A CS degree is better than teaching yourself how to code?

Re:A CS degree is better than teaching yourself how to code? by learc83 on Saturday November 02, 2019 @10:43PM (#21431751)

There's a huge difference in degree between the ability to keep up to date in CS once you have a foundation and building that foundation from scratch.

I worked for years as a programmer before going back for a degree, and I've hired and worked with many people with and without the degrees.

I've yet to run into someone who self studied their way through the equivalent of a CS degree. I'm sure they exist, but they're pretty damn rare.

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Re:A CS degree is better than teaching yourself how to code? by AlchemistCamp on Sunday November 03, 2019 @03:50AM (#21432830)

I've bumped into quite a few in the bay area, sometimes they're even people building the infrastructure for huge companies like Twitch or people who have made significant contributions that have advanced the field in one way or another.

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Re:A CS degree is better than teaching yourself how to code? by learc83 on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @06:37PM (#21458092)

As I said. They exist. You're going to run into many people of extraordinary ability living in the world's tech hub. But again, the vast majority of people don't have the discipline to self study their way through an entire CS curriculum.

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