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To answer your question: plenty. I've had the pleasure of working with a lot of people without college educations who are great.
by overgard 7y ago
To answer your question: plenty. I've had the pleasure of working with a lot of people without college educations who are great.
- jayd16 7y agoSure. A degree isn't a requirement to be good. That's not whats in question here. I'm trying to illustrate the absurd notion that the skills you gain in college are not useful by pointing out the obvious skill gap between a fresh high school and fresh college grad.
- kamarg 7y agoWhat about a fresh college grad vs a high school grad with four more years of problem solving, socialization, and maturity? They comparison you make isn't fair because you aren't giving the high school grad the benefit of added learning they would accumulate in the same time period the college grad was taking courses.
- jayd16 7y agoWhat do you mean, isn't fair? That dev with 4 years experience had to start with zero once. The scenario is exactly what the high school grad will face. That said, the argument still stands with a candidate with a degree and a similarly aged candidate with no relevant work experience but similar maturity, odds are you'll still be able to pass the Pepsi challenge and see the difference. Remember, I'm only arguing against the notion that college is useless. If you're lucky enough to get a mentorship that will teach you everything you need right out of high school, great. Go for it. That's not exactly a common occurrence. College is a high cost, low risk way to get some experience and land a job but its certainly not useless.