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A CS degree is not a "bootcamp" or any other form of vocational training. Also, there are criteria for the school to maintain accreditations, you know.


Then why are people paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for them?


To get an actual education instead of merely imitating whatever is trending on hacker news.


I think most just want a decent job to pay bills after. The rest love the field, the theory of cs, and may or may not continue into academics or research.




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