[ale] OT: master in comp. sci.

[Geoffrey]

Pete Hardie wrote:
> miguel wrote:
> 
>> hello alers,
>>
>> thought about going back to school, but with all this outsourcing going
>> on, i am having 2nd thoughts....is worth the trouble/time/money?
> 
> 
> IMNSHO, a Masters is unlikely to make you better at real-world 
> development, except in some specialized situations.  Most of what I saw 
> back when I was taking courses for a Masters were programs aimed at 
> producing grad students who would help Comp Sci researchers, not 
> real-world developers dealing with real-world problems.

All I can say is this was not my experience when working on my MS 
(math/CS combo) at Emory.  The second class I took, you wrote an OS. 
There was a great deal of understanding gained by doing this.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey	esoteric at 3times25.net

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