The newest video in our Ask a Dev series discusses what's more important for an aspiring developer: a computer science degree or a great portfolio.
Andrew Frederick, an iOS engineer, explains that both a degree and professional experience are useful ways for a developer to gain skills. For instance, while you work towards a degree, you can have a development job, complete an internship or work on open-source projects to apply what you learn in the classroom to the profession.
"There's a lot that you can learn in school, and it's very valuable, but you can learn a whole lot more on your own," he says Read more...
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