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Discussion on: What degree will be the most useful for Frontend developer who goes to college?

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Derek D • Edited

I'm a front end developer. A Computer Science degree is still very useful. In fact, I'll be starting my Master's in CS next year.

My undergrad was in design and, while it's definitely helped me over th years and I feel like I'm a step above many other front end engineers because of it, the reality is, the CS theory is probably more useful on the job to me. Once you get to the senior level, you are focused more on architecture and performance than designing things, as there's usually someone else doing that work. It's also super useful to be able to understand the back end systems you'll be connecting to. I still mock up applications and make certain design decisions, but for most front end guys, I don't think an entire degree on it is worthwhile over a CS degree. If you're interested in design, take a few courses on UX design in addition to CS.