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Hello Paul,

I have been always wondering if to be truly successful in programming one needs to have a CS (Computer Science) degree.
What is your opinion regarding this?

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Alex
 
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No, you don't. But you will need to keep an open mind and keep learning; by the time you have been there for a few years you ought to know as much as those who took a degree.
 
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Hi Alex,

I don't have a CS degree, but I have got a job at Microsoft, started my own software company, and now written this book on programming.  I have of course had varying degrees of success at these endeavors, and sometimes still feel like an impostor, but the point is that you can do a lot without a CS degree.  

There's also the fact that "success" is subjective.  What I can say with a lot of confidence is that (with some work!) you can make a living off of programming without a CS degree.

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