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I don't think the title is misleading, it's deliberately placing itself in contrast to the glut of content that is already out there geared towards people who want to become programmers as fast as possible to get a job. Programming may be a job, but it's also a craft, and I'm happy to see content in that direction.

Also as someone who has had to hire a team of programmers in the last 18 months, it's clear there's an industry of snake-oil salesmen willing to promise to teach you to be employable in 3 months or less, and they're not benefitting the industry in need of good programmers, or the people paying them thousands of dollars in hopes of improving their employment prospects.

A 4 year degree is not necessary to become an employable programmer, but imho what we need more of are 2-year programs which properly teach the fundamentals of computer science alongside practical skills, not 6 week or 3 month bootcamps which only teach the bare minimum.



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