Ask HN: Masters or Bachelors degree, which is better?

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For someone like myself who has a bachelors degree in a subject unrelated to computer science (business in my case), would I be better pursuing a bachelors or a masters in computer science?

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I honestly doubt you could handle MS coursework in CS at a good school without a BS. I've been writing software since I was 9, and I've gone through my brother's CS textbooks, but I looked into MS courses and they were way over my head.

It depends a lot on what you want to do, though. If you want to work as a software developer, don't get your MS. People even seem to frown upon those in industry.

If you can meet the prerequisites for a master's program then I think it's a no-brainer in every respect: faster, probably cheaper, and more impressive on a resume.

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