Dev Bootcamp is shutting down
(I&#x27;m a cofounder at Hack Reactor, a competitor.)<p>DBC launched an industry.  Early students&#x2F;staff went on to start Hack Reactor, App Academy, and Hackbright Academy.  Early students&#x2F;staff of Hack Reactor went on to found Zipfian Academy (acquired by Galvanize -- went on to lead Galvanize&#x27;s education efforts), Codesmith, and a half-dozen other bootcamps.  I&#x27;m sure AA and HB alums went on to pass the gift on in their own ways.<p>DBC also launched several thousand careers.  I attended a coworker&#x27;s birthday happy hour today, and I told a story of a former student that brought me to tears.  DBC launched an industry where real lives get changed in real ways.  Staff and alums alike participated in a very personal transformation.<p>DBC was a rock in a pond and its ripples will extend past where its story ends today.  I can&#x27;t speak for DBC, but they were probably struggling (like the rest of our sector) with growing past the bootcamp industry&#x27;s early days, when starry-eyed optimism clashed with the operational realities of a highly-regulated industry.  Kudos to everyone that tried, and there were many that poured their hearts and wallets out.<p>Staff&#x2F;students&#x2F;mgmt&#x2F;etc -- reach out if I can help.  shawn@hackreactor.com<p>For nostalgia&#x27;s sake, here&#x27;s the HN post where Shereef launched DBC: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=3267133" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=3267133</a>