The 4-year CS degree isn't much better as a predictor of successful outcomes in software development.
In fact: the bootcamps themselves might be awful, but if they select for people who are sincerely driven by a desire to do software dvelopment, the bootcamps could be a better predictor than CS programs, which are selected off a menu by 18-19 year olds just arrived at a college that they were raised to expect to have to attend.
In fact: the bootcamps themselves might be awful, but if they select for people who are sincerely driven by a desire to do software dvelopment, the bootcamps could be a better predictor than CS programs, which are selected off a menu by 18-19 year olds just arrived at a college that they were raised to expect to have to attend.