Look, if you want to build a Rails app, go build the app and post it on HN afterwards. If you want to
(1) develop an incremental optimization algorithm,
(2) push the boundaries of appsec,
(3) revolutionize mobile software UI at a handset manufacturer,
(4) or research cryptographic algorithms for the NSA,
well, you need school. Period.
Look, if you want to build a Rails app, go build the app and post it on HN afterwards. If you want to
(1) develop an incremental optimization algorithm,
(2) push the boundaries of appsec,
(3) revolutionize mobile software UI at a handset manufacturer,
(4) or research cryptographic algorithms for the NSA,
well, you need school. Period.