Well, and what happens to all these people that have basically just learned programming from a couple blogs or a RoR bootcamp/YouTube when the market is flooded

Well, and what happens to all these people that have basically just learned programming from a couple blogs or a RoR bootcamp/YouTube when the market is flooded? The article very, stupidly, if I may use that term, implies that programming is a panacea to solving the "job" problem. It loves to tout silicon valley is the savior of the workforce; but isn't this also the same valley that we know and love of articles discussing extreme Logan's Run style ageism? So combine a bubble awash of programmers with very simple skills combined with the fact that humans tend to start at a certain age and increment from there, and stir in ageism and you don't seem to have a great solution to the employment problem. Just being honest about it.