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That's an awful long nit to pick. Goldman was just a random example, I wasn't trying to make a comment about their specific hiring policies. My point, which I
by morgante 11y ago
That's an awful long nit to pick. Goldman was just a random example, I wasn't trying to make a comment about their specific hiring policies.
My point, which I still believe holds, is that in general the market rate for credentialed developers is higher than for non-credentialed ones.
Obviously this isn't true in all cases and certainly not at the highest levels, but the fact is that having a degree can only increase the supply of jobs available to you. It's not going to be a negative for your earning potential, especially when you consider that the average developer is not working at either Google or Goldman.
- dsacco 11y agoYour point still stands, and I definitely agree with you. A degree is generally a good investment that should only be skipped with caution, sufficient drive and personal affinity for programming. I just wanted to go off on a tangent because I don't think it's common knowledge that the large finance companies will hire uncredentialed devs.
- morgante 11y ago> I just wanted to go off on a tangent because I don't think it's common knowledge that the large finance companies will hire uncredentialed devs. Fair point. I've actually never seen any evidence that they do (not that I've looked closely) and am surprised. Do you have to have prior industry experience in a particular niche to get in without a credential? (Ex. low latency expertise.)