I think not, at least not until Completion rates rise, and they become more structured, that said I've become a pretty good dev using some Moocs and online courses like Codecademy, CodeSchool, RubyMonk, TeamTreeHouse -- so there is a lot of areas that can be disrupted, but the end-user must be very dedicated to learning, cause being online --there are distractions EVERYWHERE...case in point, I was just watching a video at EDx, then thought hmm...wonder what's going on @ hackernews lol... I still think classroom learning is hugely important though, as it's a great place to talk with other-like minded people, network, and grow... but I can definitely see things changing with moving from 4 yr degrees to programs like DevBootCamp.
I find some fault here, as someone who's been self-learning Ruby on Rails for the past few months and having looked at Python/Django, I can say that Ruby isn't that hard to learn in fact Rails is pretty darn easy for newbies to learn. I'd say neither language is 'superior' -- one big thing to look at is which language has the most/best libraries and plugins - almost ALL apis have Ruby support through gems, and the ease of using gems in apps makes it a pleasure to use, especially with bundler.
Also if python is superior, then why are there more jobs for Ruby Devs?
Why not require prisons to also be Accredited colleges or better yet, use online colleges and require anyone serving 4-20 years to work towards college education and learning. Then offer conditional expungement after 2-4 good years on the outside (expungement is conditional in that it won't come up in background checks, but will if they're ever convicted again, and will be un-expunged)..
I also think there should be two types of prisons -- violent / non-violent. non-violent should be like living in a Private School or Rehab facility that just happens to have a fence around and armed guards outside. Non-violent is focused on getting people to become profitable members of society when they get on the outside. When they get a professional job they will be required to re-pay the cost of their college via standard student loan type payments...
They could even have some sort of 'trial parole' period for inmates who've acquired their bachelors degree, and have 0 history of violence. Say they're a thief who's in for 10-20 years, or drug dealer who now has a Bachelors in software development, let them out early and find them a job, and monitor them. This would at the very least be something they could do on a small trial basis. Prison costs society as a whole and we need to find a solution to the bigger issue. It's self-perpetuating, junior sees dad goes to prison, and just expects to someday do the same, and so does his two brothers that's 3 extra people in jail because of 1 person's bad example....
Though, I also think that we could also perhaps take away their privacy rights for a couple years - via some sort of phone-tap/monitoring devices, even microchips implanted -- trade imprisonment, for freedom w/out privacy ... at least then they'd be forced to pay their own way.
Why fight sites like PadMapper? Why not try and buy some of them? Think if CL owned a bunch of these businesses that try to mooch off of them? They could integrate in like Padmapper.craigslist.com -- without major redesign hurting existing people.. Build an API but either charge for it, or use it internally among acquired related companies...
I've started a WhiteHouse.gov petition - Send the Execs to Jail, but Keep the bank running by hiring replacements. Show that people who do this are held accountable, even if the business is too big to fail.
http://wh.gov/dtmj
* Google launches self-driving cars that disrupt Taxi Services, Delivery Service (think mobile vending machine put cash in vehicle and your dinner pops out - nearly theft proof), Cars become shared assets via time-share and are scheduled very dynamically via mobile apps, less people will own their own cars - especially in big cities.
* Robotics takes over more industries requiring some sort of robotic tax to help keep the economy going for those under-employed.
* The internet of things will explode.
* Google Fiber becomes airborne and nationwide. 1gig access in all major and minor metropolitan areas via wifi-- allowing cars, bikes, law mowers, chainsaws and everything to have some internet connectivity.
* Patent trolling becomes near impossible as patents will require a prototype/MVP be built within 6 months of Patent application or automatic denial of patent.
* SF / Silicon Valley's startup draw comes to an end as developer realize that they can build awesome things in smaller Communities like Dayton Ohio, kinda like the Dayton Ruby School is trying to accomplish.
* Moore's law is shattered by nano-technology, and pc's become crash resistant and resemble bio-engineered organisms. CPU speed goes through the roof.
* USA gets a small amount of MAGlev trains finally (towards end of decade, and only after seeing how much it helps places like China grow and thrive.) -- side note China becomes the major super power in the world.
* Open access to media / news / social sites breeds more democracy throughout the entire world, and also helps bring back honesty and integrity to american capitalism in things like lobbying, and campaign finance.
* Game of Thrones series is finally completed, HBO executives commit suicide out of frustration getting George R R Martin to stop playing World of Warcraft and get back to writing.
* Mind/technology interfaces will become reality. Think downloading memories to flash drives and sharing them with people. Microchips that can improve memory and learning. Gaming/controlling pc's by brain activity. Etc.