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  • (Score: 2) by Mykl on Monday January 22 2018, @05:06AM

    by Mykl (1112) on Monday January 22 2018, @05:06AM (#625947)

    I rounded out my Computer Science degree with courses in Philosophy each year. It was awesome to be able to exercise both halves of the brain while at Uni.

    While I obviously benefited from my CS coursework as a developer, I think that Philosophy, in hindsight, may have been even more valuable. It taught me that there isn't necessarily a "right" or "wrong" answer to some questions - just the ability to argue a case intelligently. It also helped me to appreciate that there are differences of opinion that can be equally valid, and to see things from other perspectives (which can also help you to identify weaknesses in both sides of an argument). Really helpful stuff when you have to deal with corporate politics in large organisations.

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