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Re:No CS Degree – Interviews with self-taught developers by willhslade on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @09:09PM (#20511581)
Or, less dismissively, commitment.
Re:No CS Degree – Interviews with self-taught developers by ColanR on Thursday July 25, 2019 @07:40PM (#20530959)
Eh, both.

You demonstrate commitment by surviving the hazing ritual.