Comment by ctvo
3 years ago
> Programming-related jobs have high rates of skill turnover. Over time, the types of skills required by companies hiring software developers change more rapidly than any other profession.
There's a reason I still strongly prefer candidates with a computer science degree to someone with 9 months at a bootcamp for some roles. New tools, frameworks, programming languages, and libraries constantly enter this industry. I believe knowing the fundamentals and having a deep understanding of how computers work allows you to more quickly pick up new things.
I understand there are curious graduates that come out of bootcamp programs who will dive deep and fill in the gaps and there are universities with subpar computer science departments. I still prefer the latter in general cases.
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