I'm a middle age guy who has no degree and taught myself to program during the pandemic. By now Ive created websites, built a game(well not finished but most of the mechanics), finished a ml pipeline project, and of course started so many side projects that may never get finished as is expected. But in this market I can't get hired because, well only on part, no degree.
I need to get out of my current career for mental health reasons and have decided to go back to school to get a degree and have chosen my secondary choice for a degree instead of going CS. Now I read this article and feel torn. I want to get to work coding and create something great, work with driven people and solve problems, but I also need income and a path forward so I've chosen another degree to pursue.
I'm torn because either outcome that occurs is bitter sweet for me. Either the market picks up and so many talented, bright minded, and younger engineers will get hired and go on to create amazing things, or the market will stay stale and so many will get jobs not doing what they love.
This is kind of a ramble at this point. I'm summation I love to code so I'll code, and hope that this article it correct and others can get hired quickly and the market turns.