“Many programmers and software developers can only implement the programs that other computer scientists conceive of, limiting how much they can drive innovation in their field,” it says on its website:
When curriculum is driven by industry demand, she said, “the promise is that the pathway toward a good job will be much clearer for students,” which could also help the national economy by ensuring that there’s a skilled workforce. “But it's an open question,” she said. “There’s not enough data on boot camp outcomes to know what’s the best path forward.”
El Camino College’s Sedor has the same hope. The coding boot camp can help students “get their feet wet,” she said, and land a good job quickly. Then, maybe some students will decide “to go all the way.
“I really love seeing the 'aha' moment when they overcome a challenge and get that sort of confidence in their code,” she said.