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Re:No CS Degree – Interviews with self-taught developers by zepolen on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @08:05PM (#20511292)
An engineer with a degree and a contractor can both build you a bridge.

The difference is one will remain standing after an earthquake.

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Re:No CS Degree – Interviews with self-taught developers by souprock on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @08:58PM (#20511524)
Engineers with degrees work for the contractors. They minimize materials and cost. The result doesn't always remain standing, even without an earthquake:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_International_Universi...

Building good bridges without an engineering degree is easy. You simply don't minimize materials and cost.

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