In May 2025, Riley A. enrolled in CodeBoxx’s AI-Native Full Stack Development program as an 18-year-old with no professional experience and little confidence that they belonged in tech. By January 2026, Riley had joined six classmates as a full-time developer at VideoAmp , a private technology firm valued at more than $1 billion.The placement was not the result of a traditional recruiting pipeline. It was the outcome of a growing shift in how companies evaluate talent in the age of...

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