> from masters CS grads towards more talented coders with no degree
A CS masters isn't necessarily signaling the right things [0] [1]. Especially if it's a "terminal" master (and not someone dropping out of a PhD).
> I've also seen this get pretty ugly in the ML/deep learning community between the credentialed academics and the practitioners.
Lots of institutions embarked on the ML bandwagon, but unless the credentialed academics have connections/worked at a serious lab, I much prefer practitioners.
A CS masters isn't necessarily signaling the right things [0] [1]. Especially if it's a "terminal" master (and not someone dropping out of a PhD).
> I've also seen this get pretty ugly in the ML/deep learning community between the credentialed academics and the practitioners.
Lots of institutions embarked on the ML bandwagon, but unless the credentialed academics have connections/worked at a serious lab, I much prefer practitioners.
[0] https://blog.alinelerner.com/how-different-is-a-b-s-in-compu...
[1] https://ozwrites.com/masters/