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10 Really Awesome Computer Science Professors

When it comes to coding, there are different schools of thought on self-taught vs. formally-educated. Many devs teach themselves to code when they are teenagers and as a result, feel that there’s no need to go to college. Others feel that college opens up doors and helps to reinforce skills that may be lacking. Personally, I majored in Spanish Literature—which, I can assure you, does not come up very often in my day-to-day job here at Engine Yard . Yet despite the fact that my college coursework is not relevant to my day-to-day job function, I still feel that I learned some really awesome things in college, in large part because I had some really awesome professors. In fact, we at Engine Yard respect and appreciate the contributions that many individuals in higher education make to our field, and we wanted to take an opportunity to recognize our picks for the top 10 comput...

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