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Re:MIT 6.172: Performance Engineering of Software Systems by ghaff on Monday January 04, 2021 @09:39AM (#25631849)
Computer science/software development is relatively open to people without degrees, especially if they have a public presence. And, as you say, for software in particular, there isn't much special equipment required (EE can get harder).

The thing with disciplines like math and physics is that even if you master a BS curriculum in a few years, what now? It's probably hard enough to get a directly-related job with just a top-notch undergrad degree. And as you suggest, self-studying law might get you a job as a paralegal.

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Re:MIT 6.172: Performance Engineering of Software Systems by tpxl on Monday January 04, 2021 @12:38PM (#25634912)
> relatively open to people without degrees

The best programmer on the last team I worked on didn't have a high-school diploma, the second best was a waiter. I'm not sure how much more open you can get.

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Re:MIT 6.172: Performance Engineering of Software Systems by ghaff on Monday January 04, 2021 @12:53PM (#25635151)
The fact that talented people without degrees can get jobs to an extent that can be essentially impossible in other fields doesn't mean that they can trivially get hired for the many many positions that advertise various degree requirements.
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