I agree with the comments from fny and xupybd here. I'd also like to say that I think his categorical dismissal of a CS degree is pushing it: > more over I do

I agree with the comments from fny and xupybd here. I'd also like to say that I think his categorical dismissal of a CS degree is pushing it: > more over I don’t think these successes owe their brilliance to the institution which awarded them their document. Yeah, their professional brilliance can be attributed a lot to things other than school--programming knowledge itself is more frequently learned on the job or a programming school, but this isn't the point of a CS degree. But anyone who's been to enough theoretic/scientific classes at a University to study something really interesting, or to meet a truly amazing professor will say that they owe a lot to the institution for adding to their mind new ways to think, see things, and learn things. If you really can't see the value in a scientific degree, I think you either didn't work hard enough, pay attention, or go to the right institution. It's not all about your job. If all you're concerned about is a job and programming knowledge, by all means, self-teach yourself or go to dev bootcamp. University is about intellectual stimulation (for lack of less pretentious terminology). This is the reason we've been going to universities for hundreds of years now, and maybe they're not perfect, but if you go for the right reason you definitely won't regret it.