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Precisely Alex, I've often thought about what my degree says about me, however I have learnt that employers are more concerned with the contents of my Github account.
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<div>Degrees often indicate that you have the capability to learn a subject, not that you're necessarily proficient at it.<br>
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<div>On 17 Apr 2013, at 17:28, Alex Heeton <<a href="mailto:alex@heeton.me">alex@heeton.me</a>></div>
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Developer should ideally be a computer science grad from a red brick/<br>
Oxbridge uni.<br>
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<div style="">I can also say that of all the developers, CTOs and computer scientists I know, degrees or where they got them has little relevance to their skills. </div>
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<div style="">I have a computer science degree from a "red brick uni", and it's a passing note in my CV; never spoken of again. Certainly not what defines me. </div>
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<div style="">~Alex</div>
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