programming jobs without degree

[Feoggou]

You might want to pick up "The Red Book." It's a very good tool for OpenGL.

And as mentioned before, don't think you are inferior because of your lack of a degree. I had a professor (PhD) who couldn't program to save his life. How he even got a doctorate is beyond me. Degrees just help because they filter out unskilled programmers. USUALLY someone with a degree is a decent programmer, but not always. That helps in an interview, but if you can demonstrate a high level of skill, most employers (I hope) will overlook the lack of a degree. However, if they have two candidates who seem equally skilled, they will probably pick the one with the degree.

don't worry, my teacher that had the doctorate and 'taught' me c++ didn't know c++. he didn't even know the difference between using ' ' and using " ". only the c++ courses were done in c++. the 'advanced programming', etc. were done in PASCAL perhaps because he didn't know c++. when he was teaching something (like an algorithm) he was often looking in his papers.

However, if they have two candidates who seem equally skilled, they will probably pick the one with the degree.

especially one who's had experience in c++ at a company before. perhaps among others...