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#3Thanks for wasting my time.
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#4Just google the article name to find an accessible version. For instance, this worked for me: http://www.wsj.com/articles/heres-a-thing-coders-can-skip-co...
The company described in the article sounds like it's working toward the same goal as Starfighter. Good to see lots of people getting into this space.
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#5To Read the Full Story, Subscribe or Log In Nope.
You haven't learned yet that by googling the url you can access the page past the paywall. come on bro.
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#6Just google the article name to find an accessible version. For instance, this worked for me: http://www.wsj.com/articles/heres-a-thing-coders-can-skip-co... The company described in the article sounds like it's working toward the same goal as Starfighter. Good to see lots of people getting into this space.
FYI, clicking that link won't work. Click it from here: https://www.google.com/webhp?#q=%22here%e2%80%99s%20a%20thin...
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#7My own experience says the article is probably true. I've worked with lots of good developers, very view have had a CompSci degree (I do, but still), and a good number of people with a CompSci degree have been crap.
But, the vast majority of those people did have a degree (EE, ME, CE, English, Forestry, General Studies, Business, Music, Art, etc). The degree does help you, especially when interviewing. It can also make it easier to transition from a straight coder to management (and other promotions/job changes). Not because the degree grants you new wisdom, but because it helps ease the minds of those doing the promotions.
Now, that said, there are a number of things I learned as part of my degree that I probably would not have otherwise (or as well), like compilers and operating systems. But those are largely "nice to have"s, and not required to do actual work.