If someone has graduated with a software degree, or gone through a bootcamp, or worked for many years in the field, or has their own Github projects — then that

If someone has graduated with a software degree, or gone through a bootcamp, or worked for many years in the field, or has their own Github projects — then that person can probably code. A) It’s demonstrably not true. Work in the industry long enough and you’ll see for yourself. B) This ends up in an even worse place. As bad as tech hiring is, it’s far better than legal hiring (for example). There it’s a matter of what law school you went to, your class rank, and if the interviewer likes you. I’ve seen a million articles on why tech hiring is awful but none with novel or persuasive arguments about how to make it better.