[matwood]

That certainly happens, but is it the norm?

[snazz]

No, but it happens often enough that I think that requiring a degree doesn’t significantly improve the quality of the average candidate you receive.

[teunispeters]

Speaking as a programmer without a degree .. yes.

never had access, so taught self from references. I'm working as a firmware developer now and pretty much do "full stack" so I think it worked out in the end. I have blind spots I know, but working on them as I can.