It's a tricky problem: a lot of people who find bootcamps appealing are self-taught like you and me, but don't have the elusive "experience" to put on a resume.

It's a tricky problem: a lot of people who find bootcamps appealing are self-taught like you and me, but don't have the elusive "experience" to put on a resume. There is no reasonable way to differentiate between the two, despite that being the entire point of accreditation. Maybe instead of acting like there are 100 million open six-figure-salaried positions and nothing else, we can actually give inexperienced devs a mediocre place to start.