If anyone plans to do something bigger than just “be a programmer” then think bigger in the first place. Learn ETL and statistical programming if you want to do anything in the data sciences. Yes, be able to write code for the web and create apps, and dabble in machine language. To take it to the next level, you’ve got to learn some theory and how to put that theory into action. Few jobs these days are pure CS as in coming up with algorithms for the sake of math. Most jobs are applied, and in order to get those jobs, you have to specialize.
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