joshnerius

It seems Microsoft Bing isn't doing so well this evening. http://www.bing.com/

On each refresh, I receive a message like: Ref A: 357bf3f4244348b59339ec9220af1257 Ref B: 01D5D1617DBB772F4C77D54C43995845 Ref C: Wed Apr 24 21:13:31 2013 PST

Ref A and Ref B change on each refresh, and the timestamp updates.

First, some background. I do not have a degree. Shortly after high school, I landed a lowly tech support job at a small ISP startup which quickly evolved into other things and finally when I moved on four years later, I was one of two head network engineers / developers / jack of all trades at the company.

I recently passed the 6 year mark at my current job: A generalist position at a household name credit card company that has involved everything from C# compact framework development to large enterprise application integration and everything in between.

I've been working on earning a CompSci through a well respected university that has committed to providing remote education. I started this endeavor with great excitement and always thought that it was a logical step to take to ensure future career success and marketability. Recently, I've been questioning the value of sacrificing so much free time, mental energy, and sleep when I've been quite successful in my career so far.

Now, on to my question and interest in HN's advice: Am I crazy for thinking that I need to sludge through another 3-4 years of half-time coursework? How have those of you without degrees fared with falling into the "or equivalent experience" category?