Bootcamp Grads Have Feelings, Too
summary
Claims that bootcamp grads face a real stigma, with concrete numbers: 35% of bootcamps teach Ruby, bootcamps run at roughly one quarter the cost of a CS degree, and cohorts include about 20% Latinx vs 6.8% in CS and 36% women vs 14.1% in CS. Evidence includes hiring barriers like whiteboard algorithm tests and anecdotes. Concrete remedies: paid apprenticeships, hiring juniors, and swapping whiteboard puzzles for practical Rails app feature tests that mirror real work.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:23What is The Bootcamp Stigma?
- 3:17Why might you seek out a bootcamp?
- 6:51The Pipeline Problem
- 9:36How does the Bootcamp Stigma manifest?
- 11:14The real costs of the Bootcamp Stigma
- 12:32Why should we change?
- 17:08Equalizing strategies
- 23:43Takeaways
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