20+ Life-Changing Developer Bootcamps

Yesterday, we posted an article on development bootcamps and how they have the potential to drastically change your life and career. These immersive, short-term programs are intense educational experiences that can help turn you into a competent, professional coder. We’ve scoured the web for the best of these bootcamps, and we’re excited to share the results with you. Here are over twenty bootcamps for developers and designers.

Ruby on Rails

Launch Academy

Launch Academy is a full-service bootcamp in Boston dedicated to Ruby on Rails. It lasts 10 weeks and aims to help developers add value to their skill set as contributors to software development teams.

DevPoint Labs

DevPoint Labs offers an 11 week full-time program that helps students acquire the skills needed to become entry level developers. Their full-stack web development course focuses on building web applications with Ruby on Rails. DevPoint is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and costs ,500.

JavaScript

HackReactor

HackReactor is a twelve week training program located in the San Francisco area that focuses on JavaScript. It offers a deep dive into software and web development and provides a comprehensive education in software engineering.

Fullstack Academy

Fullstack Academy offers a JavaScript-driven curriculum that immerses you in web technologies like Node.js, AngularJS and MongoDB. It’s a 24 week course located in New York and the tuition is ,680 for the semester.

MakerSquare

MakerSquare is a JavaScript Immersion Bootcamp with locations in both Austin and San Francisco. The tuition for the program is ,880.

Front-End Development

Startup Institute

Startup Institute offers an 8-week program in Boston, Chicago, New York, Berlin and London. The course costs ,250 and gives an overview of key elements of web design and web development.

Tradecraft

Tradecraft provides a hands-on crash course in all things related to web design and startups. It costs ,000 for the 12 week course and is located in San Francisco. It’s a great program for students who want to become UX designers or growth hackers.

Designation

Designation is a bootcamp for aspiring designers. It’s a 16-week course focused on full-stack design skills. Students can choose between locations in Chicago or St. Louis.

iOS

Mobile Makers Academy

Mobile Makers Academy is focused on iOS mobile development and has locations in San Francisco and Chicago as well as online. You’ll learn to build apps for the iPhone and iPad during the 8-week immersive course. The cost is ,000 in SF, ,000 in Chicago, and ,000 for the online course.

The Disruption Institute

The Disruption Institute is a bootcamp designed to help students learn to build mobile apps. It’s a 12-week course located in Kansas City that aims to get you ready to build and ship your ideas. The course costs ,000 for the semester.

Multi-discipline

Coding Dojo

Coding Dojo offers an immersive educational experience where you can learn a range of programming languages. It promises to leave you with the skill set you need to create any application you want. It’s a 12-week program that costs ,995 to attend onsite in Silicon Valley or Seattle and ,995 to take as an online course.

General Assembly

General Assembly is located in New York City and offers 8 to 12 week courses in immersive Web Development for ,500. They’ll help you learn the fundamentals of programming with JavaScript and front-end web development.

Dev Bootcamp

Dev Bootcamp was one of the earliest camps to set up an immersive education model. It focuses on Ruby and JavaScript while also providing a framework for learning other languages. It has three locations: Chicago, New York City and San Francisco. The Chicago course costs ,700 and the NYC and SF courses cost ,950 for 9 weeks of remote prep and then 9 to 15 weeks of onsite immersion.

App Academy

App Academy is a great model for developers because it teaches you web development and then also assists with job placement once you’re finished with the course. You only pay if you find a job as a developer, in which case they charge you 18% of your first year salary.

gSchool

gSchool is a 24-week full stack Web Development that includes Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, Javascript, CSS3, HTML5, Responsive Design, Database, APis, Version Control and Test Driver Development. It offers full-time programs in Boulder, San Francisco, Denver and Fort Collins for a ,000 tuition.

The Starter League

The Starter League is a beginner-friendly bootcamp in Chicago that teaches students how to build web apps. It’s a multi-disciplinary program that focuses on Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS and Javascript as well as front-end design. The Web Development costs ,000 and the HTML & CSS Course costs ,000.

Hacker School

Hacker School is a New York-based organization that helps students become better programmers. The cost is free and the students they offer assistance from facilitators on any projects you’re working on as well as a variety of languages and frameworks. It’s a great option for people with basic skills that want to join a growing community and become a better programmer.

