Custom Learning Over Bootcamps: How One Developer Built a Self-Directed GenAI Engineering Path

This reveals why expensive bootcamps work: they solve decision paralysis through structured accountability, not unique content. By mapping every learning resource to its relevant week and committing the plan to a public portfolio tracker, this developer created the same commitment mechanism for free. For career-switchers overwhelmed by learning options, the insight is that the bottleneck isn't finding good material—it's elimination and focus.