I would hire any developer who could point to his or her prior work. Build something I can see for fun, contribute to open source. I would ask you why no degree in the interview just so I don't hear something like "I ain't into no book learning."
One more bit of advice. Own the "no degree" mystic. Make me believe it was by choice, not by happenstance.
in the original, the fisherman returns to a life he had before the MBA came into his life. The original story was meant to teach us the evils of money. But!! The thing that is missed is that the fisherman made a fortune and now has
Health insurance
good medical care
can pay for his kids to be well educated
can fund his nations defense
his tax dollars help fund stuff like figuring out the cure for cancer
Has helped to produce wealth
money is not evil folks.
I imagine how my son (5 years old) sees me through his eyes, and I think about how my life is a large predictor of his life, and then I ask if I am being the kind of man I want my son to be.
the money spot for you would be to a finance programmer. C++ FTW. If you can code up a black sholes ( i know its antiquated, but its good practice) or any kind of financial model, you will get hired. Maybe you don't want to work in finance. Front office developer are rockstars though
A working demo of something you have built and maintained. Seriously. Build something, anything. Put it out there... and polish it. Make it better. Keep iterating. Use it as a vehicle to show your drive/passion/intellect- all the qualities you want your resume to say.
Oh you are a rails developer? Show me your work. This speaks volumes over "3 years of ruby blah blah blah"
this chart does not empirically prove this. It only proves that less people are trafficking in these jobs through Indeed. These kinds of jobs are increasingly being found through other channels.