My B.A. is in Creative Writing. I applied to study a Masters in Computer Science to get better at theory, fill the gaps in my knowledge, and to be ...
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Hi Andrew, I recently wrote a post on dev.to about my dilemma about doing an online MS in Computer Science. Here is the link: dev.to/hiattzhao/i-m-35-should-i-g...
I was wondering if you have any advice for me since you got a MS in CS. I feel I might be too old for yet another degree.
Thanks in advance!
Hi Hiatt! I read through your post and I think you need to decide what ‘more’ means to you. I’m referring to this sentence: “I realized there's more to programming than web development.”
There were a lot of strong reasons why I decided to get mine. Like loving academia and wanting to research something at a deeper level. As well as the possible employment prospects.
Then again, while doing my degree I discovered what it is that I’m interested in and want to work on, and perhaps wouldn’t’ve without that ‘space’.
I think you are right, Andrew. Thank you for the reply! I will think about my decision in that way.
I've noticed a lot of Computer Science programs focus solely on theory. Most of my classes in my undergrad program left learning languages for classes as an exercise for the students. I am seeing some programs that focus on software engineering now, so I think schools are recognizing the need for those skills in addition to the theory.
Yes, I've seen that as well. I really like that there are many paths people can take in this field; self-taught, bootcamp, university. I'm not even sure if I want universities to be more practical. The chief complaint I hear is that the technologies that are taught are often out of date — was that your experience?
I mean I learned Java in the beginning, which I liked because Java is still used everywhere. A lot of classes let us pick technologies. For my Machine Learning class I could choose between python/matlab/octave which was nice. My view on this is that school should give you the tools to learn any technology or language, along with theory to understand how they work.
I agree ☺️