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I vote yes for distributed systems, no for the Masters' Degree. If you already know how to code, it's easy to get into other fields and train yourself, thereby
by xiphias2 8y ago
I vote yes for distributed systems, no for the Masters' Degree.
If you already know how to code, it's easy to get into other fields and train yourself, thereby not losing money.
You can also write open source code if you don't think you could find the appropriate job instantly.
- horsestable 8y agoI was "Full Stack" before I did an MSc in Distributed Systems at UCL and I would disagree. Yes, the MSc taught me a lot about Distributed Systems. Yes, it cost me all of the cash I had saved up (£15,000, no debt). Yes, I could have tried to go it alone... but had I done that there is a good chance I might not have learned enough to know that I do not know enough; how to explore the challenges of designing and working with Distributed Systems; how to understand and debate the tradeoffs of different systems; how to apply the theory to the pratice; how to read, analyze and even critize white papers; I could go on...
- ccajas 8y agoHow much is it autodidact friendly compared to Full Stack engineering? What would a "hello world" or "first learning project" of distributed systems even look like? I can only think in terms of learning via building a concrete project eg. a to-do app built on whatever tools you want to learn.
- sidcool 8y agoI have been inclined to pursue this, but I won't probably get a role in a company if I don't have enough experience with DS, and to get experience I need to be good at it, it's a classic chicken & egg situation. What open source projects do you suggest to get started with?