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Re:A computer science study plan to become a software engineer by cyberlurker on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @02:38PM (#25447418)
Agreed, but also some great moments are when you finally use something you learned and think “Oh, that’s why they taught me that.” Even if it’s many years later and I did NOT master the concepts, I’m just aware of them. It’s happened enough to me that I no longer have the opinion that stuff I learned was “useless” even if I don’t use it. I might one day or someone else might encounter a problem that requires that knowledge.
Re:A computer science study plan to become a software engineer by vbtemp on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @02:40PM (#25447447)
I'll also say you won't just come across a problem that requires it, but rather you will apply that knowledge to a problem that never seemed to have needed it in the first place, and then you'll come up with a very powerful, compact, and resilient solution.