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Re:Advice from a 19 Year Old Girl and Software Developer by heartbreak on Monday November 27, 2017 @10:23AM (#15787972)
> If it is optimizing a compiler in assembler, correcting performance problems on a multiplatform system, or evaluating code for security holes in a sizable institution, then you better have your degree.

If you've spent 20+ years doing exactly that (because you're 40+), then what difference does a degree make?

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Re:Advice from a 19 Year Old Girl and Software Developer by kmbriedis on Monday November 27, 2017 @10:30AM (#15788027)
Good luck getting your first job where you work in assambler without a degree
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Re:Advice from a 19 Year Old Girl and Software Developer by Impossible on Monday November 27, 2017 @11:10AM (#15788368)
I've had multiple jobs where knowledge of assembly language was important and I don't have a degree.
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