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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
My Computer Science degree taught me absolutely nothing about computers/programming I didn't already know.
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That is another very big problem in the field of computer science. There are some people who *can* teach themselves programming and software design and do it well. You probably were one; I was as well. When I started my degree, I found out that I already had many of the books they used in the first three years, and found out a lot of stuff on my own. I firmly believe that we are exceptions.
Computer science degrees are set up for people who don't know anything about computers when they start out; the same is true for most other degrees. You can start them without knowing anything.
The difference is that, in computer science, you *can* start by knowing a lot, you *can* teach yourself, and so many people have come to the conclusion that computer science and IT degrees are wasted. For some who taught themselves, they are. For most, they aren't, or I wouldn't encounter shitloads of crap code.