Lambda School’s Misleading Promises
I'm not a fan of bootcamps because I think a lot of them are more focused on making money than actually helping people who need help.<p>Last year I decided to take action and started a free coding group at our local library: <a href="https://www.meetup.com/San-Jose-C0D3" rel="nofollow">https://www.meetup.com/San-Jose-C0D3</a><p>I show up before work every day (M-F at 8am) to help students who are learning how to code. So far no students have gotten a job yet, but our group consistently gets 4-8 students who show up promptly at 8am. I answer their questions, give them guidance, and teach them best practices I follow as a software engineer with 10 years of work experience. I ask for nothing in return except the joy of students going "ahhh" when something clicked for them.<p>Things are still early for us, but my dream is to inspire other software engineers to help create a free and open learning center at their local libraries so people have an alternative to coding bootcamps.