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sigh more and more like Reddit everyday.

I think it is right to filter based on education in many circumstances (such as being a doctor to do surgery, relevent qualifications to build bridges etc) ... but I also think that CS and programming are different to some small degree.

Well let's hope my startup goes well then!

I 100% agree with you wrt to their reasoning. It does seem sound given the problems they are trying to solve requiring diverse skills etc. Interesting that they contract it out. Thanks :)

Just read the lying thread (presuming it is the one surrounding Blank's recent post). Very interesting, esp the top post.

Good stuff. They still have a degree though. I don't, by (foolish?) choice. Interesting that 'a degree' seems to be the approach rather than a specific CS degree though, thanks :)

I agree mostly. Hard to swallow that you are being ruled out because you don't (by choice) have a qualification that doesn't really determine aptitude. Blank's recent post comes to mind: http://steveblank.com/2012/07/30/lying-on-your-resume/

Maybe, and that's OK. I made my choice wrt the degree. I have my ideas on if that's right or wrong, but other people's are interesting.

Interesting stuff :) I'm glad things are going good for you. I could understand it more if I just fired off my CV to them, but Google approached me ... though I suspect they approach a lot of people ... a lot.

Wow, "insidious" is right. That's pretty brutal given that you must have performed well up to the acquisition.

Note: Google approached me after seeing my stackoverflow account and other things on the Internet. After a very nice email chat, I sent my CV and got rejected due to no CS degree ...