Quote Originally Posted by Machiavelli View Post
Is going to college necessary to land programming/developing jobs or can getting certificates cut it? Wondering if going to school is worth it.
Just learn a language and learn it well. When you go into an interview for a job using a particular language and set of tools - if you show you are competent and can talk about the tools/language, their pros/cons, and show solid problem solving skills... the degree doesn't matter at all. Experience is a big factor for programming jobs. I've interviewed folks with CS degrees and resumes that looked amazing, who were dumb asses in the interview who obviously bullshitted on their resume. A couple of the smartest programmers i've ever worked with were self-taught guys with no CS degree who just loved programming and had an aptitude for it. Why would a guy who knows say, C++, inside and out, go spend 4 years of their life and tons of money taking classes that they could themselves be teaching?