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Re:Ask HN: How does a self-taught programmer get as skilled ... by klunger on Thursday November 26, 2015 @03:50PM (#10634657)
Hmm, I would disagree. Data Structures and Algorithms, definitely. Linear Algebra, maybe, for certain jobs. Computational Topology? No way. Totally unnecessary unless you are going into academia or a very specific subfield. It is not even standard for most undergraduate CS curriculums.
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Re:Ask HN: How does a self-taught programmer get as skilled ... by espeed on Thursday November 26, 2015 @04:03PM (#10634709)
That will be increasingly important in the years to come, plus it puts you into everything.
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Re:Ask HN: How does a self-taught programmer get as skilled ... by bordercases on Thursday November 26, 2015 @04:54PM (#10634913)
Catch the long-tail man.
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