Some people like to appear self-made, but honestly college is what did it for me. I did tons of side projects and worked as a part-time SWE while in college. St

Some people like to appear self-made, but honestly college is what did it for me. I did tons of side projects and worked as a part-time SWE while in college. Still needed the full foundation to be confident in arbitrary tasks. I could get through my work without it, but it was narrow experience, and self-tutoring is harder / less reliable than anyone will make it look.