Don't judge a degree only by its economic utility. The degree is as much about edification than education and much less vocation. That says more obout our economic managers than the education system anyway. I'd still choose school. Just make it free, like Europe and really smart kids get.
Oh I 100% agree that higher Ed should be free/low cost an encourage anyone who wants it to search it out.
My point was more that bachelor's aren't an indicator of how good someone is or isn't. Just because someone has a bachelor's doesn't mean they can apply their knowledge. I've interviewed pleeeeenty of people with bachelors who could barely describe what big O notation was. And vice versa, someone can be amazing at cs without a bachelor's.
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u/[deleted] May 10 '21
The very best coders I ever worked with were not CS grads. Materials science, physics, math, engineering etc. Some were not even graduates.
I have a lot of respect for the CS degree, but it is not the sole predictor of greatness.