>What even is the point of having programming classes if alls they do is teach what you can learn yourself with an online tutorial? Well, you can learn everyth

>What even is the point of having programming classes if alls they do is teach what you can learn yourself with an online tutorial? Well, you can learn everything covered by even the most exhaustive CS degree by yourself using open resources. Low level knowledge is not locked away in some ivory tower. You certainly don't have to join a modern priesthood to gain access to high quality learning material, no matter how much the priests tell you otherwise :)