I’m certainly not! (Yet.) I should’ve been specific instead of pithy.
My own approach was to take a couple of courses through Boston University to get some foundational knowledge, and then start the job hunting dance. It was enough of a structured educational environment to get me to actually learn, but still far, far cheaper than getting another degree. (Happy ending: I am employed.)
I do wish I’d studied more CS (i.e., any CS) when I was doing the undergrad thing, but programming jobs have much less respect for credentialing than other professions.
Well, if you’re good enough to teach yourself enough programming from scratch to be effective in those jobs. Not everyone is like that, IMO.
I’m certainly not! (Yet.) I should’ve been specific instead of pithy.
My own approach was to take a couple of courses through Boston University to get some foundational knowledge, and then start the job hunting dance. It was enough of a structured educational environment to get me to actually learn, but still far, far cheaper than getting another degree. (Happy ending: I am employed.)
I do wish I’d studied more CS (i.e., any CS) when I was doing the undergrad thing, but programming jobs have much less respect for credentialing than other professions.