As a pure maths grad, I had to spend a lot of time learning things on my own before I could become marketable hacker. Fresh out of my degree, I had no clear ide

As a pure maths grad, I had to spend a lot of time learning things on my own before I could become marketable hacker. Fresh out of my degree, I had no clear idea of how to do real software development. I think I was able to learn a thing or two, but sometimes I still wish I could have learned about things like networking, database design, and compiler theory in a formal classroom setting. I have seen people say how useless a CS degree is for doing real work, but it seems to me that it offers many benefits that are not easily replaced by self study or a maths degree.