FASFA

[__Sonny__]

By chance sense you are a a credited school.... Do you and can you take the fasfa grant?

[niche]

Not that kind of school.

[Ingolme]

I don't believe that W3Schools is accepted as a real school by any educational organization.

[niche]

That's not to say w3schools isn't valuable. It all depends how good you are at what you do.

 

Coding is one of those skills where a diploma may not be as important as it is in other skills.

[Ingolme]

I'm not sure about that. A lack of formal experience can lead to really bad coding. Learning computer science is not the same as memorizing syntax and keywords of a programming language, there's a lot of theory to it.

 

The biggest apects of my knowledge are a by-product of my experience at university.

[thescientist]

 

Coding is one of those skills where a diploma may not be as important as it is in other skills.

 

that seems rather misleading, and a bit disingenuous to those who have made careers out of wanting to become professionals in their field. I would say a diploma in CS or related field is just as important as in any other profession. It certainly makes a difference.

[Ingolme]

It's a common misconception that computer experts are just geeks and hackers and that it's not a real profession. My university teaches students to do their best to dispel this idea. Computer science encompasses a whole lot of knowledge and ties in with other fields such as physics and mathematics.

[niche]

That's what I used to think too.

 

Then my son earned a computer degree, racked-up a big student loan debt, and was repeatedly told by prospective employers that if he wanted an interview he had to solve the code problem he was sent. Now he works for a company that's has coders that are mostly self-taught. A relevant degree wasn't a requirement though it didn't hurt.

Edited August 10, 2014 by niche

[Ingolme]

Oh, it's not the diploma itself that's important, it's the learning environment and interaction with professors. I don't see it strange that they want you to solve a code problem for an interview, but it doesn't mean you're able to learn everything with simple tutorials online.

 

There are also different types of jobs. In some jobs the program structure is done by people with degrees while programming individual functions and classes is done by those who are self-taught. Software Engineers make a lot more money than programmers.

[thescientist]

I think it's pretty normal to expect code problems / questions at an interview. I had them when I interviewed, and I would do the same if I was in a hiring position.

[justsomeguy]

When we hire experience is everything. We need to know what the candidate knows and how they approach particular problems. What a diploma does is make it more likely that the person will even get the interview. Once I meet them and evaluate their experience myself it doesn't really matter what it says on paper, I want to know what they can do. In my experience the people who have gone through a 2-year certificate program or the people who are self-taught are not as well-prepared as those with a 4 year degree. All other things being equal, if I have those 3 resumes in front of me I'll interview the person with the degree first.

[__Sonny__]

Thank you all for your input....... Was just a curious thought....... Have a nice day,,,,,,,,

[niche]

The web can be confusing.