Software developer of 17 years without any form of IT degree, I do have a degree though.
Readit Newsdaledavies commented on Ask HN: How many of you are working in tech without a STEM degree? · Posted by u/zebproj
daledavies commented on Re: My AI skeptic friends are all nuts skarlso.github.io/2025/06... · Posted by u/skarlso
I hear you, but also we need to ask why is it a problem?
Used to be, it was considered critically important that students learn to write in cursive and to multiply 3 digit numbers in their head. I can't do either, and I suspect many folks these days can't either. The world has not ended. I also can't tie a square knot, lasso a steed, or mend a fence.
School assignments have always been a waste of time. Essay-writing is not a critical skill, and I'm not sure much is lost if LLMs do it for us.
This is the digital divide, where students from more wealthy backgrounds can afford access to better LLM subscriptions, and are able to achieve more "academically".
No, each and every word was written by me. I write these for myself, and thought HN members might enjoy it.
Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed reading
daledavies commented on Was your degree really worth it? economist.com/internation... · Posted by u/pseudolus
I'm very happy I did my degree and think back on my time in university with fond memories. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute I was there, every lesson, essay and project, it is because of this I came out with a very high grade.
My lifelong career as a software developer has absolutely nothing to do with the subject of my degree, but it set me up in ways that I would have never learned on my own.