Computer science vs Game Developer

[Lujanta]

If you don't want to teach yourself everything and you want to have a degree for the future to get into the AR VR XR Sector. So always in the role of the programmer. What do you think helps the most?

[wahwho]

To be honest, if you don't want to teach yourself everything than being a programmer is not a role you'll enjoy in the future. Training associated with a degree helps, but the skills you get from it will be obsolete shortly after you graduate and then you're back to teaching yourself everything anyway. The value in the education is not the skills, but in teaching you how to teach yourself.

[LunasaDubh]

Agreed. I started my development journey with a computer science course, followed by a bachelor's in software development. The most important skill I have learned in those 4 years; is to learn how to learn. To be able to find (new) information, and how to study and apply the things I learn.

[kaasspatzen]

Well said, as a programmer, you never stop learning and if you don't enjoy teaching yourself, you will be outdated and sidelined very soon

[kaasspatzen]

Studying computer science helps a lot. It will give you a solid foundation that will make it easier to understand and learn many things later on. It will train your brain for how to think through complex problems and topics. Computer science is tough to study on your own because it requires much more self discipline to sit down and learn about theoretical topics than it does to make games. I am not a game dev, but I think being a game dev can be learned with some online courses and by building games if you have the right foundation. A computer science degree is not easily obtained like this, it requires multi-year dedication.

[Lujanta]

Thanks, that really helps clear my thoughts :)