If you're not 18 and starting from scratch, you can learn these things without getting a degree. The overall point that I agree with is that you shouldn't negle

If you're not 18 and starting from scratch, you can learn these things without getting a degree. The overall point that I agree with is that you shouldn't neglect fundamental knowledge in the field regardless of whether you have formal CS education. > And no, Coursera unfortunately won't make the cut most of the time. Some of the best universities in the world have computer science materials online (on Coursera and youtube), I don't get how that's inadequate. > most would hesitate to hire self-taught developers, even in web development positions. Not true for experienced candidates. If you have no experience, you rely on your degree to get the first job; and if you don't have a degree, it can be difficult to bootstrap that process but the further you get in time from your education, the less relevant it is.