Since, there are lots of people who have the degree, I think that you will be in bad shape to compete against them.
My problem is the inverse one. I have a BSc and an MSc in Computer Science from a respectable scientific institute (app. 10% of our MSc graduates are recruited by Google each year), but I can't find a Software Developer position.
Alas, nobody wants to take in someone without experience in this economy - nobody wants to invest in the shaky future. I've seen many job listings with "Bachelor's degree a plus", but the experience dominates.
Any form of proctection is pointless. There's always a simple enough way to bypass it, its just technically impossible to completely defend software. The only question is whether the protection is bypassed in an hour of in a week.
The entire discussion should be on the business model. Perhaps software companies should find a different model to work with, rathen then sell copies to private users. It worked for Google.
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Since, there are lots of people who have the degree, I think that you will be in bad shape to compete against them.
My problem is the inverse one. I have a BSc and an MSc in Computer Science from a respectable scientific institute (app. 10% of our MSc graduates are recruited by Google each year), but I can't find a Software Developer position. Alas, nobody wants to take in someone without experience in this economy - nobody wants to invest in the shaky future. I've seen many job listings with "Bachelor's degree a plus", but the experience dominates.
Any form of proctection is pointless. There's always a simple enough way to bypass it, its just technically impossible to completely defend software. The only question is whether the protection is bypassed in an hour of in a week. The entire discussion should be on the business model. Perhaps software companies should find a different model to work with, rathen then sell copies to private users. It worked for Google.