For example, most bootcampers could not explain the basics of an HTML Form submission. But they know how to send a POST request using React or whatever. They however don't know what actually makes an Http Request. Many couldn't tell me the construct of a request (header vs body) even though they knew how to setup a X-Api-Key in a http request using the library. Fundamentals people, fundamentals.
I don't recommend Bootcamps until you have done your own homework first. Start with something like freecodecamp and once you have learned some fundamentals, may be a bootcamp can help. Think of a Bootcamp as a vehicle to help you connect with potential employers but the real learning happens on your own first. Plus, if you are not motivated to learn on your own in 2023, you are probably not going to make it successfully out of a bootcamp anyway.
All the best.
On the whole, it's been a very positive journey.
- The boot-camp spanned three months, it expected all participants to undertake a several months of self-study and interview for a position on the programme
- It was fast paced and covered a lot
- The hands-on experience from the apprenticeship has been priceless
- That said, I'm currently on the hunt for a new position and am finding it quite tough to nail down interviews. I've come to realise that I require and also want a deeper foundational knowledge, rather than just knowing how to employ frameworks like Express/React to build CRUD apps
The boot-camp is called Founders and Coders[0]. I would thoroughly recommended it.