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You don't have to have a college degree but unless you have experience you will face a significantly higher barrier to entry in getting a job without one. The
by zmimon 18y ago
You don't have to have a college degree but unless you have experience you will face a significantly higher barrier to entry in getting a job without one.
The question will always, be, if you are really such a kick-ass coder and love programming so much, why didn't you go and study what you love at college? If the answer is that you couldn't be bothered or you already know everything there is to know so it would be a waste of time etc. then it indicates something possibly highly problematic about your personality, like an arrogant or lazy attitude.
- rapind 18y agoFor me it was a matter of efficiency. I have a natural dislike for inefficiency. Why would I go to university for 4 years to learn something I believe I can learn on my own in 1. Maybe I'm wrong about that, but the educational resources available outside of institutions nowadays are incredible. I also learn so much faster by doing. For me personally, there's not enough doing in university. I imagine there's quite a few similarly minded coders out there. Maybe it says were arrogant? Too cool for school? Most likely. But I get along with most people socially, and also have no problem buckling down to get a job down. In fact I get very focused when I work. I just never learned very well in the typical school environment. That said, I think programs with internships could be extremely valuable though. A mix of theory and practical has win written all over it.