In my experience, you don't need a degree to get a job as a developer. I've been working for 7 years on IT without a degree.
That being said, I'm still going to University 3 nights a week to get my degree. Why? Because of 2 main reasons:
1- To get out of my comfort zone: I know I can learn almost anything I want from the Internet, but I also know sometimes it's important to learn things that I'm not so interested in. E.g.: I don't really love Telecommunications but learning about it helped me understand some things better, which makes me a better professional in the end. I'd have never study that by my own, tbh.
2- To meet other professionals on IT: Something I love about University is that you can meet a lot of IT people with completely different backgrounds. I found that learning about other people's jobs can be extremely enriching.
Whenever I feel exhausted because of University I ask myself "is it worth it?" and I always come up with the same 2 reasons.
Anyway, that's why I'm not quitting :)
For further actions, you may consider blocking this person and/or reporting abuse
We're a place where coders share, stay up-to-date and grow their careers.
In my experience, you don't need a degree to get a job as a developer. I've been working for 7 years on IT without a degree.
That being said, I'm still going to University 3 nights a week to get my degree. Why? Because of 2 main reasons:
1- To get out of my comfort zone: I know I can learn almost anything I want from the Internet, but I also know sometimes it's important to learn things that I'm not so interested in. E.g.: I don't really love Telecommunications but learning about it helped me understand some things better, which makes me a better professional in the end. I'd have never study that by my own, tbh.
2- To meet other professionals on IT: Something I love about University is that you can meet a lot of IT people with completely different backgrounds. I found that learning about other people's jobs can be extremely enriching.
Whenever I feel exhausted because of University I ask myself "is it worth it?" and I always come up with the same 2 reasons.
Anyway, that's why I'm not quitting :)