Wasted $150 on a coding bootcamp that was basically YouTube tutorials

I signed up for this 'premium' online bootcamp back in March, thinking it would fast-track my learning. But after the first week, I realized the instructor was just reading off free documentation I could have found myself. They promised live feedback, but my code reviews took 3 days to come back, and the comments were just 'try again' with no real help. I stuck with it for 3 weeks hoping it would get better, but it just felt like I was paying for a schedule I didn't need. The real kicker is the same guy posts free videos on his channel that cover the same material with more detail. Has anyone else fallen for a pricey course that turned out to be nothing special?

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ellis.victor12d ago

Oh man, that sucks so much. I did the exact same thing last year with a "premium" Python course. Paid like $200 and it was basically a guy reading slides from a free textbook while recording himself coding. What actually turned things around for me was just building my own tiny projects. I started with a stupid little program that organized my bookmarks, then moved to a simple website for my friend's band. Total garbage code at first but I learned way more from fixing my own broken stuff than from any polished tutorial. The key was finding a free online community where people actually reviewed my code and told me why it sucked, not just "try again." Sometimes the expensive stuff is just a waste, and the real learning happens when you're frustrated and googling how to fix your own mess.

robin_campbell3612d ago

Total garbage code at first" that's how I learned to fix toilets by flooding my bathroom twice.