[jressey]

Let me start by saying that anybody that has internalized how JS and its various frameworks work is way smarter than me.

In my experience, the Bootcamps and other 'get you a job quick' resources are pushing all graduates to front-end because it takes less understanding of how computer systems actually work, i.e. databases, and networking. I also think you can be more successful on the front-end without gaining "wisdom" (making mistakes you learn from over time).

I just reached out to a friend that runs a bootcamp in my city for any unemployed grads that had any interest in AWS, Java, or Python and got exactly 0 bites. When I go to their demo days, it's all pretty front-end stuff that just uses locally stored data.

I can't make assumptions about gender here, but the front-end seems to be getting flooded with lower-skilled, less experienced folks.