Is a Computer Science Degree Worth It?

Education may be “the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” in the wise words of Nelson Mandela, but is that true of education in all its forms?

That, indeed, has been the question of the day among Linux bloggers, who have recently been debating the value of the traditional computer science degree in particular.

“How worthwhile are Computer Science degrees?” asked the ever-contemplative team over at TuxRadar in an Open Ballot recently, thus kicking off the conversation.

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