[eithed]

> A degree used to be a class distinction, a signal that someone belonged to the affluent in-group.

While I understand and agree to a certain degree, (and as a person with degree) it still fills me with dread where I work with senior developers who don't have a clue what is complexity of their algorithms or lack basic problem solving skills that a degree would instill in them. People can absolutely learn on the job but degree would still give me an idea of what I can expect from given person.

As a side note, LLMs are an equalizer that makes degrees less relevant when near keyboard; still, I want to talk to people that understand the concepts they're operating with when afk

[ottah]

Unfortunately I have seen just as many helpless credentialed engineers. I really think it's a matter of character.