Very much the same here. First job is harder, but demonstrate ability and no recruiter has ever asked since. School is essentially trash for demonstrating "ca

Very much the same here. First job is harder, but demonstrate ability and no recruiter has ever asked since. School is essentially trash for demonstrating "can program in a business environment". If you're aiming for a research-heavy position it may help, but that's an extreme minority of jobs. And after a couple years it's useless again anyway - you're either continuing your self-education and improving, or you're stagnant, and your prior education doesn't play all that much of a role.