As Tech Booms, Workers Turn to Coding for Career Change
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Re: As Tech Booms, Workers Turn to Coding for Career Change
#2It's an inspiring article, but I wish it highlighted some realities with code schools. There is something to be said about the cost, time commitment, and passion needed to succeed.
People who go from 20k to 100k are the exception, not the rule.
Re: As Tech Booms, Workers Turn to Coding for Career Change
#3Career tests are getting easier http://catandgirl.com/?p=4897
Re: As Tech Booms, Workers Turn to Coding for Career Change
#4This article sounds inspiring when taken at face value, but it also strikes fear into my heart. This sounds eerily familiar to the dot-com bubble, and I can't help thinking that churning out zero-to-hero software engineers, web developers, and data scientists at this rate is a recipe for disaster.
Sure, there's a huge need right now, but we can't be too complacent -- thinking that it's impossible to saturate the market again, can we?
Hopefully this doesn't end poorly.
Re: As Tech Booms, Workers Turn to Coding for Career Change
#5Millions more lines of instantly legacy code written by inexperienced programmers? Thank the gods we'll all be employed for decades! Decades I tell you! ;p
Re: As Tech Booms, Workers Turn to Coding for Career Change
#6Millions more lines of instantly legacy code written by inexperienced programmers? Thank the gods we'll all be employed for decades! Decades I tell you! ;p
My reaction was more along the lines of "I'd hate to be the person who has to clean all that up)."
Re: As Tech Booms, Workers Turn to Coding for Career Change
#7Here is some salary data for the two metro areas mentioned in the story for "Software Developers, Applications" from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported for May 2014 [1].
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO
10%ile 25%ile median 75%ile 90%ile
64470 80110 100140 122350 146930
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
10%ile 25%ile median 75%ile 90%ile
66100 83010 106710 135600 164390
I think it's at least a little suspicious that the single data point that demonstrates the success of Galvanize is paid directly by Galvanize. How about any other student?
The math guy did an undergraduate degree in mathematics!, so he is hardly a characteristic example of waiters in New York who generally shouldn't expect to achieve a median salary for the industry on their first day.
Re: As Tech Booms, Workers Turn to Coding for Career Change
#8Sounds eerily similar to the 2000s bust when English majors were being vacuumed up for web development. Maintenance will be fun, I'm sure.
Re: As Tech Booms, Workers Turn to Coding for Career Change
#9Millions more lines of instantly legacy code written by inexperienced programmers? Thank the gods we'll all be employed for decades! Decades I tell you! ;p
You're assuming these startups will be around for long enough for it to matter.
Re: As Tech Booms, Workers Turn to Coding for Career Change
#10Millions more lines of instantly legacy code written by inexperienced programmers? Thank the gods we'll all be employed for decades! Decades I tell you! ;p
As long as these rookies aren't writing nuclear reactor firmware, who cares? Most of programming is mundane. Have them make CRUD apps while we experts work on something interesting ;)