Collaborative coding experience vs. getting a college degree is a hot and controversial issue.

The resounding question to ask, according to Tech News World, is:

"Does learning to code outweigh a degree in computer science?"

Opinions vary with regards to a collaborative coding experience vs. Getting a college degree.

Tech News World cited that Alessandro Ebersol, a Google Plus blogger, said:

"I don't think a degree is needed to work in IT,"

"Sometimes I see the academic field very detached from the daily IT practices in one's work."

Another blogger, Gerhard Mack, gave his opinion about collaborative coding experience vs. getting a college degree in Tech News World:

"It depends a lot on what you want to do,"

"Most jobs these days are simply building an interface to a database, and will not need much of what is taught in a CS class."

Rodolfo Saenz, another blogger also did not fail to give his own opinion of the issue between coding proficiency and education in an article in Tech News World. He said:

"Coding is just one small part in computer science -- an important one, but not enough to replace the whole major,"

"There are so many courses in computer science that make that a complete college degree -- it's like asking someone who knows how to put bricks together to do the job of a civil engineer."