This is a really great idea. I could easily see variants of this happening. For example, companies could fund the students and get to pick first. I can think

This is a really great idea. I could easily see variants of this happening. For example, companies could fund the students and get to pick first. I can think of at least 5 people I know that has the potential to become competent developers, but their problem is exactly what this solves: they already have jobs and mortgages.