Fewer and fewer people see value in a university education nowadays for some careers. It’s very expensive, and whether it gets you any further along in your career is a contentious point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, today, many new developers in the market are self-taught. And this isn\u2019t a new thing. They’ve always been there. Let’s face it, that’s how an industry really begins. There are the trail blazers. The ones that inspire the rest of us to join the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If the self-taught developers are the original trail blazers, then why do new developers of this variety struggle securing employment? Well, things change, and once the market starts to flood and the masses arrive, employers find comfort and security in that piece of paper as some measure \u2014 or even a guarantee \u2014 of quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those who would have been considered daring and a little bit maverick are now thought to have skipped a step. Cheats! But is this true? Are they missing something? Does a resume for a college graduate with a computer science background really have a better grounding?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Personally, I believe there is little difference. At least, it’s not the time in university that dictates the level of skills. It’s the time at the keyboard!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The only thing that matters at this stage is passion and how you present it. In some ways, I think the self-taught developer is at an advantage over the one with a computer science degree<\/a>. But, I guess, a bold statement like that requires some explanation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch the video I recorded below, or scroll down past it to read the article:<\/p>\n\n\n\n