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Do you need college for that, though? I don't have one and still know how to implement a double-linked list, trees, tries, hash maps and what to test for when i

• sarchertech 3y ago
  I was a self taught programmer for close to a decade before going back for a degree and I’ve been working for almost a decade since finishing. Unlike self teaching, a degree forces you to learn the boring bits as well as the interesting stuff. When I was self taught, I’d flitter around and pick up fun pieces here and there, but with no real focus. Some people are disciplined enough to teach themselves the equivalent of a 4 year CS degree. Most are not. And there are people I’ve worked with, without degrees who are far better programmers than I am. But they still tended to have some gaps. I’m fairly certain they’d be even better with a degree.
• dvngnt_ 3y ago
  if you learn the same material, then obviously no. there are open source cs degrees and by nature everything is accessible online. but you're almost guaranteed to encounter DS&A courses in college which gives you a base level of understanding. someone self-taught might not.