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I'm glad you learned a lot.

Anecdotally, I've worked with a number of senior CS majors. We're about the same age, but I can run circles around them when it comes to shipping software.

I never attempted to break into someone else's system, though.

I just built things. Over and over and over. All through high school. Close to 10 years now. Because I loved building things.

So while I'm sure rebellion is a great motivator, it's not the only way.

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A CS degree has no bearing on one's ability to 'ship software', since that's not what a CS degree is meant for. I see a lot of disappointed second-years want to be taught how to better write software, but they're in a CS degree because it carries higher prestige than a diploma from a technical institute (at least here in Western Canada, and probably elsewhere, but not everywhere)

It would be great if more people understood how the two are different, it would save everyone a lot of headaches and ensure energy is spent where most valuable.

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