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Re:Ask HN: I want to get a Bachelor's in CS online. What are... by sorenn111 on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @02:16PM (#20225676)
I disagree. Degrees matter in terms of credential signalling. I wish the world were a different way, but degrees are a signal that employers do NOT ignore no matter what the HN crowd says about autodidactic CS learning (even though I agree with them on that). Georgia Tech has a great online Master's program which many of my peers took which I think is more readily accessible.
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Re:Ask HN: I want to get a Bachelor's in CS online. What are... by aplummer on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @02:22PM (#20225762)
On the anecdote train I studied fine arts and work as a dev in a FAANG. 5 years practical experience and a few months optimizing for leetcode. Nobody seemed to care about my degree and getting final rounds was easy enough.
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Re:Ask HN: I want to get a Bachelor's in CS online. What are... by inpooling on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @04:57PM (#20227248)
Good fore you. Agree that practice is the key to success in programming!
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