Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 11th Jun 2012 00:38 UTC, submitted by judgen

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2009-08-18
And how would you enforce any of this and why does it matter?
During my whole degree I was working using PHP (Web) or Java and Oracle SQL.
The tech I am using now is .NET and I don't write any SQL anymore. The only thing I carried over was OOP and being able to think in "Sets" for SQL based queries.
Also I know many programmers that have no degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering aka Self Taught programmers that are far better than those that have a degree.
Believe it or not Medical Students do to cram for exams and there are truly some crap doctors, they become GPs because they can't cut it in a Hospital.
The only significant skill you need as a developer over other people can be explained by this
"The difference between developers and those who aren't , is that developers expect the computer to do what they tell it and not what they want it to do".
Understanding that very subtle difference makes more difference than having some sort of degree or official certification.