I think a lot of it is well roundedness and a good foundation for the later practical applications.
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LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 day agoIt’s more your ability to learn. I will probably never need to make my own linked list but learning how to taught me what pointers are.
tacosanonymous@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 hours ago
StabbingSky@lemmy.zip 20 hours ago
I learned basically no practical knowledge with my IT bachelors. But every IT class of my associates degree was a certification prep course.
tacosanonymous@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 hours ago
Tbf, two year programs are great for specific careers.
SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 hours ago
No, but knowing how one works help you get a fuller understanding of data structures. And data structures is definitively something one will use (well, if you’re a back-end dev, anyway)
milbyte11@lemmy.ml 22 hours ago
ehh, even people that retain literally nothing can get through college to get a paper
AliOski@feddit.nl 21 hours ago
Lol, lmao even. Depends on the major and the university/college 😂
LodeMike@lemmy.today 21 hours ago
Maybe YOUR college
Aneb@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Lol as a drop out I thought linked list and binary sort were the apex of programming and useful in all context.
SpaghettiMaster@feddit.uk 15 hours ago
School put me off going to uni. I don’t need to spend even more hours learning about the fucking benefits and drawbacks of token ring networks.
Government tripling the cost of uni compared to the year before me was also a lot of it. Didn’t learn to drive because insurance alone was £2k which I didn’t have. Now you want me to spend £9k a year? Haha, nope.
They tried to make it sound better by saying its like the cost of going to Starbucks every day. That put me off Starbucks too.