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South China Morning Post
2 days ago
- Business
- South China Morning Post
As AI eliminates entry-level software engineering roles, coding boot camps are on decline
Jonathan Kim, a would-be US software engineer, began his job search over 50 weeks ago, tracking his efforts on a spreadsheet. He applied for more than 600 software engineering jobs. Six companies replied. Two gave him a technical screening. None have made him an offer. That was not the plan when Kim paid nearly US$20,000 in 2023 for an intensive part-time coding boot camp he thought would equip him to land a software engineering job. 'They sold a fake dream of a great job market,' said Kim, 29, who works at his uncle's ice cream shop in Los Angeles while continuing his job search. Without a college degree, he believes his chances are low, but boosts his résumé by contributing to open-source software projects. 'I see so much doom and gloom throughout everything,' he said. 'It's hard to stay positive.' Kim decided to attend the coding boot camp just as artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT were taking off. By the time he graduated in 2024, AI – which started off with simple party tricks like writing poems – was on its way to reshaping the economy, with perhaps its most significant impact in coding. It began eliminating the kind of entry-level developer roles that boot camps have traditionally filled, in what has been dubbed one of the fastest job shifts in any profession ever.
CTV News
03-08-2025
- CTV News
‘Disappointed' Chatham-Kent business closes due to homeless encampment
The Beez Kneez ice cream trailer and the Scrub Hub Car and Dog Wash seen in Chatham, Ont. on Aug. 2, 2025. (Robert Lothain/CTV News WIndsor) A Chatham-Kent ice cream shop is closed for the foreseeable future after the latest encounter with a homeless encampment. The Beez Kneez Ice Cream truck on Grand Avenue East closed its doors in response to safety concerns over the nearby encampment on the Chatham-Kent Public Utilities Commission property. Dustin Ryan is the co-owner of the ice cream truck and the Scrub Hub Car and Dog Wash, which are located on the same property. Beez Kneez Ice cream truck and car wash chatham Dustin Ryan seen in Chatham, Ont. on Aug. 2, 2025. (Robert Lothain/CTV News WIndsor) Ryan told CTV News that they called 911 three times on July 31, as a result of homeless individuals inside the car wash bays. The third call was in response to an individual who was passed out and not breathing. 'They were very swift showing up on the third call, and when they did show up here… He was dead on arrival. They brought him back to life, which is good,' Ryan said. Ryan couldn't confirm whether the individual had made a full recovery. The ice cream trailer consists of nine student employees and was intended to create more youth employment in the area. After the latest incident, Ryan and his business partner, Tyler McKaig-Campbell, fielded calls from parents concerned about whether it was safe to keep the trailer open. Beez Kneez Ice cream truck and car wash chatham The Beez Kneez ice cream trailer seen in Chatham, Ont. on Aug. 2, 2025. (Robert Lothain/CTV News WIndsor) 'We don't know that somebody is coming in here and doing drugs in our wash bay in the middle of the afternoon and overdosing and needing medical attention, we don't predict that,' he said. They closed the shop with no firm date for reopening. Council decisions Since the encampment moved to Grand Avenue East in mid-July, Ryan said their property has been vandalized and broken into repeatedly. Previously, the encampment was located along the Thames River, but those living on-site were forced to leave due to construction work. At a July 28 Chatham-Kent Council meeting, a motion to keep encampments 100 metres away from residential property was referred back to staff, effectively keeping the Grand Avenue encampment in place. McKaig-Campbell was among the business owners and residents at the meeting who asked council for solutions. 'Let's be real, this is a Band-Aid, and we're going to peel the Band-Aid off and stick a Band-Aid on again somewhere else. We need a solution,' Ryan said. The business owner added he's hoping to see funding come from upper levels of government to help create more permanent solutions. 'I have compassion for them. I mean, it sucks that our whole province is dealing with this,' Ryan added. The municipality did approve a list of initiatives intended to help bolster efforts to find housing for those in need and mitigate the impact of encampments. At a meeting this month, a report is expected to provide appropriate locations for these encampments that fit within a 100, a 50, and a 25-metre setback radius. Future of business Ryan and McKaig-Campbell purchased the car wash in March after already owning investments around the region. However, after their experience in recent weeks, Ryan said they're 'disappointed' they can no longer provide a place for people to be happy. 'It's pretty sad to see our youth at their first summer job to have to grow up later and say, 'Well, I've worked at an ice cream trailer for 10 minutes and then it got shut down,' it's upsetting and it's sad,' Ryan explained. Because of the need for running water and electricity, Ryan said there are no other feasible options to move the trailer. As for the car wash, Ryan said they are likely unable to sell the property due to the encampment. '[Investors are] going to be like, whoa, we have a whole homeless community across the road at a cash-operating business,' he said.
CTV News
23-07-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Quebec girl opens her own ice cream shop at just 17 years old
After writing a business plan for her Grade 11 high school project, Simonne Groleau, 17, is the owner of an ice cream shop in Prevost, Que.
