Kinda, although I am a CS grad (graduated in 2014), I practically self-taught myself engineering. I have always been an OK interviewer, but it's gotten worse wi

Kinda, although I am a CS grad (graduated in 2014), I practically self-taught myself engineering. I have always been an OK interviewer, but it's gotten worse with time as the market's expanded. I regularly freeze up during whiteboarding or my stomach acts up and I can't concentrate. Nearly 8 years later, and I've noticed bootcamp grads with half my experience are surpassing me on the corporate ladder and getting better paying jobs. The way I see it is that the market + colleges saw a demand for a certain type of programmer, and created programs to form newcomers into that mold. More importantly, I find that these younger engineers that are surpassing me are typically not anymore knowledgeable or skilled than I am, but they are much more confident. I try not to let that bother me, so long as my current position can support me financially, gives me the means to enjoy time with my family, and support my hobbies (of which my favorite is programming & open-source), I am happy.