Carrying the analogy further, the value of getting a CS degree is relative to how you learn. If you&#x27;re good at learning a lot of stuff in a classroom (as I was in my college majors, math and physics), then getting a degree makes sense. If you&#x27;re good at learning stuff at home (as I was with computer programming), then getting a degree might be less useful. A person could adopt the strategy of using college for learning the stuff that&#x27;s hard for them to learn at home.<p>Regarding business, same thing. Some folks can pick it up by reading books, the newspaper, and just soaking it up at work. Others might benefit from learning it in a classroom.