Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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A lot of prospective software engineers wonder if they should get a master's degree in computer science or even a PhD in computer science. In this video, I answer the question: is a master's degree (or a PhD) in computer science worth it for software engineering?

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