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Don't let it get to you. The best developers I've worked with didn't come from CS background at all. Employers worth working for will know to look at what you'
by nir 15y ago
Don't let it get to you. The best developers I've worked with didn't come from CS background at all.
Employers worth working for will know to look at what you've built and your passion creating/learning rather than whether you can quote a square root function from memory.
We're fortunate: if you wanted to get a job as a lawyer you couldn't just go and win some cases to prove your ability. But developers can always build something cool to show what they can do. It won't get you to Google or IBM, but it'll get you to any startup worth its salt.
- wyclif 15y agoThanks. Does Google still demand CS degrees? I ask because I can think of several people doing dev there now that don't.
- nir 15y agoIf you're outstanding at your field, Google probably wouldn't mind, but if generally my impression is degrees are highly valued there.
- objclxt 15y agoNot if you're recruited, no. I've had on-sites at Google for coding positions, and my degree is in visual arts! I suspect if you're just sending in an application to the site they may use degree subject just to filter out the insane number of applications they get.