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>I don't have to know exactly how logic gates work to program in JS and make a difference. I don't regard time spent in University to learn how logical gates w
by DeathArrow 3y ago
>I don't have to know exactly how logic gates work to program in JS and make a difference.
I don't regard time spent in University to learn how logical gates work and many other useful things, as a loss of time. And, as a web developer/architect (after many other industries I worked in), I typically make more money than peers who don't. And knowing how things work, helped me immensely in my career. Not everything is solvable by looking on Stack Overflow.
It depends on what professional level you are content with.
Learning was not only motivated by money - for me- I was genuinely curious about computers and software since I was a kid.
- janalsncm 3y ago> I don't regard time spent in University to learn how logical gates work and many other useful things, as a loss of time. It’s unquestionably a loss of time, the only question is whether it’s an optimal use of time. This depends on your goals. For most software engineers looking to use ML, starting with existing frameworks and knowledge and drilling down as necessary is the most prudent method. We all have to make sacrifices in what we learn. Even for yourself, the topics you chose to learn about implicitly left out other parallel topics you didn’t learn about. And you also didn’t learn everything from the least abstracted, most fundamental level. We need to choose the appropriate level of abstraction for the problem at hand, which will depend on each person’s goals.