Title: I see a lot of people teaching themselves data science and machine learning but it seems that in the real world you won&#x27;t be allowed anywhere near such a position without having a degree in the subject.<p>This is opposed to regular programming gigs where you can get work based on a portfolio.<p>Also there are efforts to commoditize common methods and algorithms by wrapping them up in APIs and SDKs.<p>So is it a waste of time to learn it on the side with the hopes of getting a data science job ?
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