Due to the demand for programmers and the high cost of university tuition, coding bootcamps are becoming increasingly popular. For example, the number of students that completed one of these programs in 2017 was about 10 times higher than in 2013 in the United States and Canada. These programs are also popping up in Singapore, but are they actually worth your time and money?

There are several coding bootcamps that offer classes in Singapore or online. There is a wide variety of course material: students can study web development, data science and user experience design among many others. Even within any of these categories students can choose to learn a wide variety of software packages and coding languages. For example, bootcamps offer classes for C++, C#, HTML, JavaScript, Java, Python, SQL and more, which cater to different