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What is needed to become a professional software dev in your country?

I was wondering the other day what is needed in different countries to become a professional software developer. In Germany,  where I live, you either have to study or follow an dual vocational training, which takes you 3 years. After that you have a training certificate which you can use to apply for jobs. In Germany it is extremly hard nearly impossible to land a job you didn't study or follow the training.

So my question is, how is the situation in your country?
gpt
In the US? You just need to be able to convince a prospective employer that you can be a competent software developer. You can get an associate's or bachelor's degree in computer science or something like that, or attend a coding boot camp, or build the next killer app in your spare time, but those are just ways to get your foot in the door.