[Irregardless]

> @devbootcamp graduate

Thought this was going to be about someone who was self-taught in under a year until I saw that part.

Dev Bootcamp is an amazing program and pretty much guarantees you a job if you make it through (at least from what I've heard). But it's only in San Francisco, and they take what, 20 people every few weeks? Not exactly a path that everyone can follow...

Edit: Just realized this was posted by the author, so here's my concern: Considering the fact that you went through a fairly intense 9-week program taught by several experts, how can we be confident your book is useful to beginners who lack that option? The excerpt on your page seems more like a promo for programming/entrepreneurship -- it doesn't tell much about the book or add to your credibility as someone who could teach people to program.

[natasham25]

I've been learning to code on my own for 6-7 months before applying for Dev Bootcamp, and I've tried pretty much every resource. At a certain point, although I've made some serious progress, I hit a wall. I could build things and make them work, but I wanted to follow the best practices and know good from bad code. Dev Bootcamp really filled the gaps in the my knowledge.

That said, Dev Bootcamp is not a necessary condition for learning to code. If you have a specific learning style, especially if you're good at reading books, you can learn on your own, although it might take longer. If you do well with networking, personal branding, build a few projects, and contribute to the open source community, you can get the same result.

I cover all these options in my book, including Hacker Schools all around the world and a lot of online class and resources that are completely free.