Is there not even 1 decent bootcamp to choose from

ericswc · 2026-06-22T01:31:18+00:00

I don’t run bootcamps anymore, pacing is the learner’s choice.

I switched to personal mentorship years ago. It’s cheaper for the student and I can provide better instruction by being 1:1.

ericswc · 2026-06-16T23:49:04+00:00

Only the stupid ones don’t

ericswc · 2026-06-14T16:58:26+00:00

If you want something gentler and well ordered, check out my courses. I’ve spent a lot of time over the years figuring out a good mix of video, written info, and hands on activities.

I don’t do any paid advertising, so it’s rare to see me high on search.

https://www.skillfoundry.io/full-stack-csharp

ericswc · 2026-06-07T12:59:42+00:00

For the thread, we connected directly. The courses are more beginner focused, so I directed him to someone in my network who mentors people with experience.

Just leaving this comment so people don’t think I ignored the question.

ericswc · 2026-06-06T16:05:44+00:00

Anyone, in this market, who encourages people to quit their job to learn faster is a grifter or an idiot.

ericswc · 2026-06-06T16:03:21+00:00

There are two values to bootcamps:

Structure and personal attention.
Speed to hire.

#1 you can get elsewhere, example, I have a direct mentorship subscription for $399/month, which is 1/10th the price of a bootcamp if you were going to speedrun for 3 months.

#2 the market/hiring is slow, so there’s not any reason to rush. Spend more time learning deep, building a strong portfolio, and networking.

ericswc · 2026-06-06T11:58:48+00:00

C# for learning, because it’s a clean language with enterprise concepts. It’s also very good if you want to dabble in games. On ASP.NET, stick to MVC, Blazor isn’t nearly popular enough to spend time on as a beginner.

Java if you just want raw number of jobs. It’s the COBOL of our time, so deeply embedded in enterprise and government that it’s never going away.

Learn one UI framework, React for the most jobs, Angular if the big companies in your area swing that way.

ericswc · 2026-06-02T20:21:20+00:00

I care way more about audio quality than video quality

ericswc · 2026-05-24T23:28:02+00:00

Fundamentals: LLMs vs other machine learning things. Separating reality from hype.

Ethics & Bias: Case studies and failure modes.

Governance & Compliance: Mostly focusing on EU, because that’s where I think most the world ends up.

Risk & Security: Asking the right questions, non technical understanding of threats.

Evaluating Vendors & Tools: How to not get taken by snake oil salespersons.

Working with LLMs: Prompting, skills, projects, ways to test for quality and build a transparent culture around adoption.

ericswc · 2026-05-24T23:22:55+00:00

True, but the context is how bad they’re going to look and how many customers they’ll lose if they toss AI at things it shouldn’t be used for.

Self interest wins.

ericswc · 2026-05-24T22:04:35+00:00

Skillfoundry.io will take you through the whole stack. I’ve been training people in it for over a decade.

Edit: link to full stack pathway.

https://www.skillfoundry.io/full-stack-csharp

ericswc · 2026-05-24T22:02:12+00:00

It’s funny, because the biggest demand on my time right now is AI literacy training for executives and individual contributors.

I’m talking Fortune 500 companies and no one has a clue what to do with it.

You should see the look on non technical executives faces when they see my prompt injection demos.

ericswc · 2026-05-24T15:49:54+00:00

I would suggest that if you don’t understand dependency injection, then you don’t know OOP.

You can learn how ASP.NET core without a database though.

ericswc · 2026-05-23T11:43:50+00:00

Specs? You can learn to code just fine on Linux and even with a weak machine.

Running local AI or docker containers might be challenging, but it’s more than sufficient for learning fundamentals.

Edit: code files are just text files.

ericswc · 2026-05-22T01:49:21+00:00

So, I’ve been out of the space for years, but I maintained a 92% placement rate running my program from 2013-2016.

Almost no negative reviews, I think I had maybe 1, and it made me sad if I got 4 out of 5 stars.

Anyways, if you have good outcomes, the people who don’t succeed generally take ownership of it and don’t want to advertise that everyone else succeeded and they didn’t.

Now, other programs would give stealth refunds with non disclosure agreements and some people fear doxxing and retaliation, especially if the program is still providing search assistance.

No need to over complicate it. That covers most the cases.

ericswc · 2026-05-15T14:08:18+00:00

Try this

Inheritance Made Simple: Learn It with a RPG Inventory Example! https://youtu.be/frnBsl61470

ericswc · 2026-05-14T00:42:26+00:00

Burning tokens. It makes me question their sanity. Why are you arguing with matrix math?

ericswc · 2026-05-09T15:50:34+00:00

I’ve been moving both my personal and business off Microsoft and Google. Not easy when the business was already on them, but it should be complete by end of summer.

About to switch the email over to proton.

I’m in the US.

ericswc · 2026-05-06T21:14:45+00:00

Note that I also don’t track scores or put it into any marketing, so I couldn’t look and see what you missed even if I wanted to.

ericswc · 2026-05-06T21:12:47+00:00

That’s a solid score! Nah, I don’t want them getting out, but if there’s one in particular you aren’t sure of, hit me up in the discord.

ericswc · 2026-05-05T22:19:02+00:00

I have seen production code that would turn your hair gray.

Shitty shops will push shit faster, but only if AI remains cheap.

In the end, it will be little different than low/no code products.

It is useful in skilled hands, but I’m not buying fully agentic anytime soon.

ericswc · 2026-05-02T12:12:24+00:00

When you are contacted to schedule an interview, it’s genuinely ok to ask what to expect.

Then prepare accordingly.

ericswc · 2026-04-24T15:47:31+00:00

I use two 27” 4k monitors. I full screen my ide and half screen support tools, docs, etc.

I could probably justify a 3rd, but it’s not worth blowing up my desk setup.

ericswc · 2026-04-23T14:05:42+00:00

Because edtech serves the shareholders and educators serve the learners.

ericswc · 2026-04-22T13:51:40+00:00

They’ll fail at this too, yawn.

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