There's no contest between a person who spent their childhood messing around with computers and somebody who's trying to learn it all in school. I think CS deg

There's no contest between a person who spent their childhood messing around with computers and somebody who's trying to learn it all in school. I think CS degree programs are actually most valuable for people who already know how to program. You get to spend the time refining your art, whereas somebody starting from scratch barely has time to become competent.