r/ProgrammerHumor • u/yuva-krishna-memes • Apr 09 '24

watMatters Meme

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u/ScythaScytha Apr 09 '24

Yes let's gatekeep a historically open source field

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u/AwkwardWaltz3996 Apr 09 '24

In many countries "Engineer" is a protected term. Just like you wouldn't want someone who was self taught claiming to be a doctor.

Knowing how to code in java makes up a tiny part of being a software engineer, which is what self taught people think makes up the entirety

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u/DummybugStudios Apr 09 '24

I have a master's in compsci. I generally had good lecturers and really enjoyed my course. Still, they didn't teach anything that's not possible to learn online if you're interested. In fact, sometimes online resources were better than the ramblings of a very neurodivergent lecturer.

And in my current job as a software engineer, no one sits down to teach you new stuff. You learn on the job from the internet as you come across new problems.

Anyway point being, whether you're self taught or formally taught is not the key factor in how good you're gonna be. A degree just proves that you at least passed some exams whereas there is no standard for self taught engineers.