03-27-2014, 10:30 PM
(03-27-2014, 08:12 PM)mixdix123 Wrote: What do you think, if I will go to university, and become a master degree in Mathematics with Computer Science in about 7 years, will that be enough for developing emulators? I am mostly interested in figuring out how the hardware works. The only problem is that I think that I am not smart enough.
P.S Sorry for my bad english.
As someone getting a bachelors in CS right now, I can't stress enough how worthwhile it is, and a masters in both mathematics and CS would be even more worth it.
Development isn't so much about how much time you spend learning. Once you grasp the basics(as sshadow pointed out, within 2-3 years probably), you can pretty much do anything. The real trick is having the time to invest. There will be things you don't know how to do, which will require you to look them up, figure them out, or whatever else needs to be done.
The overwhelming part of making any program is the time it takes to figure out exactly HOW to do something in the most efficient way possible, which is something that you don't learn in a class, it's something you just have to reason your way through on your own.
^Is my opinion on the subject, anyway.