My experiences do not mesh with your assertions. 100% of the employers I've worked for weighted OSS contributions (look ma, real code!) 10 to 1 over a degree. F

My experiences do not mesh with your assertions. 100% of the employers I've worked for weighted OSS contributions (look ma, real code!) 10 to 1 over a degree. Furthermore all of the hiring managers I've spoken to have freely stated that a degree in CS proves nothing regarding competency as a programmer and they typically turn aside applicants with degrees but no experience. Full disclosure: I've been coding professionally for five years now. I have a GED and 20 credit hours of college.