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Some US coding boot camps close as field gets crowded

Bigger, venture-backed boot camp startups shift their attention to the corporate training market

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Published Thu, Aug 10, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    THE hype is fading for coding "boot camps" for-profit US schools offering graduates entry into the lucrative world of software development.

    Closures are up in a field now jammed with programmes promising to teach students in just weeks the skills needed to get hired as professional coders. So far this year, at least eight schools have shut down or announced plans to close in 2017, according to the review website Course Report.

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