> 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 "monke

> 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.