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Python Developer Bootcamp

TLDR: Is it worth the money? Did you learn enough from it? Are there better resources for someone trying to go from zero to developer?

I want to pivot into SD/SE after working in the finance industry (non-tech) for the last 10 years. I won’t bore you with the details but it’s time. I have no prior coding experience, though I always have been good with tech and computers in general and found interest in them.

I’m still in the process of deciding which area I’d Iike to end up in. However, my interests seem to gravitate towards fields where Python is pretty popular so I’m thinking I should start with that language.

I’m on week 4 of Harvard’s CS50X course and while it is very engaging and interesting, it’s very difficult and is taking me some time to complete (I work full-time and have two little ones). While I know banging my head against the wall trying to solve the problem sets is still productive, I was looking to speed up my trajectory to employment by exposing myself to as much as possible early on and trying to make as much forward progress as I can because I know it may be several months to upwards of a year before I can land a junior developer role in today’s economy.

Hence, I came across this course and was wondering if it may be a decent supplement (if you will) to CS50X which has been really slow moving forward.

The course is taught by a guy named Tuomas who has a YouTube page called Internet Made Coder. I’ve seen a few of his videos and he seems to have some decent knowledge, despite only having made the switch to his own developer career a couple years ago. On the other hand, he’s no seasoned pro either, but he also made a switch from a profession in economics and consulting he was unhappy with to what appears to be a lucrative career in SE/SD.

Has anyone done the course? Is it worth the cost ($250)? I know there are plenty of free resources out there but this course claims to be a catch-all that will prepare you to the point of being job ready, vs. most courses which teach you a piece of the total picture, leaving the trainee to figure out what the next piece actually is and where to obtain it. This appeals to me.

Honestly, I don’t think it’ll make me job ready. I know a big part of being a developer is drilling down and coding A LOT and I don’t see that happening in 3-4 months taking this course. But if anyone has done it, would love to hear your opinions. The course claims to be as encapsulating as bootcamps which cost substantially more.

Thanks!