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Reality Check: Coding Promises Fail to Deliver Jobs

2/16/2026

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  • Manasi Mishra, a 21-year-old from San Ramon, California, faces pressure to pursue computer programming due to promises of high salaries from tech executives.
  • Despite a computer science degree from Purdue University, she struggled to find opportunities, receiving only one interview offer from Chipotle.
  • Her experience contrasts with early 2010s rhetoric from tech leaders and politicians urging coding to boost job prospects and economy, highlighting a gap between expectations and reality.