Re:Ask HN: Computer science for the self taught programmer
by BlackJack on Sunday April 01, 2012 @04:05PM
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A sample size of 1 is not representative. If the university is more interested in teaching "programming," then that's fine, but if you want a solid grasp of computer science, then most of those subjects are still necessary.
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Re:Ask HN: Computer science for the self taught programmer
by unimpressive on Sunday April 01, 2012 @04:23PM
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I do. Thank you for the link.
It doesn't really matter what universities do or don't teach. If a subject is of interest you should learn it. I thought everything you and the linked article listed made sense.
Re:Ask HN: Computer science for the self taught programmer
by andys627 on Sunday April 01, 2012 @05:37PM
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Yeah... so one thing I love about being self taught was that I've learned because I wanted to do a project, and I learned the most simple tools to accomplish those projects. I'm sure I missed some stuff beacuse I was never forced to do it in a class. I think what would be most helpful is - what are the topics that made you most well rounded, that you would be a crappier coder without, that you took during a CS degree. Also, what are some important theoretical things that paradigm shifted your brain cells for the benefit of every following line of code.