On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 9:40 AM, Aaron Toponce <[email protected]> wrote: > Lastly, I learned a great deal finishing my education. It was more than > just jumping through hoops.
I think that this aspect gets downplayed too much when discussing college degrees. At one point I would have argued that there's nothing you can't learn on your own, but since going back to school I've realized that having an experienced professional direct your learning can be invaluable. There have been a few "wtf" moments - for example, when I realized that my TA had never actually touched production code or worked with a professional software development team - but overall the experience has been positive. And that's only on the technology side - the improvements I've seen in my ability to examine a problem critically and communicate my conclusions would be worth it even if I never took a CSCI class. I'd even say that expository writing and business communications should be "required" study for anyone who wants to be a software professional. If nothing else, it would help a person demonstrate why they should be given a promotion instead of the other guy who has a degree. -Dan /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
