+1 for this comment. I started as more of a "multi-media" guy in the 2000's and eventually out of necessity moved into the developer space. Sure, I could brute

+1 for this comment. I started as more of a "multi-media" guy in the 2000's and eventually out of necessity moved into the developer space. Sure, I could brute force learning things and regularly would challenge myself to sit in a chair until I could figure it out watching many sunrises on the way. The web sucked back then and resources like stack overflow were barren and mostly full of trash. I had few peers to ask questions or advice and the tiny usergroups that did exist might yield you a hint here or there. It sucked. Then I got to work with and eventually hire people who had the CS degrees and not only did my knowledge explode, work got done way faster with higher quality. I'm sure it's a whole new ballgame with the wealth of resources out there but when you have time, space, and support to become a true practitioner it's got to be an advantage if not confidence builder.