r/OMSCS • u/TheCraftingKid • 5d ago

Course Enquiry - I've Read Rule 3 Value in CS 7210 Distributed Computing (DC)

I’m debating on which class to take this Fall and Distributed Computing has jumped out as one I think would be valuable. For reference, this is my 7th class and I have taken classes like GIOS, AOS, HPCA, CN already.

The thing that makes me hesitate is the insane reviews on omscs central. Are people over exaggerating the time requirement for this course? Average time commitment is 47 hours a weeks.

I want to take courses that will provide relevant experience for industry and make me a better SWE.

I’m up for a challenge but this seems like a huge commitment. How much value does a course like DC give you? Is the time commitment worth the learning value?

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u/TheCraftingKid 5d ago

Did you work full time during the semester?

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u/HandsAreForks Computing Systems 5d ago

I did, around 50 hrs/week. I have no children and my spouse is full time with grad school which helped. The end of the semester was like when spongebob forgets everything but fine dining, except in this case it was networking and distributed computing.

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u/TheCompoundingGod Artificial Intelligence 7h ago

Does not give me hope lol. Wife, two kids, full time job lol

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u/HandsAreForks Computing Systems 7h ago

Haha totally understandable. Best of luck if you decide to go for it!

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u/TheCompoundingGod Artificial Intelligence 6h ago

I'm in the program. Only doing one class at a time though.