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I just finished my last exam for the semester in my master's degree courses at Georgia Tech. I have from now until Jan 6 to watch TV, listen to podcasts, and read any book I want. 
@evan Congratulations! Ça se fête!
I would be interested to know, once you have earned your master's, whether (a) you learned anything new, and (b) whether you feel that it was worth it for you.
@dneary Yes, I have learned a lot of new things. Every class so far, from Human-Computer Interface, to Software Architecture and Design, to Database Systems, has been something I thought I knew a lot about, and was surprised to find that I had a lot to learn. Of the three, the HCI one has been the most interesting, since the professor included many journal papers in the reading, including very recent ones.
@dneary Whether it was worth it to me, I don't yet know. One thing I wanted to do is make sure my chosen field of interest, software engineering, appeared on my resume as a formal degree. We'll see if that changes my hiring prospects. Georgia Tech is a well-respected computer science program, #7 in the US, so I hope it helps. If not, I still have the benefits of learning, but the hiring boost from the degree would be nice.