[2] According to Hoover, applicants to the 2013 Chicago programs had varied backgrounds, ranging from students with Master's degrees in computer science to a Starbucks barista.

[2] In 2015, Dev Bootcamp tested a remote teaching model in a pilot program in Columbus, Ohio, which was canceled after the first round even though four of its 14 enrollees had already found jobs.

In the first phase, students learned some of the fundamentals of computer programming in Ruby, including algorithms and database querying.

[17] After its founding in 2012, Dev Bootcamp was featured in the Chicago Tribune, Fast Company, Business Insider, TechCrunch, and Inc.

[8][9][2][18][19][20] According to the company, 95% of the individuals who had graduated from Dev Bootcamp San Francisco that year found jobs, with an average starting salary of more than $85,000.