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I think this problem does exist for graduates of bootcamps, but more for any graduates of universities.

We've been working with companies to provide technical mentorship and we've found that generally those who went through some of the top bootcamps actually are more "successful" at being careful with what they are doing since many of them come from other positions in the industry (former PMs, QAs, etc) and are well aware of the impact that they are making.

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Ah, your population is different than I imagined. I had a Doomsday vision of high school graduates and former tradespeople, for example, going for quickie certification.

I'd still feel better if we had formal mentors in the office place and projects suited to novices. Even with industry experience in some other occupation (former PM, QA, BA, etc.), it takes years to learn software development properly. Learning a language or stack just gives you an entry point.

Don't you feel the same about college grads needing formal mentors?

College grads are further along the learning curve when they come out. They've had more time to develop skills. They've had more time to make mistakes, which affected their grades only, and learn from the mistakes. Should they have mentors?

Formal mentoring should be the norm again PERIOD. Even a new senior level developer coming to a new organization should be paired with a developer familiar with that organization. Although it seems like overhead organizations would only be helped by it.

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