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Be cool, stay in school. I've seen some great devs make it without a degree. However, they have to work twice as hard to be considered equal. As others have
by brianbarker 13y ago
Be cool, stay in school.
I've seen some great devs make it without a degree. However, they have to work twice as hard to be considered equal. As others have noted, they never picked up some math or algorithmic concepts. It hurts in interviews as well as on-the-job moments if they're already hired.
I know parts of CS are boring and seem like most real-world jobs would never use the concepts, but once and awhile it comes up and when you don't get it, you fail.
- ecspike 13y agoI've also heard anecdotes on HN of people being pushed out when some higher-up learned they didn't have a degree, despite said higher-up singing their praises just weeks before. Remember that NYC and Boston are burgeoning areas for startups. Rock that Acela.