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Re:OSSU: A path to a free self-taught education in computer ... by jlevers on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @01:10AM (#21067793)
It seems to me that one of the biggest advantages of having a CS degree from an actual institution is that prospective employers are far more likely to believe that you actually have the skills you say you do.

If you're self-taught, but have truly gone through something like OSSU (or [https://teachyourselfcs.com/](https://teachyourselfcs.com/), or any other set of courses that covers much of what a CS degree would), how do you convince employers that you actually know what you say you know? Sure, you can perform well in the interview, but first you have to make it that far.

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Re:OSSU: A path to a free self-taught education in computer ... by greggyb on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @11:10AM (#21071491)
Just an FYI for you. HN does not support Markdown, but does automatically make URLs into links. Unfortunately, its parser doesn't play well with Markdown syntax. Your link goes to the URL below:

    https://teachyourselfcs.com/](https://teachyourselfcs.com/)
Rather than to https://teachyourselfcs.com/
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Re:OSSU: A path to a free self-taught education in computer ... by throwtheasd on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @05:49AM (#21069205)
There are also lots of comments in this HN submission that assume if you have no CS degree then you simply do not know the concepts that are taught in a CS degree. If you do not have a CS degree then you will have to overcome this bias every single time.
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