I did not get much in the way of programming out of my Math/CS degree, other than socially accepted (encouraged, even) time to fiddle with my own projects. I d

I did not get much in the way of programming out of my Math/CS degree, other than socially accepted (encouraged, even) time to fiddle with my own projects. I did get an clear benefit out of the institution of university, in socialization and in closed-world long term interaction with other like-minded, intelligent people. i.e. Courses were often a waste of time, University was not.