Ask HN: Do companies actively hire self-taught/bootcamp developers?

2 points by petesivak ↗ HN
When companies hire developers, do they look at self-taught/bootcamp devs as a benefit or a liability?

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My data is small and dated, but the bootcamp devs we put through the normal interview process did not come close to passing. They had only went skin deep on a bunch of different stuff -- probing further into any specific area usually brought more questions than answers.