[drinchev]

I’m actually surprised that around 64% of the developers are having a “Computer science, computer engineering, or software engineering” degree.

I do my personal statistics for colleagues I’ve met and the percentage having no degree or degree in another field is around 7 out of 10.

Maybe that’s because I primarily work for startups and do my survey in the startup culture, but still it’s fascinating how much of those developers took the decision to become one at around high school age.

[blauditore]

This probably depends largely on the area. Since you mention high school, I guess you're mostly referring to the US situation. From what I've seen in Europe, most (I'd say more than half) of the devs actually do have some degree in CS, or at did a corresponding apprenticeship.

But still, I'd say the percentage of career changers is much higher than in most other fields.

[astura]

Yeah, most people in the industry don't work for startups.

You also have to consider this isn't an scientific survey, just a fun parlor game.

[jcelerier]

> Maybe that’s because I primarily work for startups

startups are only a teeny weeny blip on the scale of "code" companies. Mastodonts such as IBM, Atos, CapGemini, Sopra and a few other are alone more than multiple hundred thousand employees.

[AstralStorm]

This does not say only one degree. You might have a percentage that sums to more than 100% here.

People tend to put in the most relevant one anyway when given the exclusive choice.

[keithnz]

having interviewed over the years in NZ, I'd say its around 90% with degree.

But I've worked mainly in companies building quite technical products.