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As a self-taught hacker, this just isn't true of me. I'm constantly reading about things that I have no immediate use for. In fact, one of the reasons I dropp
by sah 18y ago
As a self-taught hacker, this just isn't true of me. I'm constantly reading about things that I have no immediate use for. In fact, one of the reasons I dropped out of my CS undergrad program was that I felt like its focus was too narrow.
- maxklein 18y agoSo what stopped you from absorbing all of the narrow focus and then discovering more by reading on the side?
- sah 18y agoThere's nothing wrong with doing things that way. I know a bunch of smart people who did that. But if you're going to be teaching yourself on the side anyway, part of the value of being in school in the first place is reduced. Depending on your financial situation, it might make sense to just teach yourself full-time, or to do your reading on the side while working. I hated school. After a while I decided that I was better off without it. Ten years later, I still feel that way.