[7thpower]

Counter point, I have worked with a company we’ll call “C” and they have been able to build a pipeline of folks who have been incredibly effective (>50).

That being said the program is a bit more than ~3 months and the students go all in, they’re not doing it part time.

The students come from different backgrounds, some have not graduated highschool, and they come hungry for better opportunities. We’ve tried this with a few companies and that was the only one that has been successful.

That being said, I think it has been difficult for them to scale profitably as it is just a lot of work to find the candidates and provide effective instruction.

[ChrisMarshallNY]

Teaching is a really time-consuming task, if you want to do it right.

I'm in the middle of creating a series on implementing Universal Links and URL Schemes, for iOS. May be a while, before it's ready. I spend a lot of time, testing the supporting materials, and making sure that I'm giving good info.

[7thpower]

That’s wonderful. Good luck!

[ChrisMarshallNY]

This is it: https://littlegreenviper.com/series/universal-links/

[plorkyeran]

I think expecting it to scale is really the main problem. There's clearly more than zero people for whom a coding bootcamp is a great fit, but it shouldn't come as a great surprise that maybe that pool of people isn't huge.

[7thpower]

100%

The reality for the program we use is also that these individuals have a very strong support network of people who can help them while they’re not working for X months. And that is with a stipend.

In addition to drive and aptitude, there is a very large situational aspect to this approach that further refines the funnel.

[kccqzy]

I think going all in is an important part of it. Cramming a whole CS degree in a few months does require full-time commitment. It can't be a part-time thing while working other jobs.

Preferably the boot camp is in person not online, because physically relocating to the place of instruction is a big part of going all in.

[7thpower]

To be fair, they definitely do not cram an entire CS degree into the boot camp. But when the students come out they are able to develop a full stack web app and do some Java (I believe, but do not use so have never checked) and most importantly the people who come through the program are generally do-ers who learn quickly.

Everything else they need, we will teach them. We think of our company as a university. They will never need a college degree unless it’s a compliance requirement for some reason.