Completely agree. 10 years ago is 2012. That really isn't a very long time ago. I studied computer science well before that and even then it wasn't true that th

Completely agree. 10 years ago is 2012. That really isn't a very long time ago. I studied computer science well before that and even then it wasn't true that the industry was "almost entirely autodidacts". That's my dad's generation, where a computer science degree wasn't even a thing you could get. You'd have studied math or electrical engineering or some such and you kinda got into the computer side of things, e.g. through the computer lab usage at university. I can also tell you that for someone with 10 years of experience, I don't look for a degree at all when I hire. Sure, I will read your whole CV and will see whether or not you have a formal degree, but I won't throw out your CV just because I don't see a computer science degree. Whether you have a degree or not, I will check whether you know how to code, talk about software, design a system etc.