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Originally Posted by Libertine
Sorry, but, ehm...
Do worry about degrees. Self-taught programmers can be great, but most lack knowledge about functioning as part of a team, following good coding practices, etc.
Even with a great self-taught programmer, chances are you're gonna have trouble making him function inside an organization. Also, when you switch to another programmer, and need new code integrated with your old code, it's very likely that the old code will need extensive rewrites.
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I don't think this is entirely true... I didn't have a degree and fit right in at 18 at a large consulting firm in SF.
After about 2 years I had people with degrees I was the lead for... it all depends on how ambitious the person you hire is.
I always wanted to learn & it was a huge passion for me... especially since I started @ 48k right out of high school in 1999!