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Becoming self-taught? Currently I'm learning POSIX shell scripting and installing OpenBSD and FreeBSD in my local VMs on the weekends, and since AI is helping me, I'm able to gain 3 to 4 times more experience than I would otherwise have gained.

All of those skills might come in handy in the future.

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Almost all professional jobs require a college degree to even be considered though.

I'm sure there are exceptions, but the general rule is clear.

Electricians/plumbers/welders/landscapers/cleaners etc are also professionals.

Unless we are using professional to mean some kind of socioeconomic class signifier.

Isn't it a bit different in the field of software? Weren't most of the top senior devs actually self-taught?

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