I don't think you two are disagreeing. That was the parents point, no? It's hard to pick candidates otherwise. Which is sad, because there are some good candidates without degrees from top tier schools (myself included, but I was lucky to get in after 8 years of trying).
Boot camp on its own though.. I don't disagree with you there. I was never convinced this stuff could be properly learned in such a short period of time. Perhaps just well enough to pass an interview. Combine that with some self learning and freelance work, then quite sure.
> Feels like an admission that they have no real way to vet candidates otherwise.
That's the statement I disagree with. Software companies (good ones anyway) have plenty of tools to vet candidates. It's just that they'd rather go fishing where the pool is full than where it's mostly minnows.
Boot camp on its own though.. I don't disagree with you there. I was never convinced this stuff could be properly learned in such a short period of time. Perhaps just well enough to pass an interview. Combine that with some self learning and freelance work, then quite sure.