Get the degree. It's going to be a lot harder to get a job without it - it's one of those basic requirements for a lot of jobs. A lot of what you learn in comp

Get the degree. It's going to be a lot harder to get a job without it - it's one of those basic requirements for a lot of jobs. A lot of what you learn in computer science isn't relevant to a programming job but they will still want you to have a computer science or software engineering degree. After briefly studying computer science I went onto study architecture which is a 6 year course (1 year in the middle is work experience). After 3 years you get a BSc and after 6 years you get a BArch. I dropped out in the 5th year. I regret now not getting the BArch - it would have given me more options.