Remember, "computer science" is not the same as learning specific technologies. You may not learn the ins and outs a specific codec, but you should understand s

Remember, "computer science" is not the same as learning specific technologies. You may not learn the ins and outs a specific codec, but you should understand signal processing and maybe even some coding theory. (This isn't a rebuttal to the author, who clearly understands this.) Also, at the risk of repeating myself, CS != IT.