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Nand2Tetris and Roughgarden, looks like an excellent syllabus tbh. Unfortunately it's pretty worthless without a paper degree. It's cool that Finland is now having open online registration for Finnish citizens to do online courses like https://fullstackopen.com/en/ It's a shame something like that doesn't exist in every country.
Do you actually get a degree at the end? Or is it a lot of work that you put in which will be ignored by recruiters that "just get too many applications" and filter by college education?
Is a CS degree important nowadays? I do have one, but literally no one mentioned or asked about my education during an interview, ever.
2. The problem isn't the interview, people can show their knowledge in an interview. Problem is getting the interview.
Do you actually get a degree at the end? Or is it a lot of work that you put in which will be ignored by recruiters that "just get too many applications" and filter by college education?
Is a CS degree important nowadays? I do have one, but literally no one mentioned or asked about my education during an interview, ever.
That said, without the CS education (formal or otherwise) some fields of work will be inaccessible but I think these are in the minority.
Autodidacts ASSEMBLE!
As someone with a deep love of learning and knowledge, I am delighted that this exists.
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You can't call yourself a computer scientist by doing self taught education. That's the biggest problem with it
very much true. better computer scientist needs interaction with other people, needs to learn to respect their views or at least understand them, evaluate. perhaps needs to meet other scientists. to exchange ideas and approaches. this is what schools and academia is for. this whole self-taught thing is a time-bomb. we already have too many self-taught engineers, architects and what-nots who can only work with themsel…
A lot of comments are dismissing this because it doesn't provide a credential upon completion. But you don't get mad at a hammer for not putting staples in paper, nor get mad at a stapler for not putting nails in wood. This is a tool that gives empowers you to educate yourself, not a tool that gives you a credential. As someone with a deep love of learning and knowledge, I am delighted that this exists.
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Yes alienation from the academic community
Who cares? The academic community is often alienating everybody who is not in academia, degree or not. And where it isn't, it doesn't care if you have a degree or not.
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Why does that matter? Think of this from the perspective of a bootcamp grad working in tech, for example. That person might want to complement their practical skills with theoretical knowledge and deeper understanding. That understanding can help them hone their skills and develop professionally as an engineer. There are lots of people for whom this content is very valuable. Many of those people don't necessarily car…
What is in CS that makes it a field that can be self taught? Can you become a self taught physicist? I think you can't. Then what is the difference between studies in CS and physics?