I'm self taught (from the time I was 9) and now, at almost 30, nearly done with my CS degree. I've worked "in the industry" before going back to school, and the

I'm self taught (from the time I was 9) and now, at almost 30, nearly done with my CS degree. I've worked "in the industry" before going back to school, and the biggest stand out for me is that the majority of CS students are terrible at figuring things out on their own. What I've noticed that many, regardless of course understanding, when faced with a programming problem that they don't understand, is that they give up and start asking others for help, whereas most of the self taught coders that I've noticed are much quicker to pick up a manual or start reading documentation prior to reaching out to others. This is probably an advantage in some areas as much as it may be a disadvantage in others. Another thing that I've noticed is that many CS students are terrible at producing clean looking or consistent code, which is probably a detriment once they reach "the industry"