> It seems to me that a formal CS education is wasted on those who don't have the urge to code in their spare time, and only get into the field for the money.

> It seems to me that a formal CS education is wasted on those who don't have the urge to code in their spare time, and only get into the field for the money. It's a hell of an expensive (and difficult!) credential when, these days, it seems you can do the most plentiful && easiest && high paying dev work (web) without it.