Hope this doesn't come off as disrespectful, as in that I don't believe you, but out of personal interest, would you consider expanding on that? I'd love to hear about the particular example you were thinking of, or in what ways self-taught coders surprised you over academically-taught ones, if you've had experience working with both over a meaningful span of time. Also, if the case, in what ways self-taught coders were/are maybe lacking on average.
If you've ever given answers to that in another comments on HN or elsewhere, feel free to link.
If you've ever given answers to that in another comments on HN or elsewhere, feel free to link.