I don't have a degree, and I've done reasonably well for myself in the tech industry without one. Thankfully I've been involved in a few places that needed the real world experience more than the sheepskin.
That said, I think telling him to do the same thing is bad advice. I've seen a distinct difference between someone who knows how to code because they've written a lot of it, and someone who knows how to code because they've learned the underlying concepts and practices.
To me it's sort of akin to the old adage of giving a man a fish vs. teaching him to fish.
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I don't have a degree, and I've done reasonably well for myself in the tech industry without one. Thankfully I've been involved in a few places that needed the real world experience more than the sheepskin.
That said, I think telling him to do the same thing is bad advice. I've seen a distinct difference between someone who knows how to code because they've written a lot of it, and someone who knows how to code because they've learned the underlying concepts and practices.
To me it's sort of akin to the old adage of giving a man a fish vs. teaching him to fish.