I sympathize with the general sentiment but did not like the piece itself. I am open to considering the possibility that I am in fact part of the problem. Nonetheless, I will share my thoughts.
> But because of the urgent need for new blood / ideas in the tech world, our lack of ability to reward new developers is a particularly profound example of shooting oneself in the foot.
Slow down. You're fresh out of coding bootcamp, so it seems a bit presumptuous to be pontificating about "our" problem as if you don't have a vested interest in being "rewarded".
> Or, put another way, what if a friend had spent a month perfecting his roast veal, cooked you some, and was eager for your opinion. Do you really want your first reaction, before tasting it, to be, “I hope the wine in the veal sauce is authentic French Merlot!”
This is a deeply flawed analogy. Do you expect potential colleagues and employers to treat you as a friend would? Do you think a professional chef would be uncritical of this hypothetical veal if someone came in off the street with it looking for a job?
> Seriously, is “Is it responsive?” really the first words you want to come out of your mouth, before you’ve even seen the product?
In my opinion this sounds like a contrived straw man. At a minimum, it's not generally representative.
> In the last two months, I built an app with a friend. It’s not rocket science. It’s not perfect. But it was a lot of work, and it’s beautiful, and it’s mine, and I am so proud of it.
> [from the landing page] : "Free, Easy, Secure"
I could not help but be taken aback. Coming from a group of novice developers, declaring an app "secure" is a bold claim.