On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 11:54 AM, Robert Merrill <robertmerr...@gmail.com>wrote:
> On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Ryan Byrd <ryanb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Isn't that the same crapola as people comparing self-taught programmers > to > > university CS graduates? Who would you rather hire? Does college training > > make a difference? Discuss. > > Of course, it's the spectrum of colors that makes things worth seeing, > but if I had to say one or the other, I have to accept that college > training *does* make a difference, but not always in the intended > ways, and there are trade offs. > > <snip> > > Long answer, but my summary here is that the DEGREE hardly matters in > the long-run, but can be somewhat of a predictor of what kind of > engineer someone will be. I think good hiring decisions are always > based more on "what very hard problems have you solved and how" rather > than "how much student loan debt do you have". :) > Your summary is verified by lots of sources. One that I remember from a while back is from Michael Robertson (of Linspire, MP3.com, and Gizmo5 fame). (College isn't for Everyone) http://www.michaelrobertson.com/archive.php?minute_id=257 (College Myths) http://www.michaelrobertson.com/archive.php?minute_id=263 Lots of other sources seem to verify it too. http://www.google.com/search?q=college+education+myth I'm sure just as many sources can 'prove' the other side. Joel Disclaimer: I have a college education (a BS in CS from WSU). /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
