I started studying CS and I found it boring. I still own a degree in economics, but that’s as mostly due to meeting my (at the time future) wife and wanting a little to impress her (not lacking behind).
I still was able to land my first job after graduation as a software developer. I admit, I had quite a lot of luck. I was writing an evaluation about a technical solution and my future team lead came by and asked me, whether I can code. I said „yes, but no C++ yet, but that’s just syntax“.
I got the job right after graduation, changed to a consulting firm after about a year. (I was open about that right from the start.) And I am now working at a former customer earning about twice as much as 10 years ago. And others are saying I am quite good at it.
So to make a long story short: It is quite possible to make living of coding without having a degree in CS, as long as you are passionate about it and you are willing to learn. But I guess that is also necessary with a degree as well.
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I started studying CS and I found it boring. I still own a degree in economics, but that’s as mostly due to meeting my (at the time future) wife and wanting a little to impress her (not lacking behind).
I still was able to land my first job after graduation as a software developer. I admit, I had quite a lot of luck. I was writing an evaluation about a technical solution and my future team lead came by and asked me, whether I can code. I said „yes, but no C++ yet, but that’s just syntax“.
I got the job right after graduation, changed to a consulting firm after about a year. (I was open about that right from the start.) And I am now working at a former customer earning about twice as much as 10 years ago. And others are saying I am quite good at it.
So to make a long story short: It is quite possible to make living of coding without having a degree in CS, as long as you are passionate about it and you are willing to learn. But I guess that is also necessary with a degree as well.