I think the presence of this article indicates that there is a demand. > Companies don't even trust university degrees right now. This might be true in the US

I think the presence of this article indicates that there is a demand. > Companies don't even trust university degrees right now. This might be true in the US but may not be in other countries. I just read on a separate comment how the label "engineer" requires a degree in Canada and EU and has legal repercussions if used otherwise. > Making certificates an official requirement just raises artificial barriers to entry, but won't make people actually better. I think it would actually raise the quality of software and bring order/accountability to this otherwise chaotic and "wild west" (ehem JS ecosystem) world of software dev. And the low barrier of entry is a two edged sword. On one side, it does allow more people to code. On the other, more people = more less-talented devs thus more crappy software.