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I feel this is a weak argument. Like saying Bill Gates and Zuckerberg dropped out — but they dropped out of Harvard. IIRC, George Hotz studied at CMU for a sem
by SuboptimalEng 3y ago
I feel this is a weak argument. Like saying Bill Gates and Zuckerberg dropped out — but they dropped out of Harvard.
IIRC, George Hotz studied at CMU for a semester, took 4 difficult classes, got a 4.0, and won a CTF competition before dropping out.
My take is that the normal programmer (frontend, backend, systems, etc.) would benefit greatly from a CS degree.
- bena 3y agoGates was also taking upper and graduate level courses as a freshman/sophomore. And technically, Gates is on an extended sabbatical from Harvard. He took leave to see if this software thing would pan out. If it fails, he still has Harvard as a fallback plan.
- kubrickslair 3y agoYes, but George Hotz went to CMU after already accomplishing more than many of us might accomplish in our entire careers. So the broader point on pigeonholing still stands. I agree that for the average programmer, the CS degree still helps, but these outliers remind us that talent can blossom in many ways!