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Discussion on: Why Not Having a CS Degree is Awesome

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Master Teeee

Sure. If you wanna spend the next 30 years of your life writing substandard JS. Then go right ahead...

If you want to work at MS, Google, Intel, or any other big player, doing something interesting and changing the world, then you're going to need a CS degree.

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Master Teeee

youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DYVEUOHw3Qb...

Is a great example of how much of a difference it can make... The comment box on this sites mobile version is an example of script kiddies at work. I can't even read what I'm typing.

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Lee Painton

You don't need a CS degree to work at Google. Not even as a software engineer.

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trandana

No you don't. But you better at least have the equivalent of a 4 year degree in self learning and projects. A bootcamp isn't going to remotely cut it

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Lee Painton

Yes. Passion and dedication are required. Paper certs and degrees are optional.

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Tommy Williams

No, you don't need a CS degree to work as a developer at Microsoft. I worked there for 15 years and my degree is in English.