How I got my dream job in the tech industry without a CS degree

Re:How I got my dream job in the tech industry without a CS ... by foota on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @08:10PM (#13872762)

As someone who's in school now, I feel one of the advantages of being in a physical class is that lectures are interactive. There are also the motivational advantages mentioned other places. There also also advantages to being surrounded by people that are also learning new things, you can study together, help each other, and encourage each other.

To be frank, it's also probably in part a social thing.

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Re:How I got my dream job in the tech industry without a CS ... by ghaff on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @09:49AM (#13876045)

Although my understanding is that, at a number of large schools that routinely video their big lectures, a lot of students just watch the videos. My recollection of 100+ person lectures is that the interaction was pretty limited.

The other points you make are certainly true. Whether or not you attend the lectures in person you're still in an overall environment that can help learning.

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Re:How I got my dream job in the tech industry without a CS ... by foota on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @08:05PM (#13881133)

This is true, class sizes at some schools are just ridiculous. I attend a smaller state school, it's a great environment. Largest CS class I've had after the intro was 30-40 people.

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