Intern: studied computer science; cant write a single line of f**n code...

Studied != Learned

I hope this won't be me

*burp* see, education is useless.

There were exactly zero moments in the last 15 years where I thought: "Good thing I know the difference between bubblesort and radixsort".

The knowledge you learn during computer science classes has been automated away in popular libraries and language features.

Not to say it won't help to study it in a clas; But wikipedia, stackoverflow and a few weeks locked into a room with vim and some compiler/interpreter will probably be more enlightening.

If you want to increase your fundamental computer science knowledge, do the following three things:

1. Use your favorite language and a sample corporate database to graph, sort and match all kinds of aggregates into a useful dashboard.
2. Set up a small home server plus arduino/rpi with sensors, and write an asynchronous messaging/polling system to record time series data and react to events.
3. Make a game (Unity, sprites, ascii, whatever) with collision detection, procedural map generation and movement/pathfinding AI.

@lotd @bittersweet
I wish my parents would understand this.
"But how will you get a job without a degree?!" is usually their response haha

@Nanos
1. You'll be too old :)
2. What's the point, man? If I was 67, I'd enjoy life and chill with the money I have, haha

@Nanos I think it would be helpful if more people saw education as a product they're buying.

Especially with college, you should go "sample the product", ask hard questions and inform yourself what you will learn when signing up, and demand quality for your money.

I did Analytical Chemistry and Biochem in Leiden, the classes were packed with both theoretical information and practical lab experience, and the teachers were both passionate and knowledgeable — so I know first hand that college can be valuable.

And I can imagine that even spending €30k on an "economically useless" study like philosophy can be worth it as it might greatly enhance your life.

But too many colleges are only judged based on brand or perceived career status, instead of the quality and quantity of knowledge they sell you in exchange for tuition.