I don't have post-secondary education, but I have always enjoyed learning new things and mastering interesting concepts and challenges.
Technology fits my predisposition just fine. It's always changing, so I'm always learning.
I started out by making a website for a girlfriend's business 25 years ago, enjoyed it, and just kept on going.
Nowadays I have worked at on important projects and products for some of the most well known companies pushing the boundaries of technology forward.
It turns out that soft kills are extremely important, and self mastery is a powerful skill. As powerful in some cases as knowing how to twiddle bits or predict the results of a left-outer SQL join.
Learning how to enjoy learning, and how to work effectively alone and with others cannot be replaced by a diploma on the wall. The diploma may serve as evidence that one has been tested and proved to have the qualities necessary to acquire the diploma, but absence of the diploma is not proof of the absence of those qualities.
Technology fits my predisposition just fine. It's always changing, so I'm always learning.
I started out by making a website for a girlfriend's business 25 years ago, enjoyed it, and just kept on going.
Nowadays I have worked at on important projects and products for some of the most well known companies pushing the boundaries of technology forward.
It turns out that soft kills are extremely important, and self mastery is a powerful skill. As powerful in some cases as knowing how to twiddle bits or predict the results of a left-outer SQL join.
Learning how to enjoy learning, and how to work effectively alone and with others cannot be replaced by a diploma on the wall. The diploma may serve as evidence that one has been tested and proved to have the qualities necessary to acquire the diploma, but absence of the diploma is not proof of the absence of those qualities.
Develop yourself. You will be rewarded.