you mean about feeling prepared.

@kindatoxic1474 Жыл бұрын

Im looking to get into cyber security and trying to find a bootcamp. Does anyone have any recommendations? 10k to not be able to find a job after is a real worry for me.

@coldorange5 Жыл бұрын

Teach yourself

@itsali654 Жыл бұрын

Kinda concerning that they haven’t food a job since April should I even enter a bootcamp ?

@denniswithabow Жыл бұрын

That’s not concerning, that’s normal job hunting. Some companies prefer people with more experience and some don’t. It takes time and a lot of interviews to find a good job. Sometimes you have to go through internships and apprenticeships to get it but they pay a lot and it’s worth it. I have a LinkedIn and so many people have been job hunting for 6-10 months. That’s life. They also could have stale resumes, suck at interviewing, wrong culture fit, or the companies wanted more experience. You never know why they haven’t been hired. But if you want to do something do it because you want to and it’s going to benefit you. The boot camp is only going to teach you and then you have to go the job.

@dparra119911 Жыл бұрын

Hiring freezes and layoffs in tech began around May or June so it makes sense… hiring will pick back up once the economic front blows over.

@EstebanInTech Жыл бұрын

Don could you do another review on Nucamp now that they partnered with Google Cloud to be part of the bootcamp?

@DonTheDeveloper Жыл бұрын

There's a form link in the video description where you can request this.

@TomZentra Жыл бұрын

I started learning with Nucamp this week. My experience is similar to what the video participants stated: you must put in as much time as possible beyond what you learn from the course material. Nucamp is a hybrid of self learning and in-person bootcamp. If I have no job and available time when I complete the Full Stack program, then I will register for the Job Hunting bootcamp.

@MI-pr8zo Жыл бұрын

Hi, how is the experience going so far. Was planning to sign up to a aprt time bootcamp like Nu camp aswell

@TomZentra Жыл бұрын

@@MI-pr8zo It has gone well. In introspect, consider spending a couple months learning the basics before you register for the Web Development Fundamentals course. You will have to supplement your learning after the course ends by watching more videos and practicing coding.

@misterzucker4131 Жыл бұрын

I'm taking the nucamp bootcamp right now. week 5 of the bootstrap course. instructor is ok, but not great. and the material is already outdated IMO. worst of all, the slack channel is completely silent and nobody seems to want to network, meet, or talk very much. it's radio silence all week long, including the saturday morning lecture where about 3 people out of 12 ever chime in. i'm trying to get hired so i can drop out and get some money back.

@razzikatta Жыл бұрын

my slack channel has constant communication so I wish I didn't spend so much time on it, but I totally wouldn't want it to be silent! voice your opinion and try to get people to engage!!

@androschizo Жыл бұрын

I second the super quiet channel but there are general channels and they’re always going off so you can definitely network there.

@ArchaicCreationsbp Жыл бұрын

Were you able to land a job after the bootcamp?