I am of the ones that also believe higher education is completly useless when it comes to computer sciences.
Programming is a science that requires no physical tools besides a computer. Allowing anyone to be able to learn it, regardless of they are in school or not.
I am the owner of a software development company and we have had to hire quite some developers. I must say the best developers we've hired were the ones with no [relevant] degree(s).
But why is that? I believe its because programmers who are self taught have already proved to me that they are passionate about what they do.
No one would spend hours of their free time learning something they don't like.
I have started writing software way before I ever my first programming class, I have done half of a bachelor (4 year) degree and dropped out because I got bored out of my mind and realised almost everyone in that degree would never become a real developer.
Since then I have only had more than amazing jobs, and now am the owner of my own business.
It has been said by previous commenters and I will say it again:
THERE IS NO EASY ROAD!!
You cant just expect to sit in class for hours and that will be all you need to get a job and live the rest of your life. If you want something you must go and get it, do everything you can to get it.
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I am of the ones that also believe higher education is completly useless when it comes to computer sciences.
Programming is a science that requires no physical tools besides a computer. Allowing anyone to be able to learn it, regardless of they are in school or not.
I am the owner of a software development company and we have had to hire quite some developers. I must say the best developers we've hired were the ones with no [relevant] degree(s).
But why is that? I believe its because programmers who are self taught have already proved to me that they are passionate about what they do.
No one would spend hours of their free time learning something they don't like.
I have started writing software way before I ever my first programming class, I have done half of a bachelor (4 year) degree and dropped out because I got bored out of my mind and realised almost everyone in that degree would never become a real developer.
Since then I have only had more than amazing jobs, and now am the owner of my own business.
It has been said by previous commenters and I will say it again:
THERE IS NO EASY ROAD!!
You cant just expect to sit in class for hours and that will be all you need to get a job and live the rest of your life. If you want something you must go and get it, do everything you can to get it.