Thank you for commenting. I think being a successful professional, at least for me, means that you (and two points you mention)
are able to perform at the same capacity and get the job done
can aspire to equal pay for doing the same job
are respected and trusted by your colleagues
are respected and trusted by management and clients
can benefit from identical career progression opportunities
just as those who do have the CS degree. Of course, not all organizations will provide that. But usually the organizations that treat professionals with experience and without a degree like second class, also treat their juniors as less. It is all about the culture.
I still want to stress that at entry level the degree will definitely help, especially to land a first job, and will give professionals a baseline and important foundations, that otherwise they will have to work very hard and sacrifice a lot of personal and leisure time to attain.
After a certain point, professionals with and without degrees will level out, providing they have the same amount of experience, and again, opportunities.
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Thank you for commenting. I think being a successful professional, at least for me, means that you (and two points you mention)
just as those who do have the CS degree. Of course, not all organizations will provide that. But usually the organizations that treat professionals with experience and without a degree like second class, also treat their juniors as less. It is all about the culture.
I still want to stress that at entry level the degree will definitely help, especially to land a first job, and will give professionals a baseline and important foundations, that otherwise they will have to work very hard and sacrifice a lot of personal and leisure time to attain.
After a certain point, professionals with and without degrees will level out, providing they have the same amount of experience, and again, opportunities.