Re:Do I need to go to university?
by schwartzworld on Monday June 01, 2020 @09:10PM
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> You don't need to go to university. We will always need garbage collectors and street sweepers, and remember, anyone can write bad software.
A couple of points:
- going to college has nothing to do with whether you can write good software. Even CS grads do a ton of learning on the job, and lots of great developers started as hobbyists or came in from unrelated fields.
- Going to University doesn't guarantee you a good job. When I waited tables, I knew busboys with masters degrees.
- You can get hired (even for senior / principal level roles) without a degree. The degree doesn't mean you are good at what you do, and so it's often not a factor in hiring.
The exception is junior positions which are easier to get with a degree, but this discrepancy vanishes after you break into the industry.
A couple of points:
- going to college has nothing to do with whether you can write good software. Even CS grads do a ton of learning on the job, and lots of great developers started as hobbyists or came in from unrelated fields.
- Going to University doesn't guarantee you a good job. When I waited tables, I knew busboys with masters degrees.
- You can get hired (even for senior / principal level roles) without a degree. The degree doesn't mean you are good at what you do, and so it's often not a factor in hiring.
The exception is junior positions which are easier to get with a degree, but this discrepancy vanishes after you break into the industry.