All depends on the course of study and the people you're in it with and your own motivations. I've done both for a very long time. There used to be value in g

All depends on the course of study and the people you're in it with and your own motivations. I've done both for a very long time. There used to be value in going to the computer lab and spending hours and hours working through problems with peers and seniors. But that doesn't happen anymore. I've learned just as much in slack chatrooms with fellow students at Georgia Tech, if not more. If you want to learn, you'll learn. If you don't, you won't -- no matter what the environment is.