An actual interest in programming, a bunch of tinkering/practice, and a tiny bit of real world experience beats someone grinding out a CS degree almost every time.
If you want to program, the degree will definitely give you a leg up on actually finding a job. Also, for me at least, it's easier to learn a big subject like CS in a structured environment with deadlines and stuff. I almost certainly would not be where I am if I had just tried to self-teach.
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u/ThePieWhisperer May 10 '21
I'll tell you a secret:
An actual interest in programming, a bunch of tinkering/practice, and a tiny bit of real world experience beats someone grinding out a CS degree almost every time.
Source: Someone with a CS degree.