How is it that the smartest and most effective programmer that I've worked with was a boot camp grad? How is it that I've worked with programmers that have mast

How is it that the smartest and most effective programmer that I've worked with was a boot camp grad? How is it that I've worked with programmers that have master's degrees from reputable universities that simply can't code? I think it's true that salaries definitely have had an effect, but there's also the fact that the industry has grown exponentially, and the employees have to come from somewhere. Make the pool bigger and you're going to have more bad programmers among the good ones. Currently I'm working with a team and it's a mixed bag, some of the guys are good and some are terrible but they're all well-educated.