[mikeleeorg]

I can speak from the employer's point of view. It offers me another channel for finding possible qualified talent. I don't treat it much differently from other channels, and interview these candidates just like any other candidate. But I've hired a few developers from bootcamps and they've worked out well.

I can't say that these hires are necessarily better than other hires from other channels (e.g. universities, self-taught, etc). From my standpoint, it's having the extra channel that I find useful.

And after that, it comes down to the individual and how much potential & ability to learn each has.