Bitmaker Labs

Bitmaker Labs is one of Canada’s leading web development schools. They offer full-stack development They also offer mobile development courses geared toward iOS apps and front end web development. Their courses are 9 weeks and cost ,000.

Portland Code School

Portland Code School offers multi-disciplinary courses in everything from Front End Development to Javascript to Mobile. Some of the introductory courses cost as little as 0 while the more immersive courses range between ,000 and ,760. All courses take place in Portland, Oregon.

Code Fellows

Code Fellows helps students learn foundations in computer science and web development in an 8-week evening course in downtown Seattle. They focus on Ruby on Rails, iOS Development, Full-Stack JavaScript, Web UI Development and Python.

PolyAcademy

PolyAcademy is an academy for web app entrepreneurship that can help you come up with ideas for web apps, all aspects of building from web design to programming and then deployment. It’s an 11-week course located in Sydney that involves 15 hours per week of instruction.

Bootcamp Roundup Sites

Want to see even more developer bootcamps? Here are two sites that offer huge, reviewed and explained lists of bootcamps for all kinds of disciplines.

• Bootcamper.io


• Bootcamps.in

Tell Us Your Story

Now that you’ve seen our list of bootcamps, it’s time for you to chime in. Which bootcamps do you think are the best? Have you attended any personally? Tell us in the comments.

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20+ Life-Changing Developer Bootcamps

How a Web Developer Bootcamp Could Change Your Life

Developer bootcamps are immersive, intense educational programs designed to take you from zero to coding hero in an impressively short amount of time. These bootcamps are popping up all over; in as little as six weeks, you can learn the skills that will qualify you to be a full-fledged programmer. Not only that, but most of the bootcamps offer job placement after graduation. There are bootcamps tailored toward working professionals, fresh undergrads, and seasoned PhDs. There are also a range of different options for different developers.

It may sound like hyperbole, but going through one of these programs can quite literally change your life and set you on a new exciting path. Here are a few of the many potential benefits.

1. Get Out of a Rut and Fast

There’s no reason to feel like you missed your chance to become a part of today’s technological revolution. These bootcamps are your path to a new career with a manageable investment of time and money.

I talked to one current bootcamper who is taking classes in Chicago, for privacy’s sake, we’ll call her Gwen. Gwen was working at a corporate retail chain when she decided to attend. She realized that she can learn a major programming language in just six weeks and pay as little as ,000—much cheaper and faster than a B.A. in the sciences. She’s now about a third of her way through the bootcamp she started in November and hopes to graduate as a Junior Programmer.

2. Get a Better Career

Many graduates of Development Bootcamps make as much as 0,000 per year, and the average salary of a Junior Programmer is ,000 per year. Jobs that pay like this in other sectors are rare. If you’re already working in web development, you can boost your career and learn the intricacies of new programming and data management techniques at the forefront of the web development.

3. Get Exactly What You Pay For

While the most expensive developer bootcamp is still close to the average cost of a year of college, there are a range of good schools in a modest price range. You won’t find yourself paying for anything outside your educational goals. The bootcamp that Gwen attends has a mid-range price tag of ,000 and provides both online and on-campus programs to give a full immersion into the coding world. “Not only do we learn how to program, but we also ‘learn how to learn’ and even develop the interpersonal skills needed in the tech industry.”

4. Start On Your Path To Design The Future

While developer bootcamps present a great opportunity for a quick jump to a new professional career, they can also serve as the fist step to your journey to become a seasoned senior developer.

5. Form Important Relationships

From instructors to classmates, the people you’ll meet during dev bootcamps will be extremely valuable to your professional network. Graduates often report staying in touch with many of the contacts they made during their session, leading to job offers, partnerships, and other great professional opportunities down the road.

20+ Life-Changing Design and Development Bootcamps

Now that you’ve read about the benefits of attending a design or development bootcamp, check back tomorrow for our list of the best bootcamps around for everything from Rails to PHP and even iOS development.

Tell Us Your Bootcamp Story

Have you or do you know anyone whose been to developer bootcamp? Share some experiences below. Do you think attending a bootcamp is comparable to a bachelor’s in programming?

All statistics and Bootcamp info compiled from Bootcamper.io, Bootcamps.in, and a personal interview with a Chicago bootcamper.

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How a Web Developer Bootcamp Could Change Your Life