FreeCodeCamp strongly encourages interacting with other learners and experienced programmers. They provide chatrooms which are always active and full of members happy to answer any questions you may have. Pair programming (programming with another user) is encouraged as a great way to work through some of their coding challenges.
There are also meetup groups where you can code in person with other FreeCodeCamp students.
Due to FreeCodeCamp being open source, you are able to contribute to the program that helped teach you how to code in the first place. It's a great way to give back and gain experience.
Once you've completed all the courses and practice levels on FreeCodeCamp, you are able to participate with other learners on developing software for non-profits. It's an amazing way to gain experience and build your portfolio as a developer, while helping out a non-profit organization.
The teaching content provided by Free Code Camp tends to act more as an introduction than a solid learning resource. Unless you already have some prior experience, you won't have enough knowledge to get through the coding challenges and development projects without using outside learning resources to fill in the gaps.
All courses used by FreeCodeCamp are done in the browser, rather than students having to set up their own environment. This makes it much easier for beginners to get started.
There are currently two certificates available (Front End Development and Back End Development) that you can get once you've completed all the projects. There is a third certificate in the works (Data Visualization).
The Odin Project touches on computer science concepts, such as data structures. However the explanations are quite light and something you'll want to learn more about from other resources.
Hack Reactor has a very rigid daily schedule, which helps to keep students on track and working at the same pace. This makes collaborating with other students much easier to organize.
Throughout the course, Hack Reactor helps to get students job-ready by introducing common interview questions right from the start. Lectures are given on job hunting, and there is a focus throughout the program on building up a portfolio.
While many other bootcamps will teach a couple of languages, Fullstack Academy uses only JavaScript. This means you are spending less time learning new syntax and more time gaining a more in-depth understanding of programming.
Bloc mentors provide support to students throughout the course. The mentors have years of experience in tech, with backgrounds ranging from founders to teachers.