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Re:Ask HN: I want to get a Bachelor's in CS online. What are... by rayalez on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @03:08PM (#20226335)
Thank you for your reply, I completely agree that self-education can work great for most purposes.

But some Master's programs may require academic credentials. Degrees are also important for gaining work visas in many countries.

Finally, I feel like structured and more "formal" education would be very helpful to me when it comes to understanding math and more theoretical concepts of CS. I had no problem learning webdev on my own, but for more academic-type things, it would just be easier to attend a program that will make sure I have no gaps in my knowledge.

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Re:Ask HN: I want to get a Bachelor's in CS online. What are... by jjuhl on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @03:13PM (#20226378)
"that will make sure I have no gaps in my knowledge" - You will always have gaps in your knowledge. It's only a matter of what gaps you'll have - but gaps there will always be.
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Re:Ask HN: I want to get a Bachelor's in CS online. What are... by zxcvbn4038 on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @06:47PM (#20228118)
That is a valid point. Of course I've met a number of people who came to America and found their degrees were considered useless once they arrived. Luckily IT is mostly immune to that also.
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