The real problem is that the majority of us probably are actually capable of doing actual software development right when we come out of school. Most of us get

The real problem is that the majority of us probably are actually capable of doing actual software development right when we come out of school. Most of us get slotted into crappy plumbing and middleware jobs, and after 5-10 years those skills get rusty. They can come back; but if you end up out on the job market, being asked some of the advanced questions in interviews. . . well good luck. That situation exposes one fairly quickly.