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Re:How One High School Grad Studied Computer Science Debt-Fr... by nostrademons on Wednesday March 11, 2015 @02:22PM (#9185728)
I worked at Google, in Search. Some of my best co-workers studied Film Studies, Philosophy, never went to college, or toured with a punk rock band in their early 20s.

A CS degree is one way to learn about algorithms and core CS concepts. It is not the only way.

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Re:How One High School Grad Studied Computer Science Debt-Fr... by toomuchtodo on Wednesday March 11, 2015 @02:36PM (#9185895)
> A CS degree is one way to learn about algorithms and core CS concepts. It is not the only way.

This is a dangerous idea to those who spent 4-6 years of their life in school before they started receiving real life experience.

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