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Reading this piece makes me a little ... I don't know if uneasy is the right word but, fine. It's like these bootcamps are just popping up to give out Web dev j

Reading this piece makes me a little ... I don't know if uneasy is the right word but, fine. It's like these bootcamps are just popping up to give out Web dev jobs to people that have never programmed before and now they will be slapping together Javascript like nobody's business. It gives the impression that any "monkey can be a software engineer." The quote at the bottom just has me shaking my head: “We’re still seeing lots of Ruby developer jobs. But we’re seeing a huge uptick in JavaScript developer positions.” I'm not sure this is really a good thing but I guess it doesn't really matter either way. Maybe I'm a CS elitist or maybe I don't like the idea of saturation and dilution of market by bootcamp programmers. Who knows.

dopamean 12y ago
> It's like these bootcamps are just popping up to give out Web dev jobs to people that have never programmed before ... It gives the impression that any "monkey can be a software engineer." I'm an instructor at MakerSquare who is intimately involved with our admissions process. We don't believe that "any monkey can be a software engineer." We believe that anyone who has spent time teaching themselves the basics can be taught to be a productive junior developer. We have not accepted applicants with zero programming experience for some time now. We made that change for several reasons but the main one was that we wanted to be able to start with more advanced topics. Starting with more advanced topics means ending with more advanced topics. Ultimately, that means that our students will be better prepared for the job market.