Dacronym:
Not really except you're very comfortable and are in say Canada or USA

For why?

judesl:
OP
CS consists of more than just programming

... With CS degree u can work any where

do some deep research about CS and forget Nigeria mentality towards CS

... But yes u can be a great programmer without CS degree i.e
if a road mechanic whose work is just to repair a broken car has the opportunity to be the one who produces the car(automobile engineer),which will he choose? ... Just saying

lastly follow your heart and trust yourself... God bless

ClassicMcGee:



Well said,

i think i get your point,

a DEGREE will only pave way for me to showcase my skills(self-taught ) and maybe a juicier package.

is that it?

ibkayee:

A degree will help you get to the door, basically. Preferable to have, but not the end of the world if you don’t as long as you can still ‘make up for it’ by proving yourself in other relevant ways . Speaking on CS specifically though, I don’t know how flexible other job sectors are. Also bear in mind that programming is only part of Computer Science, if you want to go into any of the other areas of CS I don’t know how flexible things are there either

ClintonNzedimma:

look I am a CS student, I was coding before I gained admission....dont look for the degree alone but the knowledge, when I was in 200 level second semester, very late in the night I used to watch MIT opencourse ware havard learning on YouTube, check CS50 by professor David Malan on youtube, watch it and enjoy the beauty of CS

Humchi:


for job prospectives, it is.

Ikennablue:
haaa!... And am thinking of dropping Architecture for Computer science because of my love for programming and of course, job prospectives

Ikennablue:
haaa!... And am thinking of dropping Architecture for Computer science because of my love for programming and of course, job prospectives

Weigh your decision brotherly...


choose wisely too.

Ikennablue:
haaa!... And am thinking of dropping Architecture for Computer science because of my love for programming and of course, job prospectives

ClassicMcGee:




in details please,

if you don't mind.

ibkayee:
Some sort of portfolio showcasing your skills

But i can still have a degree and portfolio... Win win!

ClassicMcGee:






But i can still have a degree and portfolio... Win win!

Ikennablue:
haaa!... And am thinking of dropping Architecture for Computer science because of my love for programming and of course, job prospectives

ibkayee:
It takes experience to be a good programmer and not necessary a qualification however a degree will make it it a lot easier to get hired to be honest.

A lot of companies use degree requirements as a filter when searching for ‘talent’ and tend to want some form of formal education, typically a bachelors, if not then MULTIPLE years of experience and an EXTENSIVE portfolio. You also tend to get paid more, a degree just tends to result in higher lifetime earnings, long term. There will always be exceptions of course but generally speaking.

So essentially, if you have the option to get a degree, I would advise you do but if not, don’t fret too much as opportunities will still come, you’ll just need to showcase yourself a bit harder than the rest.

fedrick4god:

I want to follow your footstep to become a world class programmer. I'm currently on java lang.

ibkayee:

Lol world what? Nah I’m still an amateur trust me

fedrick4god:

It's better to have you around if you don't mind on whatsapp.

ibkayee:

You can ask me questions here dear

Odobopa:

Ib..
Hello

ibkayee:

Hi

Odobopa:

How are you?

ibkayee:

Fine thanks, yourself?

Odobopa:


I'm good. Hope you are enjoying the hot weather

ibkayee:

Lol not really, but as long as it isn’t raining sha

Odobopa:


Mehnn, the weather has been craaaazy!
Have you changed your mind about my mail?

ibkayee:

I’m just shocked it’s been as consistent as it has, we usually only get like 1 week of heat to make up for the cold and rain that will inevitably follow

Lol no I haven’t