I know the bar is pretty high in terms of what is passable as a programmer that works actual gigs. It&#x27;s higher than a lot of other professions, where credentials mean more than actual performance and you can fudge&#x2F;bs your way out of many situations. So it&#x27;s fine if someone wants to try more power to them. Anyone can potentially do it, but to do it at a commercial level you can&#x27;t just pass yourself off you have to be relatively good at what you do... otherwise you won&#x27;t get hired or get fired rather quickly.