To back up your point, I taught myself sans boot camp. I got my first job 4 years later. Although I was ready much sooner, it was tough, and I lost motivation a few times.

When I finally got hired, somebody applied who had started coding the same time i did, only she had gone to a bootcamp. All the time I had been looking for work, she had been working. Not saying I’d do anything differently, but no question bootcamp would have shortened the journey.