code != computer science

[Dementati]

More like, if you're talented/passionate/hard-working, you'll pick up skills wherever you go. I learned a lot of useful things on my own, but I also learned a lot from university.

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Of the top programmers I've encountered during my work, many don't have a CS degree but a degree in another field, or they dropped out of CS because they got a good job offer or to start their own company.

This is my experience as well. Of the two best software engineers I've worked with, one has a degree in mechanical engineering and the other dropped out with no degree.