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Re:No CS Degree – Interviews with self-taught developers by saagarjha on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @11:30AM (#20507517)
> When you have to learn all that stuff to get your degree, then you just have to learn it. Period.

Or you could just do the bare minimum that your class’s TA will let you get away with, which usually means not much at all…

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Re:No CS Degree – Interviews with self-taught developers by learc83 on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @01:19PM (#20508418)
There's a huge difference between taking the easiest path through a degree (mostly Cs, the easiest electives you can take etc...), and someone who pushed themselves while in college. That's why if the degree is a big part of someone's resume, I ask for a transcript.
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