Ask HN: What has been your experience with self-taught engineers?
I'm a self-taught engineer. I took a programming class my freshman year of college, but that's been it. Everything I know I've learned on my own building various things over the years.
Most of my co-workers (90%+) are not self-taught. Most of them have CS degrees. In my 5 years of professional programming, I've only worked with one person who was self-taught.
I'm currently looking for a new job, but I'm not sure if I should downplay my status of a self-taught developer or display it prominently.
Most of my co-workers (90%+) are not self-taught. Most of them have CS degrees. In my 5 years of professional programming, I've only worked with one person who was self-taught.
I'm currently looking for a new job, but I'm not sure if I should downplay my status of a self-taught developer or display it prominently.