I tend to agree with Mark Twain on this point: "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education."
For me, I have learned more outside of school than I have in it. Really I'm in it for the diploma. I wish companies would look at your software rather than your certificates, I think they would tend to find better developers. I know some companies are good about this but the reality is that programmers do need to go to college if they want to compete for jobs.
I will say this for school: it fills in gaps in education so companies can expect some standard knowledge from everyone. Also, it can be helpful for people that don't have the motivation to learn on their own.
For me, I have learned more outside of school than I have in it. Really I'm in it for the diploma. I wish companies would look at your software rather than your certificates, I think they would tend to find better developers. I know some companies are good about this but the reality is that programmers do need to go to college if they want to compete for jobs.
I will say this for school: it fills in gaps in education so companies can expect some standard knowledge from everyone. Also, it can be helpful for people that don't have the motivation to learn on their own.