u/fluffyr42 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
I think this is a great idea, and I'm glad that it's being offered. That said, I think they're going to find issues with the program structure. Not working for six months is not accessible to their target audience of low income New Yorkers, so I'm curious to see how many people a
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
Yeah having run a range of programs with different demographics, this is a huge challenge. People who are really ambitious think they can do it and a number of people will drop, and since this is completely NO COST, there is less reason to stick to it. I'm happy to try to send the right people their way for this but I'm waiting to hear more about who qualified.
You have to have "little to no programming experience" and Codesmith claims their free CSX platform produces engineers capable of getting junior roles at LinkedIn and Meta, and I don't know anyone even earlier in their journey.