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Some of these require certifications to be applied (employed?) - Medicine, Law, ..., and some of these require hardware (and legal stuff for buying components?)
by tpxl 6y ago
Some of these require certifications to be applied (employed?) - Medicine, Law, ..., and some of these require hardware (and legal stuff for buying components?) - chemistry, ...
Software is unique enough in that it doesn't require any certifications to be gainfully employed, generally you don't run afoul of laws and the hardware is very cheap compared to other stuff (a woodworking shop will quickly cost you 10k, while a decent computer is <1k).
- ghaff 6y agoComputer science/software development is relatively open to people without degrees, especially if they have a public presence. And, as you say, for software in particular, there isn't much special equipment required (EE can get harder). The thing with disciplines like math and physics is that even if you master a BS curriculum in a few years, what now? It's probably hard enough to get a directly-related job with just a top-notch undergrad degree. And as you suggest, self-studying law might get you a job as a paralegal.
- tpxl 6y ago> relatively open to people without degrees The best programmer on the last team I worked on didn't have a high-school diploma, the second best was a waiter. I'm not sure how much more open you can get.
- ghaff 6y agoThe fact that talented people without degrees can get jobs to an extent that can be essentially impossible in other fields doesn't mean that they can trivially get hired for the many many positions that advertise various degree requirements.