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> I would have done a lot better having one even though I got by without it. Also, my career path was ridiculous and is entirely non-replicable. I don't know.
by busterarm 7y ago
> I would have done a lot better having one even though I got by without it. Also, my career path was ridiculous and is entirely non-replicable.
I don't know. I have to say "me too" here and I've encountered enough of us over the years that I think it's just a big lie. There are a certain number of high paying companies that perhaps overvalue a college education and algorithmic competence.
But overall I think about half of the colleagues I've worked with either had no degrees or had degrees that didn't do them any favors in this career. Our career paths are certainly replicable.
In fact, I'm always impressed by the people I meet that don't have the education but have incredibly strong CS fundamentals.
- zzzeek 7y agoI meant, my particular career path was ridiculous and non-replicable. it was very dependent on the specific time and place that I was living for starters and overall everything about my career was based on very unlikely things that aren't occurring anymore (such as getting a job in the same 6 month period that the "internet" first became monetized, with a very specific set of people, etc.)