> evidence that only adequately talented self-taught people can make it in the field, in the long run. I’d accept that, certainly the ones competing for positi

> evidence that only adequately talented self-taught people can make it in the field, in the long run. I’d accept that, certainly the ones competing for positions against CS grads are going to be the more capable and confident (more than just in bullshit to get the job) where the less capable self-sorted out of the vocation. > And software is far more welcoming of self-taught people than just about any other field, certainly among the hard technical fields. People in the arts are very often self-taught, of course. In a way this kind of speaks to my point. Software development has both a technical and a creative component, perhaps not in equal parts, but different problems in our space might be a different mix of each. Most of the projects I have been involved with probably leaned towards requiring a a more creative mind and perhaps this has colored my opinion.