Career Karma: Coding Bootcamp Platform with Ruben Harris and Artur Meyster

Coding bootcamps allow anyone to become a programmer at a faster pace than the traditional computer science education system. In the last five years, coding bootcamps have grown rapidly in popularity, with thousands of people gaining the necessary skills to work as a software engineer.

Career Karma is a platform that allows individuals to find the best coding bootcamp. There are many coding bootcamps, and they are not all the same. Much like different schools have different cultures and focus on different disciplines, coding bootcamps vary widely in their teaching styles and acceptance path.

Reuben Harris and Artur Meyster are co-founders of Career Karma, and they join the show to discuss the changing nature of software engineering education and the frictions that new programmers encounter as they navigate the world of coding bootcamps. They also describe their journey to entrepreneurship and their own personal experience with coding bootcamps.

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