I do think there is a large gap between truly self taught and bootcamp programmers. Most self taught programmers have bounced through several languages, framewo

I do think there is a large gap between truly self taught and bootcamp programmers. Most self taught programmers have bounced through several languages, frameworks and different attempts to "crack" programming. Bootcampers in my experience have a very narrow slice of knowledge and crucially almost no understanding. This is a generalisation and I'm sure there are counter examples but by and large this has been my experience. I actually prefer hiring and working with self taught programmers especially when it comes to juniors vs CS grads. They have less bad habits usually and a stronger appetite to work things out for themselves. Though this could be just my own bias having not graduated in a CS degree, anecdata and all that.