Uni gives you a broader base than you'll get if you choose every subject that you study.
History, design, hardware, math, project management, public speaking, multiple programming languages etc. It's not required to be a successful developer but I've found that broad base helpful. On Wednesday, 2 September 2015 14:28:49 UTC+10, ca...@bitgirl101.com wrote: > > I have been a dev for about a year now and I learnt to code at TAFE and > through various community events. For a while now I have been considering > whether or not I should get a degree. I know great programmers that have CS > Degrees and I know great programmers that don't. I am concerned about the > time and monetary commitment that a degree entails and I am also not sure > if this method of learning would be best for me. I have also heard that a > lot of the topics covered by some courses are rarely ever used in the > industry. I would really love to know what the communities thoughts are on > this issue from personal experience and from a hiring perspective as well. > > Will a Computer Science Degree make me a better programmer? If so does > anyone have any advice on selecting a university or a course in Sydney? > > Thanks in advance > > Catherine > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
