> I'm an aspiring and pretty badass dev and designer
Some tens of years ago programming was a very respectable engineering activity.
Today it is basically a blue collar job, at the complexity level comparable to that of plumber or electrician (though i doubt that many of today "badass" programmers would be able to muster all the knowledge required for and successfully pass the related plumber or electrician exam. Don't know about other states, in CA you'd need 4 years of related professional experience working for somebody who already have a license before you'd be eligible to even take the exam).
Tomorrow - programming would logically come to being just a very basic rudimentary skill people apply among others while performing some professional activity.
In general, the basic education level isn't K12, it is K16. It is your own personal choice whether you wanna be a dropout and stake all your future on some basic skill you developed while in the middle-school (ie. K5 to K12 grades).
Some tens of years ago programming was a very respectable engineering activity.
Today it is basically a blue collar job, at the complexity level comparable to that of plumber or electrician (though i doubt that many of today "badass" programmers would be able to muster all the knowledge required for and successfully pass the related plumber or electrician exam. Don't know about other states, in CA you'd need 4 years of related professional experience working for somebody who already have a license before you'd be eligible to even take the exam).
Tomorrow - programming would logically come to being just a very basic rudimentary skill people apply among others while performing some professional activity.
In general, the basic education level isn't K12, it is K16. It is your own personal choice whether you wanna be a dropout and stake all your future on some basic skill you developed while in the middle-school (ie. K5 to K12 grades).