Americans Who ‘Learned To Code’ At Obama’s Behest Can’t Find Jobs Now

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Americans Who ‘Learned To Code’ At Obama’s Behest Can’t Find Jobs Now

By: Helen Raleigh
August 15, 2025

‘Learn to code’ turned out to be one of the most misguided pieces of career advice, and college grads are bearing the brunt of it.

Manasi Mishra, a 21-year-old with a degree in computer science (CS) from Purdue University, shared in a TikTok video that despite her intelligence and hard work, she struggled to find a job for nearly a year. The only company that called her back for an interview during this time was Chipotle, and she did not get the job. It was only after her video went viral that Mishra finally secured a job offer last month.

Mishra’s experience reveals an alarming trend: Many recent graduates who major in CS are struggling to find employment. According to a report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, those with degrees in CS and computer engineering (CE) face unemployment rates of 6.1 percent and 7.5 percent, respectively — figures that are more than double the rates seen among recent graduates in fields like art history (3 percent) and ethnic studies (2.6 percent). Furthermore, CS and CE rank as the third and eighth worst majors for unemployment out of the 70-plus majors the report tracked.

These unemployed CS graduates have compelling reasons to be frustrated, especially when, for more than a decade, tech leaders and leftist politicians have told them that learning to code is the sure way to high-paying jobs and a promising future.

Since the early 2010s, major tech companies like Microsoft and Facebook have voiced concerns about a lack of skilled programmers. In response, twins Hadi and Ali Partovi, who are successful tech entrepreneurs and investors, launched Code.org in 2013 to advocate for CS education in K-12 schools. Their website features inspiring endorsements from influential figures like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, reinforcing the importance of coding skills for the next generation.

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https://thefederalist.com/2025/08/15/americans-who-learned-to-code-at-obamas-behest-cant-find-jobs-now/

[Cyber Liberty]

See?  O'Bastard lied about everything!

[roamer_1]

Well, sorta.... Authoring code takes a knack in the first place, and in large organizations requires the ability to 'fit in' with the others.

I could never do the cubicle thing. I do not play well with others. I am a basement geek, at best... Which I am alright with. It's in the basement where all the heavy lifting gets done.

But not many in this day have the capability to live on ramen, pizza, coffee, and Mountain Dew, and work day-and-night, hard core, to bring a thing home.

No college kid has the cahones.

[jmyrlefuller]

So? Rent a plot of land and grow arugula.

That's the Obama solution, right?

[DefiantMassRINO]

It's not application code that has value.  It's the ability to use application code to create value in the marketplace, like solving problems, increasing efficiencies, creating competitive advantage, or entertainment that has value.

It also helps to have a high risk tolerance and the right mindset - It's better to ask for foregiveness than to ask for permission; Good artists borrow, great artists steal; You gotta break some eggs to make an omelette - part con-man, part gambler, part thief, ultra-competitive, obsessive, sociopathic.  You need to be willing to sell your soul to the Devil or be the Devil.  Nice guys don't finish first - they write open-source code for free, if they are lucky and talented.

Working for a living sucks.  You don't get to live your dream; you work your ass off so someone else can live their dream.