CS theory pays off daily in the AI era, dev says degree value is rising
willcb · x · 2026-09-08
Replying to a take that dismissing CS degrees is a huge unforced error — even if absolute value declined, relative value versus other degrees has increased — developer willcb says he uses his CS theory knowledge daily in far deeper ways than he ever expected.
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