developers, choose ONE: - college degree - coding bootcamp - self taught
@codewithvoid Literally anything but college.
@codewithvoid In the real world those are not mutually exclusive choices. I’d recommend self thought then go to a bootcamp to consolidate + learn modern dev/collaboration practices, bootcamps typically serve as a gateway to get your very first dev job.
@codewithvoid In my company (20k+ employees), salaries are first and foremost decided based on the degree. So college degree for me.
@codewithvoid self taught - no dead lines, only yourself to push. HAVE to fix bugs yourself
@codewithvoid Self Taught all the way with the proper roadmap and mentors
@codewithvoid You’re anyway going to learn programming all by yourself however I’ll still go for college degree bc of all the people you get to meet and all the connections you get to make.
@codewithvoid College degree is useless. Bootcamp can teach you good. Courses are even better. Self taught is God, but takes time and confidence to learn. And when learnt, you forget things, so you can retain it on Finemate.co Learn once, retain for life.
@codewithvoid i have a college degree in cs but i im teaching myself web dev but i can say that even though theoretical knowledge is important to have, my learning journey tought me more than my cs degree
@codewithvoid Self taught worked for me, though I went to university at the same time thinking it would also help get me a job, I didn't end up graduating because I'm terrible at study, but I managed to get a job from my self-taught knowledge. Unfortunately I still have a lot of uni debt.
@codewithvoid Self taught 😆 because I would rather go through the same mess, then to try something different.
@codewithvoid There's more in SE than coding. Right now even a plumber can write code (stackOverflow, ChatGPT)So a CS degree is essential
@codewithvoid Self-taught is better because it allows you to build discipline & focus on the things that actually matter. Of course, it also has its downs.
@codewithvoid Everyone is self taught unless you stop learning when you finish your college/bootcamp (0/10 would not recommend).
@codewithvoid Probably boot camp. As it also helps to build connections and form relationships.
@codewithvoid Self taught unless you don't get stuck in tutorial hell and have a proper roadmap, and a clear view
@codewithvoid Self taught would be the best choice for me
@codewithvoid College Degree. Not just knowledge, there's a lot developers need to know as a "person" before jumping into careers and 3-4 years of college gives you just that, you learn to get tasks done, socializing and exposure to all sort of unexpected situations!
@codewithvoid As much as I hate school, I'll choose college degree any day!
@codewithvoid Can't really say in generic terms. Self taught was what worked for me as I am a manufacturing engineer. Got into industry pretty early on and required a lot of programming.
@codewithvoid if you doubt on taking a degree, you should
@codewithvoid College degree & Self taught.
@codewithvoid Self taught but I'm biased, I think any is a good route tho, either way I'd say more importantly it's about surrounding yourself around quality people to work alongside because that is where the you learn the most in my experience, having a degree probably makes that a bit easier
@codewithvoid You're missing one and the most important: "Community Taught💫💥. I think there's no such thing as "self taught", even if you're learning by yourself, there's always a video, post or article that make things click and at the end of the day someone in the community did the content
@codewithvoid I dropped out of WIUT due to financial difficulties and have since enrolled in a boot-camp course. I have gained a lot of knowledge, but am still searching for employment. Wish me luck !🤞
@codewithvoid Starting life with debt over something you can learn yourself? I vote self taught :)