First, a confession - I actually occasionally call myself a coder, but in a tongue in cheek, post-modern and ironic way. Heck, it does make for a good blog title and license plate.

Nevertheless, with all the recent “coding schools” cropping up all over the place - at least if you are in the Bay Area - it does seem that being able to code in the context of a reasonably sought after web technology without much further formal training is the path to new, fulfilling careers and of course untold riches in an economy where recent graduates in all fields have problems finding work. Well, at least a career that allows you to rent a room instead of crashing on somebody’s couch.