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Depends on what you want to get a CS degree for. If you want one, so you can get a job, i don't think thats that important(but it probably helps). But the valua
by pavelludiq 16y ago
Depends on what you want to get a CS degree for. If you want one, so you can get a job, i don't think thats that important(but it probably helps). But the valuable part of a degree is the fact that you'll be exposed to topics which you are unlikely to study on your own, for example graph theory, logic programming, compiler classes, discrete math. Learning how to hack php or ruby sites is easy and not that valuable, learning the general principals of computer science is. And its wicked fun!
- beatpanda 16y agoI have to disagree here, only in that learning to hack PHP has been my meal ticket for the last 3 years and it sure as hell pays better than being a line cook. It's also opened up opportunities in journalism that wouldn't otherwise exist for me-- mediocre hackers in newsrooms are as Gods. But I see what you're getting at.
- pavelludiq 16y agoIm not saying simple web knowledge is useless, its just a very narrow and shallow view of programming. A CS curriculum(even if you don't learn that much in class) might widen your view a bit. You didn't become a journalist by learning to hack English did you?