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Re:Programming is hard by TheCoelacanth on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @03:11PM (#26716062)
Someone who entered college at the start of the dot-com bubble is in their mid 40s, and that's not even when CS degrees were first offered, just when they started entering the public consciousness.

You could easily have a CS degree and be past normal retirement age.

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Re:Programming is hard by nullserver on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @04:58PM (#26717305)
CS College degrees in dot com era were hit and miss. Also often had a weird mix of electrical engineering courses thrown in.

Was quite common to do 2-3 years then drop out and start a job. So much so that people with degrees were often looked down on. Exceptions for things like MIT.

After year 3, there was nothing left for me to take. So I took a job.

I would like to have a degree, but it was the right call at the time.

Few years ago I went back and started an Art degree. Was a blast.

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