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> The entry barrier is also too high; you need too many years of serious CS education, usually a PhD. School taught me none of that(the opposite with more of a
by vvanders 4y ago
> The entry barrier is also too high; you need too many years of serious CS education, usually a PhD.
School taught me none of that(the opposite with more of a focus on big-o and ignore the constants), all the good systems engineers I know either learned it on the job or were self taught.
- amusedcyclist 4y agoIt certainly requires a lot more skill and patience than web development. I don't think you need an graduate degree, but i think in fields that are time consuming and complex the graduate study experience is generally helpful. Ofc there are plenty of people without the degrees who have the skill and patience.