Re: debate: to get a Master's Degree in CS or Not

Walter Bright wrote:
> <xtcsonik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >I am currently a Microsoft .NET developer. I've been considering the
> > costs/benefits of enrolling in a graduate degree at a local university.
> > I got my BA in computer science in 2002.
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > Any comments or suggestions?
>
> Make sure you take solid calculus courses. Calculus is the key to the
> kingdom, be it science, engineering, programming, economics, etc. The rest
> can be picked up on the job <g>.

Funny, I took a computer engineering degree to avoid maths. I got by
with two math classes in my first year and a single math class in my
second and third year (year 1: Calculus & Signal Processing, year 2:
Signal Processing, year 3: Digital Signal Processing).

I'm one of those who'd rather write a short C program rather than use a
calculator to solve an equation.

.

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