Devs spend 4 years and $200k on CS degree, then learn system design on YouTube
Franc0Fernand0 · x · 2026-08-12
A tweet points out that developers spend 4 years and $200k on a CS degree, only to learn system design on YouTube. The irony is that the degree covers OS, networks, databases—the building blocks—but never shows how to combine them.
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