Every year somebody programs they should know more about software than the year before. Any year where this is not the case is a year that person has slipped behind in their career path.
It's not necessary to go to school to learn the concepts you need, but it is necessary to find a place and time to learn them. Many people will simply not be in jobs where that experience will come naturally. Many people will not take the initiative to learn more.
That is, whether you go to school or learn on the job doesn't matter. What does matter is that you are constantly engaged in the field of programming. Even if you go to school there is a constant need to update your information, it's a rapidly changing field. The day that somebody stops reading about new methods, new languages, new tools, or otherwise is the day they start failing.
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Every year somebody programs they should know more about software than the year before. Any year where this is not the case is a year that person has slipped behind in their career path.
It's not necessary to go to school to learn the concepts you need, but it is necessary to find a place and time to learn them. Many people will simply not be in jobs where that experience will come naturally. Many people will not take the initiative to learn more.
That is, whether you go to school or learn on the job doesn't matter. What does matter is that you are constantly engaged in the field of programming. Even if you go to school there is a constant need to update your information, it's a rapidly changing field. The day that somebody stops reading about new methods, new languages, new tools, or otherwise is the day they start failing.