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I'd add that there are now so many bootcamp candidates that want a J-O-B and have a passing interest in computers that just filtering them out gets old. The onl

I'd add that there are now so many bootcamp candidates that want a J-O-B and have a passing interest in computers that just filtering them out gets old. The only realistic option for a small team is to reject bootcamp candidates from the get go. You will of course have a few exceptions, but good luck finding them. A comp sci degree really is a much better filter for junior devs.

officialchicken 5y ago
I hire bootcamp grads because I don't see too many comp sci grads with github repos that include working code - and in the rare case it almost never includes comments in the code nor passing tests. It's just a job - I'm measuring ability not passion. A github is really a much better filter for any dev.
- quantified 5y ago
  Most of the time I’ve seen one, it’s been full of code that is irrelevant, poor or both. Or someone has touted that they’re a committer to a significant OSS project and a git blame shows they’ve done virtually nothing except a readme. So I strongly agree with your filter claim.
- chakkepolja 5y ago
  You'd be sad to here this but I have seen lot of people cheat in this, by copying projects and changing small things, thus I don't think it's a good filter in practice. (Unless everyone in your company can spot bullshit while hiring). And this is not specific to bootcamps. Any measure popular enough will be gamed, Leetcode or GitHub.
- ecf 5y ago
  In my experience after applying to a few dozen jobs in my quest to switch from IT to SWE, not a single one has taken a serious look at my GitHub projects.