selft taught software developer meme

>>56588538
>You need to prove that
It's called test and portfolio. Objective, fair. Everything else is bullshit.

I'm self-taught in the sense that I didn't go to school for it. I took a shitty job paying $10 an hour to "code" simply for the chance to look at some production code. I sat on that job for about 6 months before understood enough to jump.

>>56588650
Yeah if your self taught then you need a portfolio, but if are self taught you are also already likely to have a portfolio otherwise wtf have you been wasting your time doing

>>56588538
So are you

a: A butthurt CS Freshman

b: Looking for validation one way or another on your impending choice of whether to self study

>>56588538
look at jobs in the Bay Area. Recently graduated, making 6 figures. The CEO of the company jokingly asked if I ended up graduating, then added, "Not that we care". The software scene here isn't perfect, but it's the closest thing to a meritocracy that exists in this world.

>>56589937
I will add, it's still hard to get your foot in the door with a phone screen before they'll even look at you (even with a stellar resume) but if you know someone at a company out there, they can probably hook you up with a technical phone screen.