if you believe there is inherent value in a degree, is to Goodhart the degree itself
This (and the whole false dichotomy point). There is a large difference between an education and a diploma. A piece of paper saying you had a higher education can often be useful, so it’s worth having (e.g. a work visa in many countries), but is pretty much fungible in most cases. Unless you value the defense contractor job and/or don’t have any other experience...
The current programming market seems to value practical skills a lot more than where you went to university—pretty much what Dave5 said. I also agree with Pro in that if this suddenly changes because of AI, you’ll probably have much bigger problems.
An education, though—that’s valuable. I have the impression that the better people that I worked with tend to have gotten at least an undergraduate level and usually more. Most subjects aren’t that useful, but they give you an overview of the whole field, which is valuable when encountering new problems.
This (and the whole false dichotomy point). There is a large difference between an education and a diploma. A piece of paper saying you had a higher education can often be useful, so it’s worth having (e.g. a work visa in many countries), but is pretty much fungible in most cases. Unless you value the defense contractor job and/or don’t have any other experience...
The current programming market seems to value practical skills a lot more than where you went to university—pretty much what Dave5 said. I also agree with Pro in that if this suddenly changes because of AI, you’ll probably have much bigger problems.
An education, though—that’s valuable. I have the impression that the better people that I worked with tend to have gotten at least an undergraduate level and usually more. Most subjects aren’t that useful, but they give you an overview of the whole field, which is valuable when encountering new problems.