[zumu]

Is a "weak education" == no quantitative degree?

Does this hold even after you get a few years of work under your belt?

In my experience, there are some good people with CS degrees, but there are a _ton_ of duds. If I had to choose between someone who's parents paid for them to get a CS degree and someone motivated and interested enough to teach themselves CS and math in their free time, I'd 100% be more interested in the latter.

[lucasgonze]

Credential rankings, from best to worst:

MS CS

BS CS

BS not CS

Bootcamp, associate's degree, liberal arts <-- weak

It's true that motivated, passionate and smart are the most important things, but there are plenty of people who are those and have a degree.

[zumu]

Yea, that makes sense. Ironically, in my anecdotal experience, working at more of a mid tier company, I find people with better credentials to often be less motivated than those with weaker credentials.

One theory is that the more motivated and to some extent talented individuals seek out more prestigious companies. In which case, the credentials become a much weaker signal if you aren't one of those places.