Hey /adv/. I am a freshman studying computer science right now,

>>18210053
Nice blog. Upvoted.

>>18210067
No opinion?

You will lack from theoretical background /mathematics if you choose this way.

If you are content developing with just programming then go ahead.

>>18210109
Is there really anything that I can't learn on my own or do I actually need a degree to score jobs that use underlying theory/math?

Outside of analysis or gaming, is math higher than Linear Algebra really required?

>>18210115
There is nothing you can't learn on your own, but college presents the information in a very compact and useful way (most of the time). I find it very hard to study this complex subjects on my own.

To be honest I am not sure of what it is required, that heavily depends on your application: you may need calculus, signal processing, electronics, communications, extensive.knowledge in software architecture, etc...

What would you like to do?

>>18210146
I see what you mean.

I could see myself doing really anything to get out of college, as long as I could survive financially on my own.

Ideally, I would be involved with the development or maintenance/administration of a large tech project. However, I don't see myself sitting in a cubicle from 9-5, which is why I think jumping on the startup bandwagon could be a good idea.

>>18210158
I think that for those kind of jobs being experienced in programming is sufficent.

>>18210115
Learning something alone tends to be a lot harder than in college. That's why people still go to college, you know. So telling yourself "yeah, I can't learn this shit in college, I'll just do it alone" is pretty unrealistic. You CAN learn all that theory and math by yourself, but it will be just as boring, if not worse.

Most programming jobs don't require high-level math, but understanding it well WILL help you in your career. If I were you I'd stay in college. It seems that you're sure you want a career in CS and having a degree in the field will open up a lot of doors. And you will learn many things, no matter how you feel right now, even if your grades are shit.

>>18210053

>ive been coding since 3rd grade
>I find it difficult in intro cs classes

hahahha nigga what. Stop bullshitting to try to be smart, into cs is literally '2d arrays, traversing loops, and primitives'. If you've been coding your whole life this should be a breeze even if you skip every class. It's fine to have problems anon, but to be arrogant about it is a joke.