if I am not mistaken pg's point was that where you got your education doesn't contribute to the success of your company, not that if you are a Harvard student i

if I am not mistaken pg's point was that where you got your education doesn't contribute to the success of your company, not that if you are a Harvard student its meaningless like this guy sais! Philip Greenspun made a similar point in a shorter fashion not many days ago, "What about homework? Students would do homework either in the library or at home. In 1865 both places lacked television, video games, email, etc. In 2007, the students who do best may be the ones with the best study habits, not those who are the most able. Companies do not rely on lecture+homework for getting work done; they create an environment with limited distractions and keep workers there for most of each day." (http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2007/08/23/improving-undergraduate-computer-science-education/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2007/08/23/improving-unde...) , and overall it's a notion that meets acceptance from great hackers and successful people who recognize quality in people, because being early self-taughts gives them this inner understanding. do these people actually read something before they reply to it?! if we all look outside our windows we will see that not everyone wants to risk their ass for starting up. So, yes there is also need for colleges, a system to rank individuals abilities.