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marknutter
on Aug 14, 2012
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Saylor Foundation: Computer Science
As if a self-taught person can't learn what not to do from more advanced peers and get the same benefit?
ctdonath
on Aug 14, 2012
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More advanced peers aren't going to spend 4 years going over everything to make sure nothing was missed.
marknutter
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No, they'll only go over the stuff that's relevant to the task at hand. Seems more efficient to me.
ctdonath
on Aug 15, 2012
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It's YOUR job to know what's relevant to the task at hand. It's not your peers' job to make sure you do.
joshlegs
on Aug 14, 2012
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And yet most CS graduates can't even (allegedly) solve fizzbuzz ...
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