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I'm graduating with a Computer Science degree but I don't feel like I know how to program

I'm graduating with a Computer Science degree but I see websites like Stack Overflow and search engines like Google and don't know where I'd even begin to write something like that. During one summer I did have the opportunity to work as a iPhone…
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Am I a bad programmer, or does everyone have this feeling?

I tend to understand things rather quickly, but after 2 years of programming in Python I still stumble across things (like Flask today) that amaze me. I look at the code, have no idea what's going on, and then feel very humbled. I feel like an…
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Do I need to go to a big-name university?

As a soon-to-be graduating high school senior in the U.S., I'm going to be facing a tough decision in a few months: which college should I go to? Will it be worth it to go to Cornell or Stanford or Carnegie Mellon (assuming I get in, of course) to…
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How to be a successful programmer without a CS degree

Disclaimers (Please read before jumping to answer): I've seen a number of questions similar to the one I would like to ask, so here are some similar questions. IMHO They are neither completely what I'm asking, nor are they as thorough as I hope to…
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Is a university education worth it for a good programmer?

I've been doing design and programming for about as long as I can remember. If there's a programming problem, I can figure it out. (Though admittedly Stack Overflow has allowed me to skip the figuring out and get straight to the doing in many…
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Does having Master's degree in Computer Science help your career?

I am curious about experiences of programmers who have gone beyond college or university and now work in the industry. I am not talking about academia (you need PhD there anyway). Do you have a Master's degree? Has it helped your career? Are there…
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What would you say to a bunch of software engineering students on their first day at college?

Next Friday I'm giving a short (30 min.) talk to a bunch of software engineering students who will be attending the same university I did. Some context: The place is Montevideo, Uruguay The university is Universidad de la República (public, free…
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Efficiency of self-education

Do you think being self-educated in software development is good? Please give an example of what you have learnt successfully by yourself.
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Moving from developer to programming teacher

I'm interested in the experience of software developers who have become programming teachers, -- at a junior college, teaching college or high school. I'm wondering if anybody has made the switch and if they've stuck with it or if they've gone back…
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How do I pick up a new language quickly, given I know several others?

One type of question that keeps coming up on Programmers.SE is how to learn a specific language, given you know several others (usually through a lot of experience or education). In some cases, however, one might need to get up to speed quickly for…
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Not-for-profit universities that offer computer science undergraduate degree online?

There are many masters degree programs in computer science online offered by reputable organizations. However, I've found very few bachelors only degree programs offered by non for-profit institutions. I am looking for a degree in computer science…
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Am I making the right decision to take Information technology/system as my course in college?

I am a student who just ended my high school last year. I will be entering college any time between march to August. And.. I am thinking of studying Information technology/System as my course in college. The problem is, I am unsure if this is the…
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How long does a Comp Sci degree last?

I keep hearing from people that if I don't become a programmer soon after graduation my degree will be a useless piece of paper, they claim it will become outdated. I kind of find this hard to believe considering what I was taught at a fairly good…
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What to look for in a training course

My development team is looking to expand into some new areas that we don't currently have direct skills for. We're trying to evaluate the available training courses, but there's not much depth of differences that you can plumb from a webpage or two…
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Importance of CS degree when applying for development jobs?

Possible Duplicate: Is a university education really worth it for a good programmer? I'm currently looking for a job as a web developer, and I have ~3 years experience in the field and know PHP and Ruby on Rails fairly well, and HTML/CSS like the…
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