That&#x27;s an awful long nit to pick. Goldman was just a random example, I wasn&#x27;t trying to make a comment about their specific hiring policies.<p>My point, which I still believe holds, is that in general the market rate for credentialed developers is higher than for non-credentialed ones.<p>Obviously this isn&#x27;t true in all cases and certainly not at the highest levels, but the fact is that having a degree can only increase the supply of jobs available to you. It&#x27;s not going to be a negative for your earning potential, especially when you consider that the average developer is not working at either Google or Goldman.