It’s not what your education makes of you but what you make of your education. Programming requires permanent self-education and self directed education. Learn

It’s not what your education makes of you but what you make of your education. Programming requires permanent self-education and self directed education. Learning how to learn, for life is critical. Discipline is a function of maturity. It’s completely possible to be a self taught developer. Others may have the motivation or Discipline for it. I know many self taught developers in their 20s 30s and 40s. Many learned just from books without courses or YouTube videos. Self taught programmers are not a new concept, but it might be new to some. An advantage self-taught developer cann have is they are often more creative in problem solving approaches with experience. Folks with degrees bring a lot to the table too with their understanding of what they learn. It is completely possible to be a self taught programmer. Remaining a self directed learner beyond formal education or self education is more important than the initial education be it a degree or self taught. Many cases degrees don’t transfer well into junior developer positions.