> We ALL need to be able to learn quickly or we simply don't last. I totally agree with that statement. In my response, I meant that self-taught devs have a le

> We ALL need to be able to learn quickly or we simply don't last. I totally agree with that statement. In my response, I meant that self-taught devs have a leg up, so to speak, in the beginning. In the end, we all need to learn quickly and adapt regardless of how we started. > Assembly, lisp/ada/scheme/etc., C/C++/Java, graphics, computer learning, computer architecture, etc. From my own experience as a self-taught developer, I have learned, though maybe never used professionally, almost all of those topics to some degree because I had a keen interest in understanding software and computing in general. I find that self-taught devs, though not a majority, are like that - they want to know and understand because its passion of theirs. Also, i'm not saying that university trained students lack that passion either. I believe at the end of the day it really doesnt matter whether you are self-taught or not, only the passion you bring into learning and understanding is what matters.