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September 4, 2013 at 1:34 pm #149053
TheDoc
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But “web” design/dev? You can learn better HTML+CSS+javascript in the real world. To echo Chris Coyier, “just build websites.”

This.

Schools are very good at getting money out of you. When I went to school for a Bachelor of Commerce I was told that I wasn’t ‘allowed’ to take any business courses for the first two years of my degree. That makes absolutely zero sense. What they wanted me to do was spend money for four years of schooling and not just two.

I work for a pretty big studio and have no formal training or degree in web development. Of the near 20 developers that we have (ranging from iOS apps, consulting work [client sites], WordPress/Tumblr/Shopify themes) I don’t think any of us have a relatable degree.