There are a lot of people getting hired after these 3 month crash courses who are actually self-motivated to keep learning. Others moved up from the help desk w

There are a lot of people getting hired after these 3 month crash courses who are actually self-motivated to keep learning. Others moved up from the help desk when they were able to solve a problem that impressed someone in IT. They have the natural skill and the first (or second, or third) job but have major gaps in their skillset. Then, there are people who get CS degrees but didn't get everything they really needed. They have the job, but are running up against boundaries of their knowledge. Then, there are some precocious 12 year olds who just don't have access to the information yet. They may eventually get into college CS but need a little help in the presentation of the information. I wish I would have had this at 12! The Pascal compiler wasn't enough for me past the fooling around and small problems I fixed. I didn't have the resources to ask people when I got stuck, so I gave up until I made it to college. It isn't just about zero to google.