There are people who went to Boot Camps that are excellent developers. There are people who have a masters degree in computer science who are awful developers.

skilled enough.

For entry level? Honestly, not usually. They know one thing, and if they deviate from that, their quality breaks down fast.

degree program.

Well, there’s no guarantee right? But they’d have a more well rounded understanding of programming. Anyone can use a Class, but can you make one?

degrees

Any programming degree, along with an acceptable understanding of the technologies they need on day one.

For my job specifically, we need someone with PHP experience. Not just how to . My favorite interview question is, “explain to me your understanding of PHP magic methods and how you would use them, in a basic example.”

I get a lot of dumb looks, and wrong answers.

That being said, I hired someone who failed that test, but they had a good personality and a willingness to learn—and they have a CS degree.