[djKianoosh]

seems, anecdotally speaking of course, that most of the people I know who are self taught create way better (for some nebulous definition of better) software than the purely school-taught folks. maybe we just enjoy it more who knows...

btw, combination of both is probably better

[woah]

Well, if you went to Stanford and are able to bang together some spaghetti that only runs by pure coincidence, you're a rockstar.

If the only diploma you hold is from some backwoods high school, you've got a bit more to prove.

[krapp]

as a self-taught coder who's taking a CS course I can certainly appreciate the value of each.