No, I don't agree entirely. University is not the only way to get an ability to think and learn - some people seem to have it before they go to university, som

No, I don't agree entirely. University is not the only way to get an ability to think and learn - some people seem to have it before they go to university, some people don't have it even if they have gone to university. Perhaps for some people they do acquire it while at university, and even then it's correlation, not causality. What university gave me was access to materials and mentors, and a motivation to acquire both. I already had the ability to think and learn - I don't think I got much more of either from university, I just had the materials to apply them to. So if someone wants to learn programming, and has the motivation, and has the stick-to-it-iveness, and the drive, and the patience, then all university will do is require them to take more than they need, at a pace that might not suit them. A mentor is better if you already have the right mind-set.