Interesting article, but I think this is specially for sole developers in which the challenge is intensive to achieve the desire result with no mentors to boost the development progress, why? (you must wonder) because in the industry your boss or people around you do not care about your tools, progress, troubles, or the lack of knowledge from certain area that you have in that moment, the only thing that matters is that it is working at 100% (that is, with validations, security and the whole IT department work in it); at this point I think you might understand what I mean. I'm glad that you have learn firstly by yourself and then with help but in real scenario to aim to success software it is better with IT department. So, in my experience from friends, family and own job not every developer is "self-taught" as you said because in IT department already exists rules, code-templates (for good practices), approaches to fix common problems, etc.
Also I agree with you about the degree, it only helps to get to the recruiters (or " get in the door" as you said); again I'm so glad about your motivation to learn by your self but the conclusion above explains well.
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Interesting article, but I think this is specially for sole developers in which the challenge is intensive to achieve the desire result with no mentors to boost the development progress, why? (you must wonder) because in the industry your boss or people around you do not care about your tools, progress, troubles, or the lack of knowledge from certain area that you have in that moment, the only thing that matters is that it is working at 100% (that is, with validations, security and the whole IT department work in it); at this point I think you might understand what I mean. I'm glad that you have learn firstly by yourself and then with help but in real scenario to aim to success software it is better with IT department. So, in my experience from friends, family and own job not every developer is "self-taught" as you said because in IT department already exists rules, code-templates (for good practices), approaches to fix common problems, etc.
Also I agree with you about the degree, it only helps to get to the recruiters (or " get in the door" as you said); again I'm so glad about your motivation to learn by your self but the conclusion above explains well.