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Discussion on: Where and how to become a self-taught designer/developer✍(and many other areas)

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Mike Bybee

I'll just say this about formal education:

Mine was all but worthless, and the included screenshot of my LinkedIn edu/certs sections will cover that further. As I'm also sick of employers obsessing over it when other factors are so much more important, it's my way of doing my part to push for change:

LinkedIn Education and Certifications sections

Furthermore, from a hiring perspective, I've found that self-teaching is SO much more important in the devs I hire than their (formal) educational background (or lack thereof). I've also found that boot camp graduates often outperform grads from even some of the best CS degree programs.

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Mike Bybee

Oh, one more thing: It's CRIMINAL that so many college core required classes have higher workloads than major classes.