This is truly a sad moment. I was part of DBC's first cohort in Chicago, and was so inspired by its capacity to transform lives that I founded something similar, Code Platoon, a nonprofit coding bootcamp for Veterans. DBC literally changed the lives of thousands of people. Strictly from a job training perspective, I can think of no training model that does a better job at addressing underemployment. The good news is that many great coding bootcamps followed DBC, and the model will continue to thrive.
As a member of Dev Bootcamp's first class in Chicago (summer 2013), which was one of the very earliest coding bootcamps, I can shed a little light on outcomes for me and all of my fellow DBC graduates. Hopefully this avoids the selection bias being discussed.
All 14 graduates are today using the skills they learned at DBC. Here is where they are:
I am the founder of Code Platoon, a nonprofit coding bootcamp for Veterans, heavily modeled after DBC. Of the remaining 13, they are :
10 are software developers,
2 are founder/presidents of small tech-enabled companies, doing development as well,
1 is an instructor at Dev Bootcamp.
I think we would all agree the Dev Bootcamp had a profound (positive) impact on our lives.
Code Platoon is a nonprofit coding bootcamp serving veterans. Looking for a Ruby on Rails instructor to teach, in-person, part or all of our 16-week classroom session, starting in January of 2016.
