You can certainly have a degree in CS and suck, but the odds of that happening are much lower than with people who don’t have a CS degree. Why should I waste the resources if I have enough decent candidates?
The rockstar developer is kind of a myth. If you compile 100 applicants into the 5-8 best ones, then the truth is that you could probably hire any of them and get good results.
That doesn’t mean self-educated people should give up. Especially because very few countries have as easy access to education as we do.
The rockstar developer is kind of a myth. If you compile 100 applicants into the 5-8 best ones, then the truth is that you could probably hire any of them and get good results.
That doesn’t mean self-educated people should give up. Especially because very few countries have as easy access to education as we do.