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by taneq 3736 days ago
> I think that the bar is higher today and it's not as easy to sneak your way in like I did.

I think this is a significant factor in the skew from 'experience is king' to 'you need a degree'. The industry is much less of a 'wild west' now than it was even 15 years ago, so people with more than 15 years experience have a much higher chance of being self taught than people with 1-5 years.