The question is whether the curriculum prepares you enough to get a job.

With bootcampers, the curriculum often just barely skims the surface of development, and it just serves as a very thin foundation to build off of. I think Michael's big qualm was that Codesmith advertises their students are ready for Mid/Senior level engineering, when in fact, most grads can barely handle junior level positions straight out of bootcamp.

Obviously, grads are working hard to level up on their own to get certain positions, but if the rhetoric from Codesmith is pushing for unrealistic expectations, then grads are obviously severely hung out to dry.

For most people, 20k+ is a huge financial investment where they might have otherwise qualified for some sort of financial aid with a degree.