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> I'm not sure that there was an inrush of programmers because "it could make a lot of money".

This is all I've seen within the last 5 years.

For context, I've been working in-industry for ~8 years. I don't live or work in one of the big tech cities in the US nor one of the biggest within my state.

Within the last 5 years, I've worked at two companies and have seen 12 developers join. Of these 12 ten came from various local React bootcamps. When I've asked about their history with creating software it's always the same response: "I've never written any before <insert boot camp name>" and when asked why they decided to get into this industry it's always "<insert tech influences name> said I could make great money with only a 3-month boot camp".

The other two are oddities and also the most recent two hires I've seen. They both had ZERO programming experience before getting the job. No college/university, no at-home learning, no boot camps. Not even a basic printf("hello world") attempt. The company decided they could do 'on-the-job training' by letting them watch Udemy courses for the first 3 months then they just threw them at the senior devs like a grenade with a loose pin.