u/jcasimir wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
It reminds me a bit of the "uncanny valley" problem from computer animation. Getting it 95% right isn't so bad -- it's that last 5% that is a real pain.
u/michaelnovati replied ·
The thing I'm trying to flag is that there isn't a shortcut to get that. In the past there were enough companies where even though juniors were a net loss at first, they broke even on a reasonable time frame as they developed "taste".... but if juniors so so absurdly a loss that even training them to develop "taste" isn't worth it financially versus paying 5X for someone else who already has it, then bootcamps are going to work as a systematic large source of engineers.