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I'm all for trial by error and learning on your own.
If you're going to go to a school to learn please for the love of everything holy ask to see senior projects or whatever to see what kind of talent they are churning out. You know what you want to do in your head, don't accidentally get roped into a school that isn't going to get you to where you want to go.
Books are helpful, O'Reilly is a good source and you can even get books online from them. Hell, I have my work pay for a subscription that I rarely use actually if you see any books you like.
I'm not one for the school environment. I can't be bothered with some blow hard taking me back to square one, or waiting on some other classmate to "get it".
The only trouble with learning on your own is you don't necessarily have sheepskin to prove it, and that's where a portfolio helps, and being able to speak to what you know in a manner that it's obvious you know what you are talking about. Or I'm sure there are some kind of certification you can get outside of going to an actual school.
I guess I just don't like school, haha. And I'm dreading having to go back next year and having to attempt to sit still for an hour while some douche talks about shit I already know but they have class attendance is part of the grade.
FLAVORFUL SMASH!
- I'm a learn buy doing + books guy too, but i do think a class would have kicked me off quicker to being with...YAYPaul