u/SnooConfections1353 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Software engineering is not really entry level anymore, and we all know AI is a big reason why. Before, being a software engineer could mean building a CRUD app and wiring some APIs together. Now AI can do a lot of that grunt work in seconds. What is left is the hard part. Softwa
u/michaelnovatireplied·
I'm working on a very comprehensive research paper about the bootcamp industry and the broader market from 2020 to present but it will take quite a while if I finish since it's not a priority.
But yeah there are a number of market factors, I generally agree with this but there are really like 4 factors that on their own could each kill the bootcamp industry that happened and it's why the sum of them has been the end of the industry. There are very few bootcamps that offer a SWE program now (that hasn't morphed into some kind of AI-related SWE thing)
u/Vegetable-Monk123 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Can u share that?
u/michaelnovatireplied·
I have preliminary findings but I don't want to share anything unless it's a final draft for publication or peer review.
This is a current high level summary of initial research:
1. **Pandemic Boom and ZIRP Expansion (2020–2021)**
2. **Efficiency Correction and Hiring Contraction (2022–2024)**
3. **Junior–Senior Labor Market Bifurcation**
4. **Supply Expansion vs. Demand Retrenchment**
5. **Collapse of Outcomes Transparency (CIRR Decline)**
6. **Financial Distress and Corporate Restructuring**
7. **Regulatory Crackdown on ISAs**
8. **Generative AI Disruption and Skills Realignment**
9. **ROI Compression and Extended Job Searches**
10. **Future Outlook: Consolidation, B2B Pivot, and Specialization**