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Unlike others, sounds like you feel like there is a difference between having a CS degree and not. What sort of differences do you find? If you could go back, w

• deevus 13y ago
  There's a few things that have driven me to get a CS degree: - Salary: I have found it difficult to get out of the 50-60k bracket without qualifications, and I personally feel that for my ability, I am getting ripped off. Also, my full-time job was grating me quite a lot. I was working under my brother for one, and my fellow programmers were not very good. I didn't really enjoy going to work. It didn't challenge me. - Family: No one in my immediate family has a degree, and I mean to change that. It might seem a silly reason, but my family is right behind me and with it comes a sense of pride. - Skill: Although I am confident in my ability in certain areas, I desire to learn more of the lower level skills like compiler design, algorithms etc that I didn't have time to learn on my own. Focusing on it completely seemed the only way to succeed for me personally. - Diversity: I felt as though I was in a hole with regards to the technology I was working with, and had no perceivable exit strategy. I want to explore more than just CRUD applications. It also gives me the chance to try out things I would never had even considered looking at, such as circuit design. - Networking: Learn the craft alongside others who are passionate about the same things. I know there are other ways to achieve this, but it comes as an added benefit.