> For what it's worth I would not expect you to be a competent compiler engineer either, especially without a degree or killer experience.
Which indicates to me that you think a degree would be evidence of me being a competent compiler engineer. But when OP gets a degree from MIT (and does part of a graduate program in compilers), and then gets hired, you suggest that she has substandard skills compared to what you would expect from someone in her role. I'm not sure why me not having a degree would count against me, but her having gotten a degree doesn't seem to count in her favor
> For what it's worth I would not expect you to be a competent compiler engineer either, especially without a degree or killer experience.
Which indicates to me that you think a degree would be evidence of me being a competent compiler engineer. But when OP gets a degree from MIT (and does part of a graduate program in compilers), and then gets hired, you suggest that she has substandard skills compared to what you would expect from someone in her role. I'm not sure why me not having a degree would count against me, but her having gotten a degree doesn't seem to count in her favor