I don't prefer dropouts or degree holders or the other. I would say I'm mostly agnostic to it. Having interviewed hundreds of candidates throughout my career

I don't prefer dropouts or degree holders or the other. I would say I'm mostly agnostic to it. Having interviewed hundreds of candidates throughout my career I have found little correlation between a college degree and someone's ability to program. I have noticed that the college grads know a little more of the abstract computer science but it usually doesn't matter unless they are a candidate that will be involved with system architecture issues. For that level I would want to see a CS background but not necessarily a CS degree. I would be perfectly willing to accept someone self-taught if they had the requisite knowledge and skills.