Nothing beats experience in coding. I would laugh these people out the door if they showed up looking for a job.
I had one of these instant experts interview with me awhile back. It was obvious that he was in over his head. I asked him a question about internet resources that he used...
....He'd "Seen the internet". In his bootcamp class. He was "meaning to get on a computer, and really check it out sometime."
Fail. But, the gentleman DID have a pile of Microsoft certifications, which our HR weenie looked at and thought that made him a genius.
What this guy did is better than the taxpayers paying for years of college for kids to take gender studies or other worthless classes and then pay their support because they can’t find a job.
you need natural talent, training and experience ~ in whatever proportions are necessary, and then you need to keep up to date.
just curious. how does someone get experience in coding (or anything else) if no one will give them their first job in that field?