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Re: [OT] Why "Computer Science" - was Re: Packed Encoding

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Subject: Re: [OT] Why "Computer Science" - was Re: Packed Encoding
From: Thom McGrath <lists at thezaz dot com>
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:07:33 -0500
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On Feb 29, 2008, at 11:56 AM, Theodore H. Smith wrote:

> Some guy: "perhaps someone with a CS degree can help"


I'm going to chime in here, against my better judgement.

I never said I needed a degree to understand this stuff. I don't have  
one, and I have created some very impressive stuff. I've landed big  
contracts, met with Apple and Adobe about various things, and overall,  
I'm doing pretty well.

I brought up the point because I've never had much experience with  
binary data such as this. Maybe if I had taken a course, I'd have the  
experience. Seems like something they'd teach. Do I need it? No. Does  
anybody? No. I just mentioned it because despite everything I've done  
and everything I can do, I didn't know this and maybe that's because I  
never took a CS course.

I personally don't believe I need the course to do the job or  
understand the stuff. Many employers tend to disagree, and they have  
every right to. But I never thought I needed a degree to understand  
binary operations.

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Thom McGrath
The ZAZ Studios
<http://www.thezaz.com/> AIM: thezazstudios


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