You don't need a CS degree to read the API documentation. But if you do bother getting a CS degree, shouldn't you learn something beyond how to look up the cdro

You don't need a CS degree to read the API documentation. But if you do bother getting a CS degree, shouldn't you learn something beyond how to look up the cdrom API documentation? Some knowledge about OS design would be good, I suppose. You've got a degree; what fundamental knowledge do you find the most helpful? (Meaning, things that will be relevant in 20 years, rather than familiarity with what's hot right now.)