Hey guys. I don't know if this thread has already been made but if it has can someone link me it?
TLDR At the bottom
So I've been struggling with finding a career that fits me. sometime last year I had a group of friends who were constantly on discord, talking shit, the usual and talking about coding for maple story and other games as projects.
at this point I was absolutely new to coding, didn't understand what it was and my only knowledge of "programming" was back in freshman year using the program Alice. That said the more time I spent with them, the more intrigued I got about coding.
many were self taught and finds side projects to fix online, discord, and that's how they got paid. One of them in the group studied at NYU for 4 years on a full ride and he launched a site:
www.sabe.io
Site was successful nonetheless and it was the many projects he worked on for a year before he launched it. With his degree and minimal experience, he was able to land a software developer job making 60k. He's on route to making 6 figures actually. His job is great, amazing benefits, commuter, insurance, everything.
my question lies, do I need a degree to pursue a software developing career like him? I'm not expecting to make the same amount of money if I don't have a degree, but would jobs hire me with no degree and I only have been self taught with online classes and if I get a cert?
I've attempted to go for a degree but calculus kicked my ass big time. If anybody here can offer insight on the whole deal and tell me that a degree would be a waste of time, pls do.
TLDR: do I need a degree to pursue a software developing career or can I get by with a cer
TLDR At the bottom
So I've been struggling with finding a career that fits me. sometime last year I had a group of friends who were constantly on discord, talking shit, the usual and talking about coding for maple story and other games as projects.
at this point I was absolutely new to coding, didn't understand what it was and my only knowledge of "programming" was back in freshman year using the program Alice. That said the more time I spent with them, the more intrigued I got about coding.
many were self taught and finds side projects to fix online, discord, and that's how they got paid. One of them in the group studied at NYU for 4 years on a full ride and he launched a site:
www.sabe.io
Site was successful nonetheless and it was the many projects he worked on for a year before he launched it. With his degree and minimal experience, he was able to land a software developer job making 60k. He's on route to making 6 figures actually. His job is great, amazing benefits, commuter, insurance, everything.
my question lies, do I need a degree to pursue a software developing career like him? I'm not expecting to make the same amount of money if I don't have a degree, but would jobs hire me with no degree and I only have been self taught with online classes and if I get a cert?
I've attempted to go for a degree but calculus kicked my ass big time. If anybody here can offer insight on the whole deal and tell me that a degree would be a waste of time, pls do.
TLDR: do I need a degree to pursue a software developing career or can I get by with a cer