Saying college is "irrelevant" in tech is a bit of an exaggeration. There are certainly plenty of people who have done well without college, and a lot of compan

Saying college is "irrelevant" in tech is a bit of an exaggeration. There are certainly plenty of people who have done well without college, and a lot of companies have picked up a reputation for not caring about college (Google is the first that comes to mind). If you can learn to develop software on your own and put together a portfolio that shows your skills, good for you. But a lot of people aren't self-starters, and even if they are, a college degree does carry an air of certification with it that's hard for a programmer with no professional experience to attain. There's also the issue that plenty of companies still do think you're useless if you didn't go to college; just go browse any job board. I agree that it's possible to get into the industry without a CS degree, but when in doubt, go to college.