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Re:What every computer science major should know (2011) by nobael on Tuesday May 05, 2015 @01:06AM (#9490933)
I dislike how these articles make it seem like you need to be a super-human coming out of college. You don't. As long as you are perceptive, intelligent and can learn on the fly you'll be fine going into most entry level jobs in the industry.

As far as the list itself, it is highly debatable. Depending on your job you won't ever need to know most of this.

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Re:What every computer science major should know (2011) by nitrogen on Tuesday May 05, 2015 @01:24AM (#9490991)
As far as the list itself, it is highly debatable. Depending on your job you won't ever need to know most of this.

Any comprehensive list of "things to know" will include things that not everyone needs to know, but it's still important to know "of" a lot of things. That way, when you encounter a new problem, you'll be reminded of something you heard about, but don't really know, and can look it up on Wikipedia.

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Re:What every computer science major should know (2011) by unimpressive on Tuesday May 05, 2015 @01:13AM (#9490956)
Yeah. My general objection to this article would be that for the dedicated autodidact you'll be better off taking this advice on a longer timescale and as a guide instead of a checklist you need to cross off before you're Minimally Qualified. In particular be sure to optimize the curriculum towards your interests and goals instead of prioritizing somebody elses recommendation by fiat.
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