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I'm making six figures working on a high profile app 6 years later as of this month 6 years is not really long enough to measure longevity. Is having a CS deg

I'm making six figures working on a high profile app 6 years later as of this month 6 years is not really long enough to measure longevity. Is having a CS degree better? That's exactly what I'm saying. Your time and money would be better spent on getting a CS degree if you are concerned about career longevity and opportunities. By the way, what makes you think that your knowledge in CS and AI are going to be applicable in another decade? Because general CS knowledge stays consistent. This is almost like asking whether broad subjects like math, chemistry, physics etc. will be relevant years from now. Yes, they will be. If you are asking this question, then perhaps you should reevaluate what you think CS is. If AI reaches the point of becoming self aware and writing code, then we're all out of work. I'm not too worried about that happening.

siquick 7y ago
OP may have other skills that they are now complimenting with coding knowledge. Specific domain knowledge, outstanding interpersonal skills and customer empathy, design/UX/sales etc - these will likely be far more valuable than CS fundamentals if AI starts writing all code.
scarface74 7y ago
That's exactly what I'm saying. Your time and money would be better spent on getting a CS degree if you are concerned about career longevity and opportunities. I am 45 years old, got my degree from a no name school that taught one simple data structures class and the rest of the classes were teaching either outdated programming languages (except for C). I can honestly say that nothing I learned in school served me better than the time I spent hacking around in assembly in the 80s in middle and high school. How much more “longevity” should I be on the look out for since My degree was useless? I’ve already been doing this professionally for almost 25 years.

siquick 7y ago

OP may have other skills that they are now complimenting with coding knowledge. Specific domain knowledge, outstanding interpersonal skills and customer empathy, design/UX/sales etc - these will likely be far more valuable than CS fundamentals if AI starts writing all code.

scarface74 7y ago

That's exactly what I'm saying. Your time and money would be better spent on getting a CS degree if you are concerned about career longevity and opportunities. I am 45 years old, got my degree from a no name school that taught one simple data structures class and the rest of the classes were teaching either outdated programming languages (except for C). I can honestly say that nothing I learned in school served me better than the time I spent hacking around in assembly in the 80s in middle and high school. How much more “longevity” should I be on the look out for since My degree was useless? I’ve already been doing this professionally for almost 25 years.