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> I doubt very much you could cram that much in 6 months. No, you cannot cram an entire degree into six months. Hence the second paragraph under my second poin
by throwawayjava 9y ago
> I doubt very much you could cram that much in 6 months.
No, you cannot cram an entire degree into six months. Hence the second paragraph under my second point.
But the core CS sequence? 4-5 courses is a rough semester, but it is a semester!
And if you already have some mathematics or especially some programming background, the sequencing that causes those courses to stretch into 1.5 years is already resolved.
- pjmlp 9y agoWell, 4-5 courses was the minimum we had per semester, with enough deliveries to keep us rather busy, starting with 3rd year. Some people managed to jungle a few more courses. I don't see such a program being much more than simple introduction to CS.
- throwawayjava 9y agoYes, that's exactly my point. You can get a simple introduction to CS in six months, especially if you already know how to program. No, you're not going to be publishing papers or talking through OS implementation details with CMU grads or designing computer vision systems with Berkeley grads. But you'll have the baseline knowledge that agumonkey is referring to in their comment.
- chickenfries 9y agoYou still might accidentally invent the command pattern on your own.