In an age where experience seems to be paramount, does anyone still see great value in having a college (specifically Computer Science) degree? Would those three years be better spent working in a top-shelf software company? ...
After reading the responses to Is a College/University Degree Still Relevant?, I'd then ask, once you complete a university technology degree, would pursuing a masters in the field be worth it? Or is the experience you would gain working for those two years be more valuable? Or is a masters degree something that is more valuable after ...
There is a previous question ("Is a masters degree overkill?"), which is about the types of jobs available and the value of a masters when trying to get a job. What I am curious about the impact of programming ability. I know you usually write a masters thesis on some topic, which I imagine forces you to specialize. Do your programm...
Also, are one of these BS degrees better looking than another or will only your experience really matter in the end? Do we even need degrees, how much will it matter? Computer Science (BS) Web Technology & Design (BS) Computer Management & Information Systems (BS) ...
I'm a senior CS student, I have been wondering what is better? Studying a Masters right after school, or get real world experience before studying a Masters? Also, how hard is to find a good job, with either a BS or a Masters in CS? ...
I received my BS in CompSci in 2001, Im 34 years old and have never had a programming job. Due to a family business, I was obligiged to sacrifice my wanting to go out on my own so that I could help my parents with their business. Now that the business is doing extremely well and not in need of my help, I want to get out of here. :) What...
I know CIS is more business oriented and CS is more math based, but what specific developer related classes/skills are taught only in CS? I currently have a CIS degree and am trying to understand the typical "gaps" in development knowledge that exist for CIS degreed developers vs CS. ...
I am a high school senior in the middle of the college application process. I am applying to Stanford, MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Cal Poly, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis, and University of Washington. I have a reasonably good chance of being accepted to many of them. I want to major in Computer Science in college. Has anyone attended any of th...
A relatively large number of people in the software industry do not have college degrees compared to other industries. In my experience, many of the best programmers/software engineers are those who learned outside of college. However, many employers stress a CS degree or equivalent and some require it. In your experience, what do sof...
Are there graduate schools that are offering degrees in computer science where at least part of the course work can be completed online? I am tethered to my geographic locale. I already have a master's degree in CS so I would be going for my PhD this time. ...
At my school, since Spring 2007, each Computer Science major may declare one of the following areas of emphasis: Computer Systems Software design Computational Science and Visualization Modeling and Simulation Internet and Information Technology Theoretical Computer Science Artificial Intelligence (AI) Note: An area of emphasis does ...
I am a self-taught programmer and I do do not have any degrees. I started pretty young and I've got about 7 years of actual programming work experience. I believe I'm a pretty good programmer, but I admit that I have not played much with algorithms or delved into any really low-level aspects of programming such as how compilers work. I ...
I have found myself in a team lead position having to manage/guide recent CS grads. I myself do not have a degree in Computer Science, rather I was working as a programmer to put myself through school while studying linguistics. I'm finding that using my own background to set expectations for junior developers quite problematic. I would ...
I am in a quite unusual family situation. For the next two years, I have to stay at home where the only post-secondary institution available is a community college. After two years, I will have to start earning a living. I do not really have any real-world programming experience to put on my résumé. I did some not-too-advanced work in PH...
DUPE: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/191302/does-it-matter-where-you-get-your-cs-degree Is an online degree as valid as a degree from a brick and mortar school? And in general, how important is the school you attend? For example, there are some schools that offer software engineering degrees that are well know as online only type...
I'm currently a software engineer in India and have been working for 3,5 years. Before recession started I decided to study further and planned for a Master of Science degree in computer science in Fall09, since I want to explore more of this field. I have got an admission in Univ of Texas @ Dallas. I am confused about whether I should ...
I am currently in the process of preparing for the computer science GRE and I was wondering if anyone at Stack Overflow could offer some advice or point me towards some useful resources? Here are some resources I'm already familiar with: Titanium Bits Practice Exam - Additional practice questions made by a third party. Slashdot | GRE ...
I hope this doesn't get closed, because it relates to the type of questions many developers seeking degrees may be interested in. I'm coming into the home stretch of my quest for a Master's in Information Technology. I've taken 11 courses so far, almost all strictly technical - Distributed Java, C++, Security, Data Communications, Perl,...
Hi, I am interested in doing some part-time study to enhance my career options. I already have a degree in Computer Science and have been working as a software developer for the past 4 years. I enjoy working as a developer, and want to continue writing code; I could see myself as team leader in the next 5 years, but I have no interest...
I finished second year Computer Science at university with a very good reputation. I was looking for internships and jobs for graduates in general and it seems that going to college for cs is useless. They haven't taught me anything that employers are looking for (like Java EE, C#) all I have been taught is theory which I'm sure most peo...