There is a whole movement around this called Software Craftsmanship. There are a lot of companies involved and typically they are using the apprenticeship model

There is a whole movement around this called Software Craftsmanship. There are a lot of companies involved and typically they are using the apprenticeship model to bring on new employees and grow the company. The one I'm most familiar with is 8th Light which started in Chicago but is now in Los Angeles, London, and New York City too. Their approach is more spend 5-9 months having the apprentice do mostly directed self-study, then a kind of final project and other work and, if they pass, an offer of employment. It's a really interesting model that seems to have worked well for them -- they attract developers from both traditional backgrounds and non-traditional. They have a page that goes into what apprenticeship means to them here: https://8thlight.com/apprenticeship/ https://8thlight.com/apprenticeship/