New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Obtaining a degree vs. learning by doing in IT in 2020
Ask HN: Obtaining a degree vs. learning by doing in IT in 2020
3 by atregir | 1 comments on Hacker News.
I would like to know what your arguments are to obtaining a degree vs learning by doing in an IT related field, esp. in 2020? I am a relatively experienced developer, have finished my bachelors and masters in Computer Sciences and have 5+ years of experience in the field and I am trying to make a decision whether I should go for another MSc. (in AI) or simply keep learning by doing. I tend to lean towards earning a degree and I do find it useful (in terms of getting structured knowledge that you do not need to put together yourself, making connections, finding a group of people interested in the same thing as you are, having the official "paper" to be able to officially prove your skill and so on). I realize some of these arguments stem from my own background, since I have always had to legally be able to prove I am qualified for each skill I have (language skills, technical skills etc) - not in obtaining a job offer itself, but in applying for the visas and such. However, there are plenty of arguments against it and I can see some of them as well: curricula is indeed "prepared" for you, but it might be relatively "old" or rigid, time might be wasted - I could spend those hours working and getting paid for it, same skills might be learned easily online and then getting a job in the field and so on. Help me, HN! What is your stance on the subject and why?
3 by atregir | 1 comments on Hacker News.
I would like to know what your arguments are to obtaining a degree vs learning by doing in an IT related field, esp. in 2020? I am a relatively experienced developer, have finished my bachelors and masters in Computer Sciences and have 5+ years of experience in the field and I am trying to make a decision whether I should go for another MSc. (in AI) or simply keep learning by doing. I tend to lean towards earning a degree and I do find it useful (in terms of getting structured knowledge that you do not need to put together yourself, making connections, finding a group of people interested in the same thing as you are, having the official "paper" to be able to officially prove your skill and so on). I realize some of these arguments stem from my own background, since I have always had to legally be able to prove I am qualified for each skill I have (language skills, technical skills etc) - not in obtaining a job offer itself, but in applying for the visas and such. However, there are plenty of arguments against it and I can see some of them as well: curricula is indeed "prepared" for you, but it might be relatively "old" or rigid, time might be wasted - I could spend those hours working and getting paid for it, same skills might be learned easily online and then getting a job in the field and so on. Help me, HN! What is your stance on the subject and why?
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