Scarlet_pot2 t1_j1omn1i wrote on December 26, 2022 at 3:26 AM

Reply to comment by FranciscoJ1618 in AI will revolutionize education, anyone will be able to master any subject by LevelWriting

I'm not saying its impossible to get a SWE job without a degree or certs. But it puts you at a disadvantage. Why would a hiring manager choose someone without a CompSci Degree over someone with? Alot of times, The people with the degrees are the ones who actually get interviews.

And i saw a search on Indeed for SWE jobs, 17k asked for a Computer Science Degree, 11k asked for a Software Development degree.

Here is a study from July 2022 "73% of all Software Engineers have a bachelors degree"

https://seedscientific.com/software-engineering-statistics/

FranciscoJ1618 t1_j1ooacw wrote on December 26, 2022 at 3:42 AM

1st: that's limited to the US

2nd: it's not the same that "most of them have a bachelor degree" than "it's required to have a bachelor degree". Most people think they need to have it and that's why they get one, and then they start as everybody else being juniors and having a boss younger than them. Once you get your first job it doesn't make any difference and it's better to spend time earning money and getting experience instead of wasting money and time on useless knowledge.