Straight out of high school? Well, if they had the experience and portfolio for the job and won-out against the competition, sure. Just bear in mind, it's har

Straight out of high school? Well, if they had the experience and portfolio for the job and won-out against the competition, sure. Just bear in mind, it's hard to shine when you're fresh out of high school. At the end of the day though, if someone came to me with a CS degree and a weak portfolio, I probably wouldn't hire them over, say, someone with no degree but a strong one. I value the ability to learn on one's own time 100x more highly than the ability to learn in a classroom environment.