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Re:No CS Degree – Interviews with self-taught developers by ColanR on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @02:19PM (#20508929)
It sounds like you're speaking for yourself more than for anybody else.
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Re:No CS Degree – Interviews with self-taught developers by jhall1468 on Thursday July 25, 2019 @03:34PM (#20528687)
No, I'm speaking about human nature. Most people don't learn things they dislike because it fills a knowledge gap. How many people do you know with hobbies they hate?

It's natural to gravitate towards things that interest you. Some people are driven by gaps and learn things regardless, most people do not. That's not even controversial.

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Re:No CS Degree – Interviews with self-taught developers by ColanR on Thursday July 25, 2019 @07:41PM (#20530964)
I didn't know we were talking about hobbies.
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Re:No CS Degree – Interviews with self-taught developers by jhall1468 on Friday July 26, 2019 @12:39PM (#20536087)
That's literally what it is when your self-taught. You generally don't get a programming job then learn to program.
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