> 2 years I ago, I had a hypothesis to see if anybody could learn coding if they tried. To test that, I reached out to random people with no coding background, most of them from underprivileged backgrounds. I figured they have fewer opportunities and are more likely to stay through the entire program. 17 of them stayed.
You're missing some numbers at the start there, chief. How many people did you reach out to? How many responded favourably (first round of self-selection)? How many actually started the program (second round of self-selection)? Without these numbers it's hard to support your premise.
Of course, none of this takes away from the fact that you got 14 people from minimum wage into high paying software jobs in just two years. That's a damn fine effort! (And as others have said, where the hell can you get a $130k job straight out of a 2 year Javascript boot camp?)
> Without these numbers it's hard to support your premise.
His premise is that "anybody could learn coding if they tried", whereby "tried" I assumed applies to only the people who passed those two rounds of self-selection you describe.
That's kind of like saying "anyone can run a marathon" and then qualifying it to "if they enter an organized event and complete the appropriate training for it".
> That's kind of like saying "anyone can run a marathon" and then qualifying it to "if they enter an organized event and complete the appropriate training for it".
Yes. That was what I was trying to figure out is, if there was an organized event could anybody (who are motivated to complete the training) get a coding job?
I would like to think so, but I work with many people in the industry who will say, 'nah they need the brains for it'.
I try my best to motivate those who lose motivation but ultimately I don't have the bandwidth to inspire everyone who loses motivation.
The idea OP is working to combat or disprove, though, is not that "People can succeed without effort". Rather, they are working to prove that software development is a skill which can be learned by most/all people, and not some highly intellectual undertaking out of reach to all but the most mentally elite.
You're missing some numbers at the start there, chief. How many people did you reach out to? How many responded favourably (first round of self-selection)? How many actually started the program (second round of self-selection)? Without these numbers it's hard to support your premise.
Of course, none of this takes away from the fact that you got 14 people from minimum wage into high paying software jobs in just two years. That's a damn fine effort! (And as others have said, where the hell can you get a $130k job straight out of a 2 year Javascript boot camp?)