Currently our field is young enough to still experience significant growth spurts. It takes time to develop and validate college curricula, and growing this fast might mean they are outdated by the time they enter the classroom. Even if you get a degree, I think some amount of self-teaching is unavoidable. So it is less about self-taught vs degree and more about how much is self-taught. (For those who have a choice.) Either way, a mentor's guidance can further accelerate learning.
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Currently our field is young enough to still experience significant growth spurts. It takes time to develop and validate college curricula, and growing this fast might mean they are outdated by the time they enter the classroom. Even if you get a degree, I think some amount of self-teaching is unavoidable. So it is less about self-taught vs degree and more about how much is self-taught. (For those who have a choice.) Either way, a mentor's guidance can further accelerate learning.