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I'm a self-taught programmer and I'm considering getting a CS degree. I can do quite a bit, but I don't see any storied jobs open to people with only a few months of training. Is the demand really that high? Am I looking in the wrong place? I'm motivated to get the degree because I actually want to learn the material though, not just because I want to make money.

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Hi RUG3Y. From my experience, there are a ton of jobs for the skill-set I have mentioned above in my article. There will be more jobs in metropolitan areas than rural, but you can also find remote friendly workplaces. I've mentioned some places to check out in the article.

As for CS degree I don't have one so you will have to speak with someone that does. In my opinion there is no better learning than when you are employed and working in teams so I prefer that method for practicality purposes.

That's what I did. I started off learning LAMP back in high school and found a good job so I didn't bother with college after the first year.

What I got most out of it was math. The CS courses are largely trivial if you're a decent developer who keeps up with learning. However, I would have never learned calc, linear algebra, coding theory, or encryption on my own. So, if I were to go back and talk to pre-college me, I'd tell him to skip CS and just do straight math/physics.

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