One of those things that personal attention is required for is helping people find a task that they can do. Having a list of tasks available that someone can read through makes half the journey so much easier.
Often I will leave low-impact work undone, so that someone new can attend to it.
The feeling of "I actually did something" is so important for new contibutors.
Job with worse degree (potentially) vs Degree which might get me a (better) job in the future.
Honestly, I'm unsure. I figure if people say experience is more valued in SWE / cybersec / devops then I will go for the former. If education is valued more I will go for uni. Looking for experienced people's thoughts