jeez this article and the washington post article on hiring being in a 6 yr low is really freaking me out. I'm currently in a coding boot camp while working as a waiter parttime. should I be worried?
You'll be fine. Just learn your trade. Lots of companies can't hire enough good programmers. And by good programmer, I just mean someone who can do at least one thing well and is a good worker.
You're totally screwed. Coding boot camps are for suckers. You won't be able to compete against the "real programmers." They'll dominate you so hard that your puppy will feel it.
In case it wasn't clear, the comment you're replying to is trolling and you should ignore it.
You'll be fine. There's still a good bit of demand for junior programmers, and there are no signs of that going away anytime soon. If you're in a top-tier bootcamp and you do well in it, you will come out ready to take junior positions, roughly comparable to a new CS grad minus their internships (which do give them an advantage). Just don't expect a $105K base salary at your first job - some bootcamps set unrealistic expectations to sell you on the program.
Keep working on the bootcamp, write some open-source code on the side, focus as hard as you can at getting better. It'll work out.