This is excellent, and very true. You don't need a CS degree to know what you're doing!
I know as much as any BSCS student I've ever trained as an intern. I have amazing direct working relationships with the computer science departments at two local universities, so much so I was even invited by one CS professor to speak to his class.
And yet, I don't have a degree. I am self-taught, something that is known by everyone I've ever worked with. It simply doesn't matter. Most of the professionals I've worked with, including a few university CS professors, fully agree with what I've been teaching for years: You do NOT need a BSCS to work in this field! Unless you're aiming specifically for the academic branch of computer science, the degree is no better than dedicated self-learning and real world experience.
Thanks for writing this article...and please disregard the attacks you're sadly getting from some other posters. They're unwarranted.
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This is excellent, and very true. You don't need a CS degree to know what you're doing!
I know as much as any BSCS student I've ever trained as an intern. I have amazing direct working relationships with the computer science departments at two local universities, so much so I was even invited by one CS professor to speak to his class.
And yet, I don't have a degree. I am self-taught, something that is known by everyone I've ever worked with. It simply doesn't matter. Most of the professionals I've worked with, including a few university CS professors, fully agree with what I've been teaching for years: You do NOT need a BSCS to work in this field! Unless you're aiming specifically for the academic branch of computer science, the degree is no better than dedicated self-learning and real world experience.
Thanks for writing this article...and please disregard the attacks you're sadly getting from some other posters. They're unwarranted.