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A comment on Ask HN: Should I quit my job to pursue a degree or join the “dropout league”?.

Re:Ask HN: Should I quit my job to pursue a degree or join t... by diminoten on Sunday November 24, 2019 @05:20PM (#21623864)
Are you working as a software developer at your current job? If not, do you want to work as a software developer?

Degrees are for people who can't do what they want to do with their current education/training. If you're not one of those people, you should not get a degree.

If you want to change something about your career, get a degree.

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Re:Ask HN: Should I quit my job to pursue a degree or join t... by space_invaders on Sunday November 24, 2019 @05:56PM (#21624085)
Yes, I'm a software developer. I'm currently a Developer III — which they rate as “Senior”, but there are higher ranks like IV, V and even VI, which goes as “Specialists”.

But I know no Spec-rated developer there that don't have a degree. If I recall correctly, almost all of them have at least a Masters.

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Re:Ask HN: Should I quit my job to pursue a degree or join t... by diminoten on Sunday November 24, 2019 @08:29PM (#21624767)
Yeah, because that's what they needed to get a job. You didn't.
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