[Mauricebranagh]

Good luck getting past the gate keepers for most companies then.

[BeetleB]

If you're in any other engineering field (EE, ME, etc), you're really not going to get a job without a degree. Compared to programming, it's like perhaps a 1% chance.

[throwaway3699]

Unless you're going to become a doctor or civil engineer, those qualifications are pointless.

[swiley]

They absolutely are not pointless for software engineering. I tried skipping university and there is a night and day difference in responses before and after graduating.

[Mauricebranagh]

I am pretty sure I got nocked back for a job at EBAY because I have an atypical career path.

[throw737858]

FB, Google etc dropped gate keepers.

[ausbah]

Facebook and Google aren't most companies, most companies will still turn you away if you don't have a degree

it is infinitely easier to get a job w a degree than without